Frost Woods (Monona, Wisconsin)

Frost Woods is a residential neighborhood in Monona, Wisconsin that contains many early American examples of the International Style of architecture, along with some other notable houses, including a National Register of Historic Places listed American Craftsman-style house.

[1] The Frost Woods subdivision was platted in 1929, and became the location of the first modern houses in Wisconsin by 1931.

In 1911, Ray S. and Theo P. Owen built their Craftsman-style house at 5805 Winnequah Road, designed by James and Edward Law, of Madison.

Some of the subsequent International Style houses were also built for University professors, including the 1932 C.W.

[5] The Tompkins House was adjacent to and not technically part of the subdivision, but the land was sold under the conditions of the Frost Woods Homes Agreement, which "encouraged" new construction to be "in harmony" with neighboring structures.