University of Wisconsin Science Hall
United States historic place in Madison, Wisconsin. Built 1887 by Henry C. Koch. Added to the National Register in 1993, and a National Historic Landmark.
What it is
University of Wisconsin Science Hall is a building on the campus of the University of Wisconsin–Madison. It is significant for its association with Charles R. Van Hise, "who led the Department of Mineralogy and Geology to national prominence" and then served as president of the university. The building was constructed in 1888. It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1993.
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The record
| Property type | Building |
| Address | 550 N. Park St., Madison, WI |
| County | Dane County |
| Listed | Nov 4, 1993 |
| Reference number | 93001616 |
| Built | 1887 |
| Architect | Henry C. Koch |
| Type of place | university building |
| Style | Romanesque Revival architecture |
| Designations | National Historic Landmark, National Register of Historic Places contributing property, listed in the Wisconsin State Register of Historic Places, Madison Landmark |
| Contributing resources | 1 buildings |
The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗
Visiting
| Address | 550 N. Park St., Madison, WI |
| Coordinates | 43.07584, -89.40099 · Directions ↗ |
| Nearest national park unit | Ice Age National Scenic Trail · 64 mi · on Park Atlas |
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Location, dates, type and contributing counts come from the National Park Service's National Register spatial data. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 93001616. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The description under "What it is" is the opening of the Wikipedia article, CC BY-SA.