The Madison Trust for Historic Preservation has partnered with the Madison Chapter of NARI (the National Association of the Remodeling Industry) to bring you the 2012 Winter Workshop Series. This year’s workshops include: Jan. 10 – Federal and State Historic Preservation Tax Credits. Presented by Jen Davel, Preservation Architect at the Wisconsin Historical Society. Feb. [...]
Surplus Property committee accepts O’Kroley and Klebba/Waugh proposals. Collins House will again be a B&B.
St. Paul’s Catholic Student Center at 723 State Street (next to the University Bookstore), will be demolished if St. Paul University Catholic Center gets approval for a proposed new building on the site. The existing St. Paul’s chapel, designed around 1967 by Kenton Peters and Gustavs Martinsons, does not garner much affection, and tends to [...]
The Block 100 Foundation, sponsored by Jerry Frautschi and Pleasant Rowland’s Overture Foundation, have moved a little in the right direction on their proposal for the 100 block of State Street. Instead of full-on demolition of six historic buildings on the block, the foundation’s project team is now talking about proposing full-on demolition of 3 [...]
The Madison Trust for Historic Preservation has partnered with the Madison Chapter of NARI (the National Association of the Remodeling Industry) to bring you the 2012 Winter Workshop Series. This year’s workshops include: Jan. 10 – Federal and State Historic Preservation Tax Credits. Presented by Jen Davel, Preservation Architect at the Wisconsin Historical Society. Feb. [...]
Surplus Property committee accepts O’Kroley and Klebba/Waugh proposals. Collins House will again be a B&B.
This month is the time to recognize the contributions of Madison’s Italian cultural community. Tonight, the Common Council will pass a resolution recognizing the contributions of Italian immigrants to Madison and the role of the Italian Workmen’s Club (914 Regent St.) as a cultural and organizational focal point. One hundred years ago this month, in [...]
St. Paul’s Catholic Student Center at 723 State Street (next to the University Bookstore), will be demolished if St. Paul University Catholic Center gets approval for a proposed new building on the site. The existing St. Paul’s chapel, designed around 1967 by Kenton Peters and Gustavs Martinsons, does not garner much affection, and tends to [...]
On Monday, the Landmarks Commission reviewed the current proposal for a new Catholic student center that would replace the existing St. Paul’s center. St. Paul’s is located at 723 State Street next to the University Bookstore. The current proposal is a much larger building with an eclectic design, drawing from traditional ecclesiastical architectural styles. The [...]
The Block 100 Foundation, sponsored by Jerry Frautschi and Pleasant Rowland’s Overture Foundation, have moved a little in the right direction on their proposal for the 100 block of State Street. Instead of full-on demolition of six historic buildings on the block, the foundation’s project team is now talking about proposing full-on demolition of 3 [...]
The Block 100 Foundation’s plan for the 100 block of State St. is too heavy-handed. It would destroy historic buildings that are essential to what State Street is – a historic commercial district with a comfortable, walkable charm that endears our downtown to millions of visitors and, of course, to Madison residents. The Foundation and [...]
Join us for an inside look at the Maxine Bennett house, designed around 1956 by progressive architect John Steinmann. This Modern house was built on a bluff amid mature oak trees on the western shore of Lake Waubesa just south of Lake Farm County Park. It features an open floor plan with few doors, [...]