Relight the Marquee
The Madison Trust for Historic Preservation is currently raising money to restore the Orpheum’s Marquee to its original 1927 grandeur.
Donations can be made an any time. Checks should be made payable to the Madison Trust for Historic Preservation, attention “Relight the Marquee” and mailed to PO Box 296, Madison, WI 53701-0296.
To visit the Orpheum Theatre’s Web site, click here.
Council Votes to Protect Capitol Square Landmarks
The Madison Common Council approved landmark status for three properties on N. Pinckney Street at its April 22 meeting.
The building nominations were prepared by the Madison Trust and the city’s Landmarks Commission advanced all three unanimously. The Council takes the final vote on all city landmarks.
On April 22, the Common Council also approved a fourth Madison landmark, the Steinle Turret Co. on Waubesa St., also known as the Kupfer Ironworks, and soon to be home of the Goodman Atwood Community Center. “While applauded by the Madison Trust, that nomination was not our handiwork,” said James Westring, president of the Madison Trust.
“We thank everyone who came out to support the nominations,” said James Westring, president of the Madison Trust. “Part of our mission it to advocate for the city’s historic built environment.” The newly landmarked properties are part of a collection of intact 19th and early 20th century buildings, the last such grouping on the Capitol Square.
Urban Land Interests, a Madison developer, is planning a mixed-use project for pat of the block. The Common Council vote means that the Madison Landmarks Commission must review proposals that affect the landmarked properties.
The new landmarks are:
7-9 N. Pinckney St.
- 7: Olson and Veerhusen Building, 1899 (now offices)
- 9: Hobbins Block, 1906 (Wait Chiropractic)
21-25 N. Pinckney St.
- 21: Maeder Building, 1871 (Harvest restaurant)
- 25: Ellsworth Block, 1871 (The Old Fashioned)
27 N. Pinckney St.
- 27: Winterbotham Building, 1897 (L’Etoile and Café Soleil)
To download a document about the block, click here.
Thank you for your support of the Madison Trust and our advocacy on behalf of Madison’s historic built environment.
City Council Approves Two New Landmarks
The Madison City Council approved two new landmark buildings at its meeting on Feb. 26. Both the Schubert Building at 120 W. Mifflin St. and the Doris House at 605 W. Main St. were nominated as landmarks by the Madison Trust.
The Schubert building is a Queen Anne style building that was designed in 1908 by Ferdinand Kronenberg. It was built for Andrew Schubert who operated the Silver Dollar Saloon in the building until 1917 when Madison imposed prohibition before passage of the 18th Amendment. More recently the building was home to Badger Office Supplies.
For more, click here.
The Doris House was built in 1857 when the neighborhood was experiencing an influx of industrial and construction workers and their families, primarily Irish, fueled by the developing railroad system. The Doris House is a two-story, side-gabled example of the Greek Revival style popular both nationally and locally from about 1830 to 1860.
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