William T. Leitch House | |
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Location | 752 E. Gorham St. Madison, Wisconsin |
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Coordinates | 43°5′2″N89°22′45″W / 43.08389°N 89.37917°W Coordinates: 43°5′2″N89°22′45″W / 43.08389°N 89.37917°W |
Architectural style | Gothic Revival |
NRHP reference # | 75000061 |
Added to NRHP | July 18, 1975 |
The William T. Leitch House is a historic house located at 752 East Gorham Street in Madison, Wisconsin. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on July 18, 1975. [1]
Madison is the capital of the U.S. state of Wisconsin and the seat of Dane County. As of July 1, 2017, Madison's estimated population of 255,214 made it the second-largest city in Wisconsin by population, after Milwaukee, and the 82nd-largest in the United States. The city forms the core of the Madison Metropolitan Area which includes Dane County and neighboring Iowa, Green, and Columbia counties for a population of 654,230.
The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance. A property listed in the National Register, or located within a National Register Historic District, may qualify for tax incentives derived from the total value of expenses incurred preserving the property.
The house was built by English immigrant William T. Leitch, who later served as Mayor of Madison. It was later bought by Carolyn and Moses Ransom Doyon, the latter of whom also served as Mayor of Madison. Later, the house was purchased by Nils P. Haugen, a member of the United States House of Representatives from Wisconsin's 4th congressional district, and his wife, Bella. In 1972, it was designated a landmark by the Madison Landmarks Commission. [2]
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