Carrie Pierce House
- Architect
- August Kutzbock
- Year
- 1857
- Style
- Romanesque Revival
- City
- Madison, WI
- Collection
- kutzbock’s madison
The Carrie Pierce House was built in 1857 on the isthmus to a design by architect August Kutzbock in the Rundbogenstil, or round-arch, style. It is a Madison Landmark and is listed on both the National Register of Historic Places and the Wisconsin State Register of Historic Places.
the building
Round-arch massing. The house's Rundbogenstil design gives it round-arch massing and ornament that remains visible on the facade, a rare specific style choice for a Madison house of this period.
the style
The Carrie Pierce House is built in the Rundbogenstil, or round-arch style, a distinctive and comparatively rare style claim among Madison's landmarked houses.
More on Romanesque Revivalthe architect
The house was designed by August Kutzbock, who also designed the Gates of Heaven Synagogue in the same Rundbogenstil idiom.
significance
The Carrie Pierce House holds individual Madison Landmark status in addition to listing on the National Register of Historic Places and the Wisconsin State Register of Historic Places.
nearby
- Robert M. Bashford House
- Quisling Towers Apartments
- Old Executive Mansion
- Madison Masonic Temple
- Gates of Heaven Synagogue
- John J. Suhr House