Arthur Peabody
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Arthur Peabody was campus architect for the University of Wisconsin–Madison
from 1905 to 1915. He became state architect of Wisconsin
in 1915. He designed or directed a number of Madison landmarks, including the Wisconsin State Office Building and the Memorial Union.
University of Wisconsin–Madison
The University of Wisconsin–Madison is a public research university located in Madison, Wisconsin, United States. Founded in 1848, UW–Madison is the flagship campus of the University of Wisconsin System. It became a land-grant institution in 1866...
from 1905 to 1915. He became state architect of Wisconsin
Wisconsin
Wisconsin is a U.S. state located in the north-central United States and is part of the Midwest. It is bordered by Minnesota to the west, Iowa to the southwest, Illinois to the south, Lake Michigan to the east, Michigan to the northeast, and Lake Superior to the north. Wisconsin's capital is...
in 1915. He designed or directed a number of Madison landmarks, including the Wisconsin State Office Building and the Memorial Union.
List of buildings designed or overseen
- Hydraulics Laboratory, UW-Madison, now the Water Science and Engineering Laboratory, 660 N. Park Street (1906)
- additions to Bascom Hall, UW-Madison, 500 Lincoln Drive (1906-1907, and 1924)
- Old Agronomy Building, UW-Madison, now Agricultural Journalism, 440 Henry Mall (1907)
- Agricultural Engineering Building, UW-Madison, 460 Henry Mall (1907)
- Stock Pavilion, UW-Madison, 1675 Linden Drive (1908)
- Litter Shed addition to the Dairy Barn, UW-Madison, 1915 Linden Drive (1908)
- Central Heating Station, UW-Madison, now the Service Building Annex, 1225 University Avenue (1908)
- Forest Products Laboratory, UW-Madison, now the Materials Science & Engineering Building, 1509 University Avenue (1909)
- Lathrop Hall, UW-Madison, 1050 University Avenue (1909)
- Dairy Annex, UW-Madison, now Hiram Smith Hall Annex, 1555 Observatory Drive (1909)
- Birge Hall, UW-Madison, 430 Lincoln Drive (1910)
- additions to the Armory, UW-Madison, 716 Langdon Street (1911)
- additions to Chamberlin Hall, UW-Madison, 1150 University Avenue (1912)
- Home Economics Building, UW-Madison, now the Human Ecology Building, 1300 Linden Drive (1912)
- Agricultural Chemistry Building, UW-Madison, now the Biochemistry Building, 420 Henry Mall (general contractor of a Laird and Cret design) (1912)
- Barnard Hall, UW-Madison,970 University Avenue (supervisor of Laird and Cret design) (1912)
- additions to State Historical Society of Wisconsin building, 816 State Street (1912)
- Adams County Courthouse, 402 Main Street, Friendship, Wisconsin (1914)
- Sterling Hall, UW-Madison, 475 N. Charter Street (1915)
- setting for statue of Abraham Lincoln atop Bascom Hill, UW–Madison (1916)
- Camp Randall Field House, UW-Madison, 1450 Monroe Street (1916-1930)
- Infirmary, UW-Madison, now the School of Social Work Building, 1350 University Avenue (with Ferry and Clas) (1918, addition 1930)
- Bradley Memorial Hospital, UW-Madison, now the Bradley Memorial Building, 1215 Linden Drive (1918-1920)
- additions to North Hall, UW-Madison, 1050 Bascom Mall (1919)
- Wisconsin General Hospital, now the UW-Madison Medical Sciences Center, 1300 University Avenue (1924)
- Memorial UnionMemorial Union (Wisconsin)The Memorial Union, known locally as simply "the Union", is located on the shore of Lake Mendota on the campus of the University of Wisconsin–Madison in Madison, Wisconsin. Between the building and the lake is the Terrace, a highly-popular outdoor space....
, UW-Madison, 800 Langdon Street (1925) - Van Hise Dormitories, UW-Madison: Tripp Hall, Adams Hall, and the Van Hise Refectory, now Carson Gulley Hall; 1510, 1520, and 1515 Tripp Circle (1926)
- St. Andrew's Episcopal Church, 1833 Regent Street (1927)
- Mechanical Engineering Building, UW-Madison, 1513 University Avenue (1930-1931)
- Wisconsin State Office Building, 1-29 W. Wilson Street (1932)
- Urben House, Mendota Mental Health Institute (1932)
- CarillonCarillonA carillon is a musical instrument that is typically housed in a free-standing bell tower, or the belfry of a church or other municipal building. The instrument consists of at least 23 cast bronze, cup-shaped bells, which are played serially to play a melody, or sounded together to play a chord...
Tower, UW-Madison, 1180 Observatory Drive (1934)