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Bascom Hill

Historic Name:
Campus Hill
Other Name:
Bascom Mall
Reference Number:
237450

Property Location

Location (Address)
Bascom Hill
County
Dane
City/Village
Madison
Township
Unincorporated community
Town
Range
Direction
Section
Quarter Section
Quarter Quarter Section

Property Features

Year Built
1851
Additions
1890, 1906
Survey Date
Historic Use
Architectural Style
Structural System
Wall Material
Architect
Other Buildings On Site
Demolished
No
Demolished Date
Additional Comments
Bibliographic References

National And State Register Of Historic Places Listings

National/State Register Listing Name
Bascom Hill Historic District
National Register Listing Date
Sep 12, 1974
State Register Listing Date
Jan 01, 1989
Contributing
Yes
Additional Documentation
Jan 23, 2013
Unique ID
HI237450

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East Campus Mall

East Campus Mall

237463

Located in Madison, Dane County

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Historic Markers
North Hall Historic Marker

North Hall Historic Marker

Bascom Hill, UW-Madison campus, Madison

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Drawings
Bascom Hill, UW Campus, Madison

Bascom Hill, UW Campus, Madison

1880

Drawing of University Hall by D.C. Salisbury showing the view from the bottom, south side of the hill on the University of Wisconsin campus. Bascom Hall, built in 1859, was originally called Unive...

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Photographs
Bascom Hill Elms

Bascom Hill Elms

1980

Tall, spreading elms line the sidewalks leading up the mall to Bascom Hall on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. Van Vleck Hall is to the left. Students are sitting and lying on the grass ...

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Over north Park St, between Humanities Building and Bascom Mall

Over north Park St, between Humanities Building and Bascom Mall

237457

Located in Madison, Dane County

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Photographs
Bascom Hill

Bascom Hill

1920

View of Bascom Hill from Bascom Hall on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. The Wisconsin State Capitol is in the distance, and the Lincoln Monument is in the foreground.

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