Dr. Charles and Judith Heidelberger House facts for kids
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Dr. Charles and Judith Heidelberger House
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Dr. Charles and Judith Heidelberger House, October 2017
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| Location | 118 Vaughn Court Madison, Wisconsin United States |
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| Built | 1951 |
| Built by | Lloyd Foust |
| Architect | Herbert Fritz, Jr. |
| Architectural style | Modern Movement |
| NRHP reference No. | 100001255 |
| Added to NRHP | June 26, 2017 |
The Dr. Charles and Judith Heidelberger House is a historic residence located in Madison, Wisconsin, United States, that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The house was built in 1951. A two-story master bedroom, also designed by Herb Fritz, was added in 1956.
History
Charles Heidelberger was a member of the faculty of what would become the University of Wisconsin–Madison and a world-renowned cancer researcher, and member of the National Academy of Sciences, who developed the medication Fluorouracil. The house was added to the State and the National Register of Historic Places June 26, 2017.
Photos
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House Under Construction, 1951
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Dr. Charles and Judith Heidelberger House, 1952
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House interior, 1952. The sloped ceilings are made of Philippine mahogany.
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Judith Heidelberger in the living room of the house, 1952
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The kitchen and cinderblock fireplace, 1952
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The house in 1956, near the completion of the Herb Fritz master bedroom addition.
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Architect Herb Fritz designed a notch into the 1956 addition to the house in order to preserve an extant shagbark hickory tree.
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Street-view, circa 1965, showing the shagbark hickory tree growing through the notch in the roof. The tree was later removed for safety reasons.
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Rear of Dr. Charles and Judith Heidelberger House, June 2015. The owners commented that viewing a snowstorm from inside is similar to being inside a snow globe.
