The Stock Pavilion is part of the University of Wisconsin–Madison.[2]
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 |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1908-1909 |
| Architect | Warren Laird/Paul Philippe Cret/Arthur Peabody |
| Architectural style | Tudor Revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 85001504[1] |
| Added to NRHP | July 11, 1985 |
History
editThe 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, Harry S. Truman, and civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985 and on the State Register of Historic Places in 1989.[3]
References
edit- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
- ^ "Stock Pavilion / Animal Sciences Dept". University of Wisconsin-Madison. Retrieved 2018-05-30.
- ^ "1675 LINDEN DRIVE, UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN". Wisconsin Historical Society. January 2012. Retrieved 2018-05-30.
Further reading
edit- Feldman, Jim (1997). "Stock Pavilion". The Buildings of the University of Wisconsin. Madison: Author. pp. 115–116.