Small Wisconsin town has big dreams

A little to the left

Published: February 27, 2013
Tags: Findorff, Harnack, J.H. Findorff & Son, Madison Central Library, Wall-Tech

Wall-Tech Inc.’s Mark Hildebrand builds metal studs Jan. 25 at the Madison Central Library.

Lift off

Published: December 11, 2012
Tags: Findorff, Harnack, J.H. Findorff & Son, Madison Central Library, Wall-Tech

Todd Anderson of Wall-Tech Inc., Madison, rides a lift Nov. 21 while working on an exposed section of the Madison Central Library.

Check out time

Published: December 4, 2012
Tags: Findorff, H.J. Martin & Son, Harnack, J.H. Findorff & Son, Madison Central Library

Kevin Smith of H.J. Martin & Son Inc., Green Bay, caulks and seals windows on the third floor of the Madison Central Library on Nov. 21.

Burning bright

Published: October 3, 2012
Tags: Capital Steel Erectors, Harnack, J.H. Findorff & Son, Karl Drengberg, Madison Central Library

Karl Drengberg of Capital Steel Erectors Inc., Blue Mounds, welds decking material Sept. 18 while at the Madison Central Library.

Cut above

Published: June 11, 2012
Tags: Findorff, Findorff & Son, Harnack, J.H. Findorff & Son, Madison Central Library

Randall Kamenick of J.H. Findorff & Son Inc., Madison, removes an excess piece of metal May 15 from the Madison Central Library in Madison.

Concrete care

Published: May 23, 2012
Tags: Chris Landsverk, Findorff, Findorff & Son, Harnack, Madison Central Library

Chris Landsverk of J.H. Findorff & Son Inc., Madison, repairs a concrete column on the second floor of the Madison Central Library on May 15.

Madison aldermen want rebid on library

Published: December 29, 2011
Tags: Central Public Library, Cullen, DBE, Findorff, J.H. Findorff & Son, J.P. Cullen & Sons, Larry Palm, Madison Central Library, Mark Clear, Mike May, Rich Lynch, Scott Resnick

Three Madison aldermen want the city to rebid the Central Public Library reconstruction, not because of the threat of a lawsuit, but because, they say, it’s the right thing to do.

Madison’s State Street block faces overhaul

Published: December 20, 2011
Tags: Block 100 Foundation, Findorff, J.H. Findorff & Son, Jason Tish, Jerome Frautschi, Madison, Madison Central Library, Madison Trust for Historic Preservation, Overture Center for the Arts, Pleasant Rowland, Potter Lawson, State Street

The names behind a proposed State Street redevelopment project worry Madison preservationists more than the threat of change.

Madison Central Library design evolves

Published: October 27, 2010
Tags: Access to Independence, library, Madison, Madison Central Library, Overture Center

By James Briggs Madison’s Central Library is about to have a more welcoming handshake, according to the latest drawings from Meyer, Scherer & Rockcastle Ltd., the design firm in charge of the library’s $29.5 million renovation. The building is likely to include an expansive glass atrium at the main entrance and a new entrance on [...]