Madison’s first “skyscraper,” a nine-story, downtown building opened in 1915 and formerly known as the Churchill Building or the Gay Building for developer Leonard Gay, is set to be transformed into a boutique hotel, the Wisconsin State Journal reports. The building, at 16 N. Carroll St. on the Capitol Square, prompted the city’s first building height limits to preserve views of the state Capitol. It was later bought by Hovde Properties, its current owner, and was recently listed in the Wisconsin and U.S. registers of historic places.Hovde Properties’ plans would substantially renovate the structure, removing drop ceilings and years of wallpaper, paneling, paint and more, and reopen the Churchill Building in late 2026 as an 84-room Marriott Tribute Portfolio hotel with an early 20th century ambience.
The building’s surviving original elements, including iron railings along the staircase and mosaic entryway tiles, will be preserved throughout the renovation. Hovde Properties is working with historic preservation officials and seeking state and federal tax credits to offset the additional costs...
RSK: WIsh him all the luck....actually not a bad idea.
Ken Notes: The ultimate building conversion will be the DHFS building next to the convention center. We also need to film a Batman Movie there!
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