University of Wisconsin Dairy Barn
United States historic place in Madison, Wisconsin. Built 1898 by J. T. W. Jennings. Added to the National Register in 2002, and a National Historic Landmark.
What it is
The University of Wisconsin Dairy Barn is a building located on the campus of the University of Wisconsin–Madison. Built in 1897, the building played an important role in the field of dairy science during the 20th century. It has been used both as a teaching facility and as a site for agricultural research. It is significant for its association with the single-grain experiment, performed from 1907 to 1911 by Stephen Babcock. The UW Dairy Barn was declared a National Historic Landmark in 2005.
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The record
| Property type | Building |
| Address | 1915 Linden Dr., Madison, WI |
| County | Dane County |
| Listed | May 31, 2002 |
| Reference number | 02000600 |
| Built | 1898 |
| Architect | J. T. W. Jennings |
| Type of place | barn |
| Style | American Craftsman |
| Designations | National Historic Landmark, listed in the Wisconsin State Register of Historic Places |
| Contributing resources | 1 buildings |
The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗
Visiting
| Address | 1915 Linden Dr., Madison, WI |
| Coordinates | 43.07457, -89.41839 · Directions ↗ |
| Nearest national park unit | Ice Age National Scenic Trail · 64 mi · on Park Atlas |
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Location, dates, type and contributing counts come from the National Park Service's National Register spatial data. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 02000600. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The description under "What it is" is the opening of the Wikipedia article, CC BY-SA.