J. T. W. Jennings

American architect

John Thompson Williams Jennings (May 5, 1856 – July 9, 1944) was an American architect from Brooklyn.[1] He was the Milwaukee Railroad's architect from 1885–93 and was part-time supervising architect for the University of Wisconsin from 1899 to 1906. He contributed to many prominent campus buildings.

List of buildings designed or overseen

  • Milwaukee Road depot (1889), Darlington, Wisconsin[2]
  • Milwaukee Road Railway depot [1] (1890), Whitewater, Wisconsin
  • University of Wisconsin–Madison King Hall, 1525 Observatory Drive, built in two stages as an expandable design (1894 and 1896)[3]
  • University of Wisconsin–Madison Dairy Barn[2] (1897), 1915 Linden Dr. Madison, Wisconsin
  • University of Wisconsin–Madison Agricultural Bulletin Building (1899) [3]
  • Janesville Public Library [4] [5] (1902), S. Main Street, Janesville, Wisconsin
  • University of Wisconsin–Madison Agriculture Hall [6] (1903)
  • University of Wisconsin–Madison Engineering Building (Old Education) [7]
  • Dunn County Training and Agricultural School (with Claude and Starck) Menomonie, Wisconsin
  • Delafield Fish Hatchery, Main St., Delafield, Wisconsin

References

  1. ^ "archINFORM". International Architecture Database. Archived from the original on 1 August 2019. Retrieved 1 August 2019.
  2. ^ Hannah, Kent (March–April 2019). "The 2018 RSHS Madison, WI Convention Part II". The Bulletin: The Railroad Station Historical Society. 52–2: 18.
  3. ^ Jim Feldman (1997). The Buildings of the University of Wisconsin. Madison: Author. pp. 73–74.
  • Feldman, Jim. The Buildings of the University of Wisconsin–Madison. Madison: University of Wisconsin–Madison Archives, 1997.
  • University of Wisconsin–Madison. "The Agricultural District" in Perspectives of a University: A Survey of the Campus Architectural, Historical, Archaeological and Memorial Resources, and Recommendations for Preservation. Madison: Author, 1978, pp. 46–51.

External links

  • University of Wisconsin–Madison Facility Name Registry
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