About 200 people came out the Madison Masonic Center on May 2 to celebrate restoration, rehabilitation, personal advocacy and new design. The 2013 Madison Area Historic Preservation Awards brought together owners, architects, and remodelers involved in rehabilitation, restoration and construction projects in and around Madison Each year since 1989 the Madison Trust for Historic Preservation has [...]
Jack Holzhueter has researched and written about historic places since the early 1960s. He is a recognized scholar of Frank Lloyd Wright. He is an eminent and trusted resource for other researchers, historians, and preservation and restoration projects from the Wisconsin State Capitol to Wright’s row of modest American System-Built Homes on Burham St. in [...]
Two proposals are in the works for the block, just off the Square, where our only downtown Frank Lloyd Wright building is located. We need to be very attentive to these proposals, and to future development on this block. We should commit to protecting the dignity of the Robert Lamp House, and avoid enshrouding it [...]
The Madison Trust for Historic Preservation has sponsored a Landmark nomination for The Alano Society Clubhouse (511 N. Carroll St.) under Madison’s Landmark Ordinance. The house, historically the Willett S. & Jennie Main House, was built in 1858. The house is an example of the Gabled Ell form and features Italianate details reflecting Wisconsin architecture [...]
The Baskerville will celebrate its centennial with a free “Tour of the Century” May 10, 4:00 – 7:00 PM and May 11, 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM, 2013, at 121 S. Hamilton Street in Madison. The free guided tours will be led by docents from the Madison Trust for Historic Preservation. In 1907, local Methodist [...]
A Wisconsin Senate bill that would increase the state’s reinvestment in Wisconsin’s historic commercial and income-generating buildings is working its way through the state legislature. The bill would be a benefit to local businesses and local historic character in Wisconsin downtowns and Main Streets by increasing the value of an existing program aimed at historic [...]
The Madison Trust for Historic Preservation will present our 25th annual Madison Area Historic Preservation Awards on May 2 at the Madison Masonic Center, 301 Wisconsin Ave.As always, the event is open to the public.
Owners of three contributing buildings in the Langdon Street Historic District have proposed to demolish them and build a single massive new development in their place. While new development is important and necessary in Madison, our Downtown Plan is clear and consistent that new development in the Langdon St. area take place on appropriate parcels [...]
