University Hill Farms Historic District

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University Hill Farms Historic District
4746 Lafayette Drive, University Hill Farms Historic District.jpg
A house within the district.
Location Madison, Wisconsin
NRHP reference No. 15000402
Added to NRHPAugust 11, 2015

The University Hill Farms Historic District is located in Madison, Wisconsin.

History

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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References

  1. "University Hill Farms Historic District". National Park Service. Retrieved 2018-06-02.
  2. "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved 2018-06-02.
  3. "UNIVERSITY HILL FARMS HISTORIC DISTRICT IN MADISON LISTED IN NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES". Wisconsin Historical Society. Retrieved 2018-06-02.