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John R. Commons House
John R. Commons House
Location1645 Norman Way
Madison, Wisconsin
Built1913
ArchitectCora Tuttle
NRHP reference No.85000572
Added to NRHPMarch 14, 1985

The John R. Commons House is located in Madison, Wisconsin, United States. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.[1]

History

The house was built for John R. Commons, a prominent member of the faculty at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and his wife, Ella. They named the house "Hocheera", the Ho-Chunk word for 'welcome.'[2]

References

  1. ^ "John R. Commons House". Landmark Hunter.com. Retrieved 2012-02-04.
  2. ^ "Commons, John R., House". Wisconsin Historical Society. Retrieved 2012-02-04.
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