National Historic Landmark · Madison, Wisconsin

Jacobs, Herbert, Second House

A listed building in Madison, Wisconsin, built 1948 in the modern architecture style. Added to the National Register in 1974, and a National Historic Landmark.

Jacobs, Herbert, Second House
Photo via Wikimedia Commons

The record

National Register of Historic Places
Property typeBuilding
Address3995 Shawn Trail, Madison, WI
CountyDane County
ListedDec 31, 1974
Reference number74000074
Built1948
ArchitectFrank Lloyd Wright
Stylemodern architecture
DesignationsNational Historic Landmark, listed in the Wisconsin State Register of Historic Places, Madison Landmark
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

Street3995 Shawn Trail
Coordinates43.07394, -89.53480 · 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 74000074. Nothing here is transcribed by hand.