Harold C. Bradley House
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Harold C. Bradley House, also known as Mrs. Josephine Crane Bradley Residence, is a Prairie School
home designed by Louis H. Sullivan and George Grant Elmslie
, located in Madison, Wisconsin
.
Sullivan's role in the design of the Bradley House is often overstated. Designed very late in his career, "both of the late residences (Babson and Bradley) were designed by Elmslie with only occasional suggestions from Sullivan." This can be seen in the heavy Prairie School
emphasis in the design, influenced by the residential designs of Frank Lloyd Wright
and other Chicago area architects of the period. In addition, there are contracts of record with the local firm Claude and Starck
.
The Harold C. Bradley House was entered in the National Register of Historic Places
in 1973 and declared a National Historic Landmark
in 1976. It is currently occupied and maintained by the Sigma Phi Society, University of Wisconsin chapter. The blueprints of the Bradley House are held by the Illinois History and Lincoln Collections at the University of Illinois Library at Urbana-Champaign.
Prairie School
Prairie School was a late 19th and early 20th century architectural style, most common to the Midwestern United States.The works of the Prairie School architects are usually marked by horizontal lines, flat or hipped roofs with broad overhanging eaves, windows grouped in horizontal bands,...
home designed by Louis H. Sullivan and George Grant Elmslie
George Grant Elmslie
George Grant Elmslie was an American, though born in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, Prairie School architect whose work is mostly found in the Midwestern United States...
, located in Madison, Wisconsin
Madison, Wisconsin
Madison is the capital of the U.S. state of Wisconsin and the county seat of Dane County. It is also home to the University of Wisconsin–Madison....
.
Sullivan's role in the design of the Bradley House is often overstated. Designed very late in his career, "both of the late residences (Babson and Bradley) were designed by Elmslie with only occasional suggestions from Sullivan." This can be seen in the heavy Prairie School
Prairie School
Prairie School was a late 19th and early 20th century architectural style, most common to the Midwestern United States.The works of the Prairie School architects are usually marked by horizontal lines, flat or hipped roofs with broad overhanging eaves, windows grouped in horizontal bands,...
emphasis in the design, influenced by the residential designs of Frank Lloyd Wright
Frank Lloyd Wright
Frank Lloyd Wright was an American architect, interior designer, writer and educator, who designed more than 1,000 structures and completed 500 works. Wright believed in designing structures which were in harmony with humanity and its environment, a philosophy he called organic architecture...
and other Chicago area architects of the period. In addition, there are contracts of record with the local firm Claude and Starck
Claude and Starck
Claude and Starck was an architectural firm in Madison, Wisconsin, at the turn of the twentieth century. The firm was a partnership of Louis W. Claude and Edward F. Starck . Established in 1896, the firm dissolved in 1928...
.
The Harold C. Bradley House was entered in the National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
in 1973 and declared a National Historic Landmark
National Historic Landmark
A National Historic Landmark is a building, site, structure, object, or district, that is officially recognized by the United States government for its historical significance...
in 1976. It is currently occupied and maintained by the Sigma Phi Society, University of Wisconsin chapter. The blueprints of the Bradley House are held by the Illinois History and Lincoln Collections at the University of Illinois Library at Urbana-Champaign.