The state of Wisconsin is shifting the preferred site of the proposed $120 million, 100,000-square-foot Wisconsin Historical Society museum, according to a report from the Wisconsin State Journal.
The museum, currently located at the top of State Street, will move to a full block near the Capitol Square that now holds the four-story, 271,493-square-foot General Executive Facility. The site is bounded by the 200 blocks of East Washington Avenue and East Main Street, and 100 blocks of South Butler and Webster streets. The existing building, built in 1971, currently houses the state departments of Children and Families and Workforce Development and includes a parking garage. The proposal calls for the demolition of the current building. The Wisconsin Department of Administration will start the selection process for an architect and engineering team to redevelop the block and design a new museum.
