National Historic Landmark · Madison, Wisconsin

Jacobs, Herbert and Katherine, First House

A listed building in Madison, Wisconsin in the modern architecture style. Added to the National Register in 2003, and a National Historic Landmark.

Jacobs, Herbert and Katherine, First House
Photo via Wikimedia Commons

The record

National Register of Historic Places
Property typeBuilding
Address441 Toepfer Avenue, Madison, WI
CountyDane County
ListedJul 31, 2003
Reference number03001037
ArchitectFrank Lloyd Wright
Stylemodern architecture
DesignationsTentative World Heritage Site, part of UNESCO World Heritage Site
Contributing resources1 buildings

The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗

Listing on the Register does not open the door. Unless a museum or park runs it, treat this as private property and see it from the sidewalk.

Where it is

Street441 Toepfer Avenue
Coordinates43.05856, -89.44330 · Directions ↗

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Why you would stay

Reference

Exists because it is true

Sources

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 03001037. Nothing here is transcribed by hand.