College Hills Historic District
National Register of Historic Places

College Hills Historic District

Shorewood Hills, Dane County, Wisconsin
Listed
December 9, 2002
Type
District
Period
Civil War
Ref No.
02001518

About this property

The College Hills Historic District is a 67-acre (27 ha) residential historic district in Shorewood Hills, Wisconsin that was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2002. It includes architect-designed homes by Purcell and Elmslie and other architects among its 114 contributing buildings. Among them is the Prof. Philip M. and Marian Raup House. Development of the neighborhood began in 1913 when John C. McKenna bought an extent of farmland with views of Lake Mendota and the UW campus and platted it into lots. He advertised his subdivision as "A Neighborhood of High Class Homes," hoping to appeal to the expanding university population. He named the development "College Hills" and named the streets after colleges. The first homes were built starting in 1914, in then-popular styles Prairie School and Craftsman. As styles shifted, later homes were built in various period revival styles. Purcell and Elmslie, who designed the Prof. Harold C. & Josephine Bradley House, at 2914 Oxford Rd. J.C. "Cary" Caraway, who designed the Ruedisili home at 2909 Hunter Hill. Caraway was a Taliesin fellow. Charles E. Marks (b. 1875) "one of the Madison area's best builder-architects" Photo 2, 1218 Sweetbriar Rd., View looking W. John C. McKenna designed Sweetbriar Road one in first photo Photo 3, 1102 Dartmouth Rd., View looking WSW. House built in 1916 and designed by Charles E. Marks

Location

Shorewood Hills, Dane County, Wisconsin
43.08018, -89.43976

Categories

ARCHITECTURE
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Sources

Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).

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Nearby Historic Sites

Shorewood Historic District
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1.1 mi
University of Wisconsin Dairy Barn
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1.1 mi

Nearby Battles

Wisconsin — Civil War Mutiny — 14th Wisconsin Infantry
1862Civil War
2 mi

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When was College Hills Historic District listed on the National Register?

College Hills Historic District was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on December 9, 2002.

What type of historic resource is College Hills Historic District?

College Hills Historic District is classified as a district in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for College Hills Historic District?

The period of significance for College Hills Historic District is recorded as the civil_war era, specifically around 1913.

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