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

Stock Pavilion
Stock Pavilion
Location1675 Linden Dr., University of Wisconsin Campus, Madison, Wisconsin
Coordinates43°04′29″N 89°24′54″W / 43.07472°N 89.41500°W / 43.07472; -89.41500 (Stock Pavilion)
Arealess than one acre
Built1908-1909
ArchitectWarren Laird/Paul Philippe Cret/Arthur Peabody
Architectural styleTudor Revival
NRHP reference No.85001504[1]
Added to NRHPJuly 11, 1985

History

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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, 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

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  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. ^ "Stock Pavilion / Animal Sciences Dept". University of Wisconsin-Madison. Retrieved 2018-05-30.
  3. ^ "1675 LINDEN DRIVE, UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN". Wisconsin Historical Society. January 2012. Retrieved 2018-05-30.

Further reading

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