Brittingham Boathouse

The Brittingham Boathouse is a historic boathouse located on North Shore Drive along a bay of Lake Monona in Madison, Wisconsin. Built in 1909–10, it is the city's oldest extant public park building. The Madison Park and Pleasure Drive Association, an association of civic leaders which established many of Madison's first parks, commissioned the boathouse as a public facility for the surrounding working-class neighborhood. Architect John Nolen, who was responsible for much of Madison's civic architecture, and Milwaukee architecture firm Ferry and Clas collaborated on the building's design. The design is mainly utilitarian; its ornamental features include overhanging eaves with exposed rafters and a pointed arch entrance. The boathouse is named for Thomas Brittingham, a Madison lumberman who supplied $7,500 for its construction.[2]

Brittingham Park Boathouse
LocationN. Shore Dr., Madison, Wisconsin
Coordinates43°3′55″N 89°23′18″W
Arealess than one acre
Built1909 (1909)
ArchitectFerry & Clas; John Nolen
NRHP reference No.82000649[1]
Added to NRHPJune 30, 1982

The boathouse was added to the National Register of Historic Places on June 30, 1982.[1] It was significantly rehabilitated in 2005 through a joint effort by the City of Madison, the Madison Parks Foundation, and the Camp Randall Rowing Club.[3]

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. Heggland, Timothy F. (February 18, 1981). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory - Nomination Form: Brittingham Park Boathouse". National Park Service. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
  3. "Brittingham Boathouse". Madison Parks Foundation. Archived from the original on February 29, 2016. Retrieved June 4, 2016.


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