University of Wisconsin Field House

Renaissance Revival, sandstone clad, five-story building that housed UW Basketball for decades

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Overview Looking Northwest

Considered the front façade, the south face is identical to the north façade, except you can't see it for the bleachers that are part of Camp Randall Stadium. Note the stone cartouche at the peak of the roof with the "W" emblazoned on it. A matching cartouche is on the north face of the building.

East and west façades also match each other.

Photo taken by J.R. Manning in August 2017

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National Register information 

Status

Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on July 1, 1998

Reference number

98000829

Architectural style

Other architectural type; Italian Renaissance

Areas of significance

Architecture; Entertainment/Recreation

Level of significance

Local

Evaluation criteria

C - Design/Construction; A - Event

Property type

Building

Historic function

Sport facility

Current function

Sport facility

Period of significance

1925-1949

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Update Log 

• October 23, 2019: New Street View added by Michael Miller
• August 27, 2017: Updated by J.R. Manning: Updated status and added photos

Sources 

• J.R. Manning - Lugnuts969 [at] gmail [dot] com
• Michael Miller - michael_a_miller [at] yahoo [dot] com
• National Register database - Reference number 98000829 (Search for documents)

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