The John J. Suhr House is a historic house located on Langdon Street, Madison, Wisconsin, United States.[2]
John J. Suhr House | |
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  Location in Wisconsin  Location in United States | |
| Location | 121 Langdon St., Madison, Wisconsin |
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| Coordinates | 43°4′38″N 89°23′27″W / 43.07722°N 89.39083°W |
| Area | 0.2 acres (0.081 ha) |
| Built | 1886, 1902 addition |
| Architect | John Nader |
| Architectural style | Second Empire |
| NRHP reference No. | 82000660[1] |
| Added to NRHP | June 17, 1982 |
History
editBuilt in 1886, the house was admitted to the National Register of Historic Places listings in Dane County, Wisconsin on June 17, 1982.[3] The residence was built in the French Second Empire architectural style by the local prominent architect Captain John Nader, who also designed Holy Redeemer Catholic Church (1869), St. Patrick's Catholic Church (1888–89), the Suhr Bank Building (1887), and the city's first sewer system.[4] The house features a mansard roof, stone window trim and fancy woodwork on the bays.[5] Additional construction occurred in 1902.[3]
The house's first owner, John J. Suhr, was born in Bremen, Germany, in 1836 and immigrated to Madison in 1857.[4] He worked as a bookkeeper in the State Bank until 1871, when he founded the German Bank.[5] He changed the name of the bank to the German-American Bank in 1885.[4] John J. Suhr died in 1901. His family owned and resided in the Suhr House for two generations until the death of John J. Suhr's son, John J. Suhr, Jr., in 1957.[5]
In 1989, it became a Alpha Xi Delta sorority house, and in 1994 it was sold to a private landlord. [6]
The house currently serves as off-campus student housing, like the majority of the former houses on Langdon Street.[5]
References
edit- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "Madison Landmarks". City of Madison. Archived from the original on 2016-04-19. Retrieved February 11, 2010.
- ^ a b "121 LANGDON ST - Property Record". Wisconsin Historical Society. December 1, 2011.
- ^ a b c Sutton, John W. (December 3, 2004). "City of Madison Landmarks Commission: Landmarks and Landmark Sites Nomination Form for the Suhr Building". Archived from the original (DOC) on September 15, 2016. Retrieved February 11, 2010.
- ^ a b c d Cartwright, Carol Lohry (1986). The Langdon Street Historic District: A Walking Tour (PDF). The City of Madison. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 12, 2018. Retrieved February 11, 2010.
- ^ Rath, Jay (June 6, 2019). "Fix it or lose it". Isthmus | Madison, Wisconsin.