J. T. W. Jennings
John Thompson Williams Jennings (May 5, 1856 – July 9, 1944) was an American architect from Brooklyn. 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.
J. T. W. Jennings
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- 1856
- Died
- 1944
- Nationality
- United States
- Occupation
- architect
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John Thompson Williams Jennings (May 5, 1856 – July 9, 1944) was an American architect from Brooklyn. 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.
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• Milwaukee Road depot (1889), Darlington, Wisconsin • Milwaukee Road Railway depot (1890), Whitewater, Wisconsin • Illustration — King Hall, Richardsonian Romanesque style, 1897 • University of Wisconsin–Madison King Hall, 1525 Observatory Drive, built in two stages as an expandable design (1894 and 1896) • Illustration — UW Dairy Barn, 1897 • University of Wisconsin–Madison Dairy Barn (1897), 1915 Linden Dr. Madison, Wisconsin • University of Wisconsin–Madison Agricultural Bulletin Building (1899) • Illustration — Janesville Public Library, Neoclassical, 1902 • Janesville Public Library (1902), S. Main Street, Janesville, Wisconsin • Illustration — UW Agriculture Hall, Beaux-Arts style, 1902-1903 • University of Wisconsin–Madison Agriculture Hall (1903) • Illustration — Turneaure house, Dutch Colonial Revival, 1905 • Frederick E. Turneaure house, 166 N Prospect Ave, Madison, (1905) Dutch Colonial Revival style, contributes to University Heights Historic District (Madison, Wisconsin) • University of Wisconsin–Madison Engineering Building (Old Education) • Dunn County Training and Agricultural School (with Claude and Starck) Menomonie, Wisconsin • Illustration — Delafield Fish Hatchery, Tudor Revival, 1907 • Delafield Fish Hatchery, 421 Main St., Delafield, Wisconsin, (1907)
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1856
J. T. W. Jennings was born in 1856.
1944
J. T. W. Jennings died in 1944.
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- 1.archINFORM. International Architecture Database.
- 2.Hannah, Kent. The 2018 RSHS Madison, WI Convention Part II. The Bulletin: The Railroad Station Historical Society. 52-2. 18. March–April 2019.
- 3.Jim Feldman. The Buildings of the University of Wisconsin. Author. 73–74. 1997.
- 4.Wisconsin Historical Society. Frederick E. Turneaure House.
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