Dr. Charles and Judith Heidelberger House

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Dr. Charles and Judith Heidelberger House
Dr. Charles and Judith Heidelberger House.jpg
Dr. Charles and Judith Heidelberger House, October 2017
Location118 Vaughn Court
Madison, Wisconsin
United States
Coordinates43°03′54″N 89°26′42″W / 43.0649°N 89.4450°W / 43.0649; -89.4450Coordinates: 43°03′54″N 89°26′42″W / 43.0649°N 89.4450°W / 43.0649; -89.4450
Built1951
Built byLloyd Foust[1]
ArchitectHerbert Fritz, Jr.
Architectural styleModern Movement
NRHP reference No.100001255
Added to NRHPJune 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.[2] The house was built in 1951. A two-story master bedroom, also designed by Herb Fritz, was added in 1956.[3]

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,[4] who developed the medication Fluorouracil. The house was added to the State and the National Register of Historic Places June 26, 2017.[5]

Photos[]

  • House Under Construction, 1951

  • Dr. Charles and Judith Heidelberger House, 1952

  • House interior, 1952. The sloped ceilings are made of Philippine mahogany.

  • Judith Heidelberger in the living room of the house, 1952

  • The kitchen and cinderblock fireplace, 1952

  • The house in 1956, near the completion of the Herb Fritz master bedroom addition.

  • Architect Herb Fritz designed a notch into the 1956 addition to the house in order to preserve an extant shagbark hickory tree.

  • Street-view, circa 1965, showing the shagbark hickory tree growing through the notch in the roof. The tree was later removed for safety reasons.

  • 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.

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "This House in Sunset Village Was Tailored to a Hill". Wisconsin State Journal: Section 4, Page 11. March 30, 1952.
  2. ^ "Dr. Charles and Judith Heidelberger House". LandmarkHunter.com. Retrieved 2018-05-25.
  3. ^ National Register of Historic Places, Dr. Charles and Judith Heidelberger House, Madison, Wisconsin, National Register #100001255.
  4. ^ "National Academy of Sciences Deceased Member Directory". National Academy of Sciences. Retrieved November 30, 2019.
  5. ^ "118 Vaughn Court". Wisconsin Historical Society. January 2012. Retrieved 2018-05-25.

External links[]

Media related to Dr. Charles and Judith Heidelberger House at Wikimedia Commons

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