Nottingham Cooperative
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.
Nottingham Cooperative | |
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Location within Wisconsin | |
General information | |
Town or city | Madison, Wisconsin |
Country | United States |
Coordinates | 43.078019°N 89.392804°W |
Completed | 1927 |
Design and construction | |
Architect(s) | Clarence E. Shepard |
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). 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
- Killdozer (1983) [1]
- Die Kreuzen (1983) [1]
- MDC (1983) [1]
- Tar Babies (1983, 1984)[1]
- Hüsker Dü (1984)[1][2]
- Stanley Jordan (1984)
- Swamp Thing (1984)
- Bikini Kill (1994)[1][3]
- Poster Children (1996)[4]
- Perplexions (1998)
- Wolf Eyes (2003)[5]
- Cock ESP (2003, 2004)[6]
- Trad, Gras och Stenar[7]
- Jackie-O Motherfucker[7]
- No-Neck Blues Band[7]
- Costes (2003)[1][8]
- Eugene Chadbourne (2004)[1][9]
- Panicsville (2004) [10]
- Nautical Almanac (2005) [11]
- Old Time Relijun (2005) [12]
- Flying Luttenbachers (2006)[13]
- Fuck the Facts (2006) [14]
- Envy (2006)[15]
- Upsilon Acrux (2007)[16]
- Meat Jelly (2019)
- The Hollow Roots (2019)
- De3ra (2019)
- Hogback (2022)
- Commonwealth (2022)[17]
- The Present Age (2022)[17]
- Sex, Fear (2022, 2023)[17][18]
- Lunar Moth (2022)[17]
- Watermelon Collie (2023)[18]
- Tiny Voices (2023)[18]
- Excuse Me, Who Are You? (2023)[18]
- Flying Fuzz (2023)
- Killed By Kiwis (2023)
- Dad Bods (2023)
- Everything Means Totally Nothing (2023)
- Oister Boy (2023)
- Eat Turf (2023)
- Cause and Control (2023)
- Sheep (2023)
- Boxing Day (2023)
Notable Alumni
Notes
- 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.
- "Hüsker Dü Performance Dates".
- "Bikini Kill Newspaper Articles".
- "Poster Children Tour Dates".
- "Trin-Tran past shows". Archived from the original on 2006-06-10. Retrieved 2006-12-15.
- "Cock ESP past shows".
- "Midwest experimental music this weekend". Archived from the original on 2011-07-18. Retrieved 2009-03-26.
- "Costes Holy Virgin Cult Tour".
- "MotherFools Coffeehouse performance archive".
- "Nihilist Records news, 2003-12-10". Archived from the original on 2006-12-10. Retrieved 2006-12-15.
- "Nautical Shows". Archived from the original on 2011-07-11. Retrieved 2009-03-13.
- ""Confrontational Dance Music Takes Over the World", LosingToday.com".
- "Flying Luttenbachers on Tour, Avant Music News".
- "Fuck the Facts show listing".
- "Envy with Sleeping People". Archived from the original on 2012-07-18.
- "Upsilon Acrux Brings Prog Fever to the Nation".
- "The Present Age on Instagram: "Friday's Nottingham Cooperative show was even better than anticipated. Thank you to Hernán and @tutituuu for making it happen. Photos by @whitebergey.photography Even though there's no shot of Brandon, you know he's there. Rickenbacker armed and ready, delays a-flowing, cool as hell. Be sure to follow: @commonwealth_ftw @sexcommafear @lunarmothband"". Instagram. Retrieved 2022-12-05.
- White-Bergey, Drake. "Arthurfest rocks the Nottingham with impressive indie lineup". The Daily Cardinal. Retrieved 2023-04-01.