Waukesha County wants out from any regulation by the City of Waukesha’s landmarks ordinance. And State Representative Scott Allen now seeks to exempt all of Wisconsin’s counties from every city’s landmark ordinance.
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George Delaplaine was not the first occupant of what we now call the Old Governor’s Mansion. That was Julius T. White, a prominent businessman. Nor was Delaplaine the most famous resident. That would either be Robert M. La Follette or Ole Bull. Nevertheless, George Delaplaine is a person of interest when talking about the history of the Old Governor’s Mansion.
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As a water pumping station transformed into apartments, Madison’s Nichols Station is a fine example of adaptive reuse—giving new life to a building that has outlived its original purpose.
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