The project as proposed by the Department of Administration
- Demolish its aging Central Services Facility at 202 S. Thornton Ave. (the original construction dates to 1896)
- Build four-story, 188,733-square-foot facility on the
- 5.1-acre site is located next to the Yahara river, city bike paths and railroad tracks.
- Cost: $46.7 million
- Collections to be housed
- Wisconsin Historical Society
- Wisconsin Veterans Museum
- Tentative timeline
- Demolish in fall 2013
- Begin construction May 2014
- Complete project August 2016
Status of current archives
- Spaces are too small
- Lack of necessary infrastructure and support services
- Leaky pipes
- Lack of appropriate temperature and humidity controls and
- Insufficient security
In 2011, DOA announced plans to build a archives preservation facility on Troy Drive on Madison's northeast side -- near Warner Park -- but neighbors didn't want it there.
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