Stock Pavilion

Stock Pavilion
Stock Pavilion
Location 1675 Linden Dr., University of Wisconsin Campus, Madison, Wisconsin
Coordinates 43°04′29″N 89°24′54″W / 43.07472°N 89.41500°W / 43.07472; -89.41500 (Stock Pavilion)Coordinates: 43°04′29″N 89°24′54″W / 43.07472°N 89.41500°W / 43.07472; -89.41500 (Stock Pavilion)
Area less than one acre
Built 1908-1909
Architect Warren Laird/Paul Philippe Cret/Arthur Peabody
Architectural style Tudor Revival
NRHP reference # 85001504[1]
Added to NRHP July 11, 1985

The Stock Pavilion is part of the University of Wisconsin–Madison.[2]

History

The pavilion was primarily built to exhibit the University of Wisconsin's livestock. It has also been the site of numerous other events, including a Sergei Rachmaninoff concert and speeches by U.S. Presidents Theodore Roosevelt, William Howard Taft and Harry S. Truman. The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985 and on the State Register of Historic Places in 1989.[3]

Further reading

  • Feldman, Jim (1997). "Stock Pavilion". The Buildings of the University of Wisconsin. Madison: Author. pp. 115–116.

References

  1. ↑ National Park Service (2013-11-02). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ "Stock Pavilion / Animal Sciences Dept". University of Wisconsin-Madison. Retrieved 2018-05-30.
  3. ↑ "1675 LINDEN DRIVE, UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN". Wisconsin Historical Society. Retrieved 2018-05-30.

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