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National Register, June 26, 1986

Junk Removal in Langdon Street, Madison

Updated

Langdon Street in short

In Census Tract 16.04, at the center of the district, 97.7% of 2,183 households rent (Madison: 54%), 66.2% moved in since 2020 and the median home was built in 1965. National Register listing is honorary, so the Landmarks Commission does not review work here unless a property is also locally designated. Madison collects large items free by work order for homes on city recycling, except buildings of more than 8 units.
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2,183
households in Census Tract 16.04
97.7%
rent their home (Madison 54%)
1965
median year built (Madison 1980)
91.4%
in buildings of 5+ units (Madison 43.6%)

History and housing

What Langdon Street is

  • The Langdon Street neighborhood, east of the UW campus, was home to Chief Justice John B. Winslow and historian Frederick Jackson Turner. source
  • It has a high concentration of period revival buildings, many built from 1900 to 1930 to house fraternities and sororities and designed by Madison's prominent architects. It was listed on the National Register in 1986. source
Boundary
Roughly bounded by Lake Mendota, Wisconsin Avenue, Langdon and N. Lake Streets
National Register
June 26, 1986
ZIP at its mapped center
53703
A row of early 20th-century bungalows with front porches on a residential street in fall
Illustrative photo, not this district.

The local numbers

Who lives here, and how long they stay

Langdon Street is a renter's area. 97.7% of its 2,183 households rent, against 54% across Madison, and 91.4% of housing units are in buildings of five or more units. The bigger buildings among them lost city large item pickup on January 1, 2025, when the Streets Division stopped serving properties of more than 8 units. See what changed.

The median home was built in 1965 (Madison: 1980); 72.9% predate 1980 and 18.5% were built in 2000 or later.

Turnover is high: 66.2% of households moved in during 2020 or later, against 38.8% in Madison.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2024 5-year (2020-2024), Census Tract 16.04, the tract at the district's mapped center point (Census Geocoder). Tracts and district boundaries do not match exactly.

Households by year moved in: Langdon Street vs Madison2020 or later: Langdon Street 66.2%, Madison 38.8%; 2010 to 2019: Langdon Street 31%, Madison 36.2%; 2000 to 2009: Langdon Street 2.8%, Madison 12.6%; 1990 to 1999: Langdon Street 0%, Madison 6.1%; 1989 or earlier: Langdon Street 0%, Madison 6.3%Langdon StreetMadisonMoved in 2020 or later66.2%38.8%Moved in 2010 to 201931%36.2%Moved in 2000 to 20092.8%12.6%Moved in 1990 to 19990%6.1%Moved in 1989 or earlier0%6.3%
Share of occupied homes by the year the current household moved in. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2024 5-year (2020-2024), table B25038.

Rules that apply

Clearing out a home in Langdon Street

Langdon Street is on the National Register of Historic Places, which the City of Madison calls an honorary designation managed by the Wisconsin Historical Society and the National Park Service. The city's Landmarks Commission reviews its own five local districts and 184 local landmarks, so check whether a specific property is a local landmark before demolishing anything.

For homes the city collects recycling from, large items are free: file a Large Item Work Order, put things out on the Sunday you picked, off the street and sidewalk, with appliances separated from furniture and lumber. If a private hauler empties your recycling, expect $35 per large appliance and $15 per microwave or grill; electronics at the curb draw a $30 charge.

Langdon Street is on the isthmus, where the city's August move-out is concentrated. In 2026 crews emptied carts daily and collected furniture without work orders from August 2 to 21, in the area from the Yahara River to N Allen St, over to Grant St and down to Haywood Dr. Check the move-out guide and the city's map for your block.

Self-haul options: the three city drop-off sites (residents only, one pickup-bed load a day) and the Dane County Landfill on Maahic Way ($15.03 up to 500 pounds in 2026).

Nearby historic districts

Districts sharing this ZIP code or census tract. Full list of Madison's National Register districts on Wikipedia.

Common questions

Langdon Street junk removal questions

Is Langdon Street regulated like Madison's local historic districts?

Langdon Street Historic District is on the National Register of Historic Places (listed June 26, 1986). The City of Madison describes National Register districts as an honorary designation managed by the Wisconsin Historical Society and the National Park Service; Landmarks Commission review applies to local districts and landmarks.

Is Langdon Street part of Madison's August move-out?

The city's move-out operation runs on the isthmus and near campus, from the Yahara River to N Allen St, over to Grant St and down to Haywood Dr. Langdon Street Historic District is on the isthmus; check the city's move-out map for your block. In 2026 the operation ran August 3 to 21.

How many households rent in Langdon Street?

97.7% of 2,183 households in Census Tract 16.04 rent, per the ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates, against 54% across Madison.

What does junk removal cost here?

National cost guides put a single bulky item at $60 to $150, a half truckload at $200 to $400 and a full truckload at $400 to $800. Madison's own large item pickup is free for homes on city recycling, by work order.

Clearing something out in Langdon Street?

Tell us the address and what needs to go. A local crew replies with a price before anything is loaded, and handles the stairs, the sorting and the recycling.

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