Dr. Charles and Judith Heidelberger House
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; -89.4450
Built1951
Built byLloyd Foust[1][2]
ArchitectHerbert Fritz, Jr.
Architectural styleModern Movement
NRHP reference No.100001255
Added to NRHPJune 26, 2017

The Dr. Charles and Judith Heidelberger House is a Contemporary-style house designed by Herbert Fritz Jr. and built in 1951 in Madison, Wisconsin, United States. In 2017 the house was added to the National Register of Historic Places.[3]

History

Charles Heidelberger was a member of the faculty of what would become the University of Wisconsin–Madison. He was also a member of the National Academy of Sciences,[4] and a world-renowned cancer researcher who developed the medication Fluorouracil.[5]

In 1951 the Heidelbergers hired Herb Fritz Jr. to design a modern house for them. Fritz was an admirer of Frank Lloyd Wright, having been a member of the Taliesen Fellowship. He designed a modest-sized but spectacular contemporary-style house set into the hillside, with concrete block walls facing the street and expansive windows looking out the back.[3] In 1956 the Heidelbergers added a two-story master bedroom, also designed by Herb Fritz.[6]

In 2017 the house was added to the State and the National Register of Historic Places - "one of Herb Fritz's early masterworks."[3]

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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". Wisconsin Historical Society. Retrieved 2022-06-17.
  3. 1 2 3 "118 Vaughn Court". Wisconsin Historical Society. Retrieved 2018-05-25.
  4. ↑ "National Academy of Sciences Deceased Member Directory". National Academy of Sciences. Retrieved November 30, 2019.
  5. ↑ Chu, Edward (September 2007). "Clinical Colorectal Cancer: "Ode to 5-Fluorouracil"". Clinical Colorectal Cancer. 6 (9): 609. Retrieved 2022-06-17.
  6. ↑ National Register of Historic Places, Dr. Charles and Judith Heidelberger House, Madison, Wisconsin, National Register #100001255.

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