Nottingham_Housing_Cooperative

Nottingham Cooperative

Nottingham Cooperative

Building in Wisconsin, United States


Nottingham Cooperative (or Nottingham as referred to by its residents) is a 21-room housing cooperative located at 146 Langdon St. in Madison, Wisconsin, on the shore of Lake Mendota. Nottingham was incorporated in February, 1971, by a group of lawyers and students from the University of Wisconsin–Madison. The membership is usually composed of a mix of about 20 students and non-students. Unlike eleven other housing cooperatives near the campus area, Nottingham is not part of the Madison Community Cooperative.

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The building was built in 1927 in the Mediterranean Revival Style.

Nottingham has hosted musical and dramatic events.

History

The house was originally built in 1927 for the Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity by Kansas architect Clarence E. Shepard (1869 - 1949).[citation needed] Shepard was an architect of Frank Lloyd Wright's Prairie School in Kansas City, although 146 was built in the Mediterranean Revival Style. At that time, this Spanish style of architecture was popular on the west coast, especially in Hollywood, but rare in the Midwest. Nottingham's tile roof is one of the building's Mediterranean Revival features.

Past owners include the fraternities Sigma Phi Epsilon (1927–1939) and Phi Sigma Delta (1940–1942), an all-girls dormitory called Shoreland House (1943–1951), and the fraternity Pi Lambda Phi (1952–1970). Nottingham celebrated its 50th anniversary as a co-op in 2021.

Events

Over the years Nottingham has hosted many events, usually held in the ballroom. Nottingham collects no money for these shows.[1]

Bands that have played at Nottingham

Notable Alumni

Stacy Jo Scott


Notes

  1. Albertoni, Rich, "Live from our Living Room: The free-spirited Nottingham Co-op reemerges as an avant-garde performance venue", The Isthmus, p.16. January 30, 2004, Madison, Wisconsin.
  2. "Hüsker Dü Performance Dates".
  3. "Trin-Tran past shows". Archived from the original on 2006-06-10. Retrieved 2006-12-15.
  4. "Midwest experimental music this weekend". Archived from the original on 2011-07-18. Retrieved 2009-03-26.
  5. "Nihilist Records news, 2003-12-10". Archived from the original on 2006-12-10. Retrieved 2006-12-15.
  6. "Nautical Shows". Archived from the original on 2011-07-11. Retrieved 2009-03-13.
  7. "Envy with Sleeping People". Archived from the original on 2012-07-18.
  8. White-Bergey, Drake. "Arthurfest rocks the Nottingham with impressive indie lineup". The Daily Cardinal. Retrieved 2023-04-01.
  9. "Excuse Me Who Are You? on Instagram". www.instagram.com. 2023-11-21. Retrieved 2024-01-15.

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