Property Record
202 N BLOUNT ST
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | City Horse Barn |
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| Reference Number: | 95158 |
| Location (Address): | 202 N BLOUNT ST |
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| County: | Dane |
| City: | Madison |
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| Year Built: | 1914 |
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| Survey Date: | 1984 |
| Historic Use: | livery |
| Architectural Style: | Romanesque Revival |
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| Wall Material: | Brick |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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| Additional Information: | The building was constructed as part of the City Yards and housed nine draft horses. The building was converted into office space in the 1930s. 1991- Designed by city engineer John F. Icke and built between 1910 and 1914 to serve as a municipal horse barn. nine pane windows on the Dayton St. elevation were designed to rovide light and air to each horse's stall. Madison Historic Landmark: 3/6/1988 "This plain, vernacular building was designed by city engineer John F. Icke and was built between 1910 and 1914 to serve as a municipal horse barn. It is significant as one of the few surviving buildings in Madison associated with the time when horse provided the power to pull city-owned wagons, carts, snowplows, and fire engines. The draft horses housed here were probably used to pull the equipment of the street and sanitation departments. The nine single-pane windows on the Dayton Street elevation were designed to provide light and air to each horse's stall. The wagons and livery gear were stored on the north side. The doorways under the arches on each end provided access to the hayloft. The barn was used for horses through the 1940s, but as gasoline replaced horsepower, the building was converted to office space in 1946. For a time it housed the Madison Board of Park Commissioners, the City Welfare Department and the Madison Area Council on Retardation. In 1987, the Madison Mutual Housing Association renovated the building and converted in into their offices and two apartments." Old Market Place Neighborhood walking tour guide. Madison Landmarks Commission and Old Market Place Neighborhood Association, 1991. |
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| Bibliographic References: | Wisconsin State Journal 8/17/2003. Old Market Place Neighborhood walking tour guide. Madison Landmarks Commission and Old Market Place Neighborhood Association, 1991. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |