J. T. W. Jennings

John Thompson Williams Jennings (May 5, 1856 – July 9, 1944) was an American architect from Brooklyn.^[1] 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.

List of buildings designed or overseen

• Milwaukee Road depot (1889), Darlington, Wisconsin^[2]
• Milwaukee Road Railway depot (1890), Whitewater, Wisconsin
• University of Wisconsin–Madison King Hall, 1525 Observatory Drive, built in two stages as an expandable design (1894 and 1896)^[3]
• University of Wisconsin–Madison Dairy Barn (1897), 1915 Linden Dr. Madison, Wisconsin
• University of Wisconsin–Madison Agricultural Bulletin Building (1899)
• Janesville Public Library (1902), S. Main Street, Janesville, Wisconsin
• University of Wisconsin–Madison Agriculture Hall (1903)
• University of Wisconsin–Madison Engineering Building (Old Education)
• Dunn County Training and Agricultural School (with Claude and Starck) Menomonie, Wisconsin
• Delafield Fish Hatchery, Main St., Delafield, Wisconsin

References

1. "archINFORM". International Architecture Database. Archived from the original on 1 August 2019. Retrieved 1 August 2019.
2. Hannah, Kent (March–April 2019). "The 2018 RSHS Madison, WI Convention Part II". The Bulletin: The Railroad Station Historical Society. 52–2: 18.
3. Jim Feldman (1997). The Buildings of the University of Wisconsin. Madison: Author. pp. 73–74.

• Feldman, Jim. The Buildings of the University of Wisconsin–Madison. Madison: University of Wisconsin–Madison Archives, 1997.
• University of Wisconsin–Madison. "The Agricultural District" in Perspectives of a University: A Survey of the Campus Architectural, Historical, Archaeological and Memorial Resources, and Recommendations for Preservation. Madison: Author, 1978, pp. 46–51.

External links

• University of Wisconsin–Madison Facility Name Registry