Orton Park Historic District | |
Location | Roughly bounded by Spaight St., S. Few St., Lake Monona, and S. Ingersoll St., Madison, Wisconsin |
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Coordinates | 43°04′50″N 89°21′46″W / 43.08056°N 89.36278°W |
Area | 13.1 acres (5.3 ha) |
NRHP reference No. | 88000221 [1] |
Added to NRHP | October 31, 1988 |
The Orton Park Historic District is a residential historic district on the near east side of Madison, Wisconsin. The district is centered on Orton Park, the first public park in Madison, and includes 56 houses facing or near to the park. The first houses in the area were built in the 1850s during a local housing boom; however, after the Panic of 1857 ended the boom, development in the area halted. When Orton Park was developed out of a former cemetery in the 1880s, more houses were built near the park; construction in the district continued through the 1950s. Many houses in the district were designed in the Queen Anne, Prairie School, and Craftsman styles, and local architects Claude and Starck designed at least seven houses in the district. The district also includes examples of Greek Revival, Italianate, and Colonial Revival architecture. [2]
The district was added to the National Register of Historic Places on October 31, 1988. Three houses in the district, the Bascom B. Clarke House, the Curtis-Kittleson House and the George A. Lougee House are listed individually on the National Register, as is Orton Park itself. [1]
These are good examples of different architecture styles within the district, in roughly the order built.
Media related to Orton Park Historic District at Wikimedia Commons
Orton Park Historic District | |
Location | Roughly bounded by Spaight St., S. Few St., Lake Monona, and S. Ingersoll St., Madison, Wisconsin |
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Coordinates | 43°04′50″N 89°21′46″W / 43.08056°N 89.36278°W |
Area | 13.1 acres (5.3 ha) |
NRHP reference No. | 88000221 [1] |
Added to NRHP | October 31, 1988 |
The Orton Park Historic District is a residential historic district on the near east side of Madison, Wisconsin. The district is centered on Orton Park, the first public park in Madison, and includes 56 houses facing or near to the park. The first houses in the area were built in the 1850s during a local housing boom; however, after the Panic of 1857 ended the boom, development in the area halted. When Orton Park was developed out of a former cemetery in the 1880s, more houses were built near the park; construction in the district continued through the 1950s. Many houses in the district were designed in the Queen Anne, Prairie School, and Craftsman styles, and local architects Claude and Starck designed at least seven houses in the district. The district also includes examples of Greek Revival, Italianate, and Colonial Revival architecture. [2]
The district was added to the National Register of Historic Places on October 31, 1988. Three houses in the district, the Bascom B. Clarke House, the Curtis-Kittleson House and the George A. Lougee House are listed individually on the National Register, as is Orton Park itself. [1]
These are good examples of different architecture styles within the district, in roughly the order built.
Media related to Orton Park Historic District at Wikimedia Commons