| Chamberlin Hall | |
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| General information | |
| Architectural style | Neoclassical |
| Location | 1150 University Ave. Madison, Wisconsin |
| Opened | 1905 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | J. T. W. Jennings, Arthur Peabody |
Chamberlin Hall is home of the University of Wisconsin-Madison Physics Department, located on the main campus in Madison, Wisconsin. The L.R. Ingersoll Physics Museum is hosted on the second floor. [1]
Chamberlin Hall was built in the early 1900s, then fully renovated and reconstructed in 2002. [2] It was formerly home to the Chemistry department and is named after Thomas Chrowder Chamberlin, president of the University of Wisconsin from 1887-1892. [3]
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The L.R. Ingersoll Physics Museum is located on the second floor of Chamberlin Hall on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. It is one of several museums on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus that focus on hands-on exhibits and public outreach. The museum runs on donations and charges no admission.
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