J. T. W. Jennings Explained

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

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

Notes and References

Web site: archINFORM. International Architecture Database. https://www.archinform.net/index.htm. 1 August 2019. 1 August 2019.
Hannah . Kent . The 2018 RSHS Madison, WI Convention Part II . The Bulletin: The Railroad Station Historical Society . March–April 2019 . 52-2 . 18 .
Book: Jim Feldman . The Buildings of the University of Wisconsin . Madison . Author . 1997 . 73–74 .