Property Record
5 E WILSON ST
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | MADISON CLUB |
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| Reference Number: | 28438 |
| Location (Address): | 5 E WILSON ST |
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| County: | Dane |
| City: | Madison |
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| Year Built: | 1916 |
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| Additions: | 1954 1977 |
| Survey Date: | 19842019 |
| Historic Use: | social recreational/fraternal hall |
| Architectural Style: | Colonial Revival/Georgian Revival |
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| Wall Material: | Brick |
| Architect: | FRANK RILEY; LEWIS SIBERZ; J.H. GRAVENS |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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| Additional Information: | A 'site file' exists for this property. It contains additional information such as correspondence, newspaper clippings, or historical information. It is a public record and may be viewed in person at the Wisconsin Historical Society, State Historic Preservation Office. ORIGINAL COST OF CONSTRUCTION WAS $155,000. MASON CONTRACTOR WAS L.B. GILBERT AND THE CARPENTER CONTRACTORS WERE A.D. AND J.V. FREDERICKSON. SIBERZ DESIGNED THE 1954 ADDITION THAT COST $150,000. GRAVENS REDESIGNED THE TERRACE IN 1977 FOR USE AS A DINING ROOM. MAP CODE IS 0709-242-1007-5. Madison Historic Landmark: 2/21/1994 City of Madison, Wisconsin Underrepresented Communities Historic Resource Survey Report: By the 1980s, the increasing number of women in high-level community and professional leadership roles had no organization where they could to support and network with each other as women were still excluded from the premier social and service organizations for community and professional leaders. In 1981, a group of women in prominent roles, including Jean Manchester-Biddik, Boo Mortenson (nee Henderson), Sue Riordan, and Barb Miller, founded a networking and social organization for women in leadership known as Tempo Madison. The group incorporated as Tempo of Madison, Inc. in 1986. In its early years, the group met in the homes of members and at the Fess Hotel at 123 East Doty Street. Later in the 1980s, they found a regular meeting venue at the Madison Club at 5 East Wilson Street. By 2006, Tempo of Madison had grown to over 300 members. Tempo continues to bring professional women together to connect and learn and holds meetings at the Madison Club to present day. |
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| Bibliographic References: | BUILDING PERMITS. TAX RECORDS. MOLLENHOFF, P. 263. WISCONSIN STATE JOURNAL 8/25/1994. MADISON CAPITAL TIMES 8/3/1996. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |