University Hill Farms Historic District | |
 A house within the district. | |
| Location | Madison, Wisconsin |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 43°03′54″N89°27′50″W / 43.065°N 89.46385°W |
| NRHP reference No. | 15000402 |
| Added to NRHP | August 11, 2015 |
The University Hill Farms Historic District is located in Madison, Wisconsin.
What is now the district was developed in a collaboration between the University of Wisconsin and the City of Madison. [1] The land that it was built on had previous been used by the university's agricultural school as an experimental farm. [2] Among the houses in the district is one designed by Frank Lloyd Wright. [3]
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