College Hills Historic District

The College Hills Historic District is a 67-acre (27 ha) residential historic district in Shorewood Hills, Wisconsin that was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2002. It includes architect-designed homes by Purcell and Elmslie and other architects among its 114 contributing buildings.[1] Among them is the Prof. Philip M. and Marian Raup House.

College Hills Historic District
2804 Columbia Road
LocationRoughly bounded by Colombia Rd., Amherst Dr., Bowdoin Rd., Corporate Limit, University Bay, and Harvard Dr., Shorewood Hills, Wisconsin
Area67 acres (27 ha)
ArchitectPurcell and Elmslie, Beatty and Strang, other
Architectural stylePrairie School, International Style, Period Revival, other
NRHP reference No.02001518[1]
Added to NRHPDecember 9, 2002

Development of the neighborhood began in 1913 when John C. McKenna bought an extent of farmland with views of Lake Mendota and the UW campus and platted it into lots. He advertised his subdivision as "A Neighborhood of High Class Homes," hoping to appeal to the expanding university population. He named the development "College Hills" and named the streets after colleges. The first homes were built starting in 1914, in then-popular styles Prairie School and Craftsman. As styles shifted, later homes were built in various period revival styles.[2]

Non-Madison architects whose work is represented in the district include:

  • Purcell and Elmslie, who designed the Prof. Harold C. & Josephine Bradley House, at 2914 Oxford Rd.[3]
  • Ossian Cole Simonds.[4]
  • J.C. "Cary" Caraway, who designed the Ruedisili home at 2909 Hunter Hill. Caraway was a Taliesin fellow.[5]

Madison architects whose works are included in the district include:

Eight photos are included

2816 Columbia Road
  • Photo 1, 2816 Columbia Rd., View looking NW
1218 Sweetbriar Road
  • Photo 2, 1218 Sweetbriar Rd., View looking W. John C. McKenna designed Sweetbriar Road one in first photo
  • Photo 3, 1102 Dartmouth Rd., View looking WSW. House built in 1916 and designed by Charles E. Marks
  • Photo 4, 2914 Oxford Rd., View looking N
  • photo 5, 2919 Oxford Rd., View looking SE
  • Photo 6, 1214 Dartmouth Rd., View looking WSW
  • Photo 7, 1240 Sweetbriar Rd., View looking W
  • Photo 8, 1206 Dartmouth Rd., View looking

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. "College Hills Historic District". Wisconsin Historical Society. Retrieved 2018-12-29.
  3. "Josephine and Prof. Harold C. Bradley House". Wisconsin Historical Society. Retrieved 2018-12-29.
  4. Timothy F. Heggland (February 6, 2002). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: College Hills Historic District". National Park Service. Retrieved December 29, 2016. with eight photos (see photo captions page 42 of text document)
  5. "Wright Newsletter" (PDF).


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