Westmorland History Committee Publications

• “The Village Bar: A Westmorland Watering Hole,” 2017     Village Bar Cover
• “Voices of Westmorland: An Oral History of a Neighborhood,” 2014
• “History of the Westmorland Neighborhood,” PowerPoint presentation, 04-11-2013
• “Westmorland: A Walking Tour,” 2012
• “Westmorland: A Great Place to Live,” 2011
• “How to Sensitively Rehabilitate and Remodel Your Westmorland Home: A Guide for Homeowners,” 2011
• Historical Timeline of Westmorland Neighborhood

Other Publications

• “Westmorland Neighborhood,” “Elmer Brunsell House, 1937,” “Katherine and Herbert Jacobs House, I (Usonia I), 1937,” “McBurney House, 1949,” “Sears Houses in Westmorland,” “Stone Gates, 1926-1930,” “Otto Toepfer House, 1906,” “Village Bar,” “William R. Warren Barn, 1860s,” “James Wilkie House,” “Wesmorland Park, 1944” — excerpts from Housing Madison: Where We Live, Where We Work: A FIeld Guide to the Vernacular Architecture Forum Annual Conference, 8 June 2012, edited by Anna Vemer Andrzejewski and Arnold R. Alanen

Please contact us for copies of the above publications.

Student Research

The following student research papers on the Westmorland neighborhood were undertaken as part of Art History 867: Seminar in American Architecture, “Methods in Buildings, Landscapes, and Cultures,” taught by Dr. Anna Vemer Andrzejewski, in the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s Department of Art History.

• “A Refuge from Communism: Westmorland and the Cold War,” Kathleen Conti
• “Constructing and Marketing the Ideal Homeowner Lifestyle: The 1954 Parade of Homes in Madison, Wisconsin,” Monica Welke
• “The Cultural Landscape of Forest Hill,” Angela Hronek
• “Researching Sears, Aladdin, Montgomery Ward, and other kit-homes,” Amanda Jacobson
• “Midvale Elementary School: A Study of Growth and Social Change,” Sara Champlin
• “Home from the Factory: Lustron Houses, Materiality, and Lived Experience,” Berit Ness
• “From the Paese to the Suburbs: The Italian American Experience in Madison, Wisconsin,” Antonia Rath
• “The Westmorland Postwar Front Yard: Private Production of Public Space,” Rebecca Summer