William Collins House
The William Collins House is a Prairie style home built about 1911 above Lake Mendota, a half mile north of the capitol in Madison, Wisconsin. In 1974 it was added to the National Register of Historic Places as a locally significant fine example of Claude and Starck's residential work in the Prairie style.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: House
- Description: historic home in Madison, Wisconsin
- Also known as: “Mendota Lake House” and “William and Anna Collins House”
- Address: 704 East Gorham Street
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include James Madison Park and Bernard-Hoover Boathouse.
James Madison Park
Park
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James Madison Park is a 12.63-acre waterfront park located on Lake Mendota in Madison, Wisconsin. It is owned by the city of Madison.
Bernard-Hoover Boathouse
Building
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The Bernard-Hoover Boathouse was built in 1915 on the shore of Lake Mendota on the isthmus in Madison, Wisconsin. Today it sits in James Madison Park - the oldest standing boathouse on Lake Mendota, a remnant of an era when commercial boating thrived in the "city of the four lakes." In 1981 the boathouse was listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Bernard-Hoover Boathouse is situated 440 feet southwest of William Collins House.
Wisconsin State Capitol
Public building
The Wisconsin State Capitol, located in Madison, Wisconsin, houses both chambers of the Wisconsin Legislature along with the Wisconsin Supreme Court and the Office of the Governor. Wisconsin State Capitol is situated 3,100 feet south of William Collins House.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Madison and Maple Bluff.
Madison
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Madison, the capital of Wisconsin, is situated on an isthmus between Lake Mendota and Lake Monona. As the anchor of the Greater Madison Area, it is home to the University of Wisconsin — Madison, one of the premier universities in the United States.
Maple Bluff
Village
Maple Bluff is a village in Dane County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 1,368 at the 2020 census. It is a suburb of Madison located on the eastern shore of Lake Mendota and is part of the Madison metropolitan area. Maple Bluff is situated 2 miles north of William Collins House.
Monona
Village
Photo: Corey Coyle, CC BY 3.0.
Monona is a city in Dane County, Wisconsin, United States. A suburb of the state capital, Madison, the city lies on the southeastern shore of Lake Monona, from which it takes its name. Monona is situated 3 miles southeast of William Collins House.
William Collins House
- Categories: single-family detached home, building, and residential building
- Location: Dane, Wisconsin, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude
43.08292° or 43° 4′ 59″ northLongitude
-89.38071° or 89° 22′ 51″ westOpen location code
86MG3JM9+5POpenStreetMap ID
way 347318116OpenStreetMap feature
building=houseWikidata ID
Q8007012
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In Other Languages
“William Collins House” goes by many names.
- French: “William Collins House”
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