Bascom Hill

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Bascom Hill Historic District
(U.S. National Register of Historic Places)
Bascom Hall, at the top of Bascom Hill
Location:	Madison, Wisconsin
Built/Founded:	1851
Architectural style(s):	Gothic, Other, Romanesque
Added to NRHP:	September 12, 1974
Reference #:	74000065 [1]
Governing body:	State

Bascom Hill is the main quadrangle that forms the symbolic core of the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. It is located on the opposite end of State Street from the Wisconsin State Capitol, and is named after John Bascom, former president of the University of Wisconsin Board of Regents. The hill itself is a drumlin [1], formed by glacial deposits about 18,000 years ago.

The first university building, North Hall, was constructed on Bascom Hill in 1851 and is still in use by the Department of Political Science. The second building, South Hall, was built in 1855 and is also still in use. The hill is crowned by Bascom Hall, the main administration building for the campus. Bascom Hill is also home to Birge Hall, which houses the Department of Botany; Music Hall, where On, Wisconsin! was first performed in 1909; Science Hall, which houses the Department of Geography and the Gaylord Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies; the Education Building; and the University of Wisconsin Law School.

[edit] External links

• Bascom Hill photo gallery from the Wisconsin Electronic Reader
• http://bascomhillband.com

• Maps and aerial photos Coordinates: 43.075342° -89.404078°
  • Satellite image from WikiMapia, Google Maps or Windows Live Local
  • Street map from MapQuest or Google Maps
  • Topographic map from TopoZone
  • Aerial image from TerraServer-USA

[edit] See also

• List of campus statues that are said to react to the proximity of virgins

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