The Landmarks Commission reviewed the Block 100 Foundation’s proposal for State St. but stopped short of a decision on the demolition of the Landmark Schubert building, referring it to their next meeting.
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 [...]
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 [...]
In his latest blog post, Mayor Soglin defends due process and the integrity of existing zoning ordinances.
Madison boasts one of the best examples of Victorian Gothic residential architecture in Wisconsin, the William Leitch house at the corner of E. Gorham and N. Livingston Sts. But for many years it has sat unkempt and languishing, the front porch sagging in disrepair. The house was put up for sale four years ago [...]