#BASCOM HALL UW MADISON SERIES#

At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Marker is in this post office area: Madison WI 53706, United States of America. Located on Bascom Hill, UW-Madison campus. Marker can be reached from Observatory Drive just west of Lincoln Dr. Marker is in Madison, Wisconsin, in Dane County. A significant historical month for this entry is September 1846.

#BASCOM HALL UW MADISON SERIES#

In addition, it is included in the National Historic Landmarks, and the Wisconsin Historical Society series lists. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Education It was designated a Registered Historic Landmark in 1966.Įrected 1974 by the Wisconsin Historical Society. In 1884 North Hall became an office and classroom facility, and since has been occupied by various University departments and for a time by the U.S. Sanitary conveniences were primitive: the students hauled their water from a nearby well, and the bad condition of the outdoor privies was the subject of lengthy discussions by both the faculty and regents. A mess hall was set up in the dormitory for those who wanted board at cost, about 80 cents a week.

As an economy measure during the war (1865), stoves were placed in each room, and students were required to provide their own fuel – often a tree from nearby Bascom Woods. The building was first heated by two hot-air furnaces. Initially, the first three floors housed from 50 to 65 students the fourth floor was divided into six public rooms for lectures, recitations, and study. It was built of Madison sandstone at a cost of $19,000. The first building erected by the University of Wisconsin-Madison was North Hall, opened as North Dormitory for men on September 17, 1851. It was designated a Registered Historic Landmark in 1966. Sanitary conveniences were primitive: the students hauled their water from a nearby well, and the bad condition of the outdoor privies was the subject of lengthy discussions by both the faculty and regents., In 1884 North Hall became an office and classroom facility, and since has been occupied by various University departments and for a time by the U.S.

Initially, the first three floors housed from 50 to 65 students the fourth floor was divided into six public rooms for lectures, recitations, and study., The building was first heated by two hot-air furnaces. It is also tradition that every spring lawn flamingos are placed on the hill as a fundraiser in honor of a prank in which the infamous Pail & Shovel party placed more than 1,000 pink flamingos on Bascom Hill on the first day of class in 1979.North Hall.

It is tradition that graduating students have their picture taken sitting on Honest Abe’s lap. The plaza in front of the building is is home to the Abe Lincoln statue, a recreation of similar statues found across the country. Bascom Hall does not sit as it always has, it used to have a dome that was destroyed in a fire and never replaced. The most notable building on Bascom Hill is Bascom Hall, situated at the top of the hill. Photo Credit: University of Wisconsin - Madison North Hall, the first UW Campus building, was completed in 1851, three years after the University was established upon Wisconsin gaining statehood. An example of a glacial drumlin, Bascom Hill is home to several UW Campus buildings, but is notably the location where the UW Campus first made it’s home.

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