Fiscal Note
No City appropriation is required with the approval of this landmark designation.
Title
Approving a landmark nomination of the property located at 415 W Gilman Street as Master Hall (District 2).
Body
WHEREAS, a landmark nomination of the property located at 415 W Gilman Street, City of Madison, Dane County, Wisconsin has been duly filed for review by the Landmarks Commission and approval by the Common Council, as provided for in Section 41.07 of Madison General Ordinances; and
WHEREAS, Chapter 62, Wisconsin Statutes requires that the City must hold a public hearing to designate a landmark, which the City fulfills with public hearings at the Landmarks Commission and Common Council.
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that Master Hall is significant for its association with Madison’s social history and its Brutalist architecture, and that said landmark nomination is hereby approved by the Madison Common Council; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the City Clerk of the City of Madison is hereby authorized to record the designation with the Dane County Register of Deeds; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the City Clerk shall notify the Building Inspector and the City Assessor of this landmark designation; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that following adoption of this resolution, the Landmarks Commission shall affix a plaque identifying the property as a landmark to the landmark or landmark site consistent with the requirements in Section 41.07(8), Madison General Ordinances.
BE IT FINALLY RESOLVED, that Madison is the site of long-term human habitation, and is located on Indigenous land, which is the Ho-Chunk Nation ancestral homeland.