Gay Building

MADISON, Wis. – On March 6th, 2025, the Wisconsin Historical Society announces the listing of the Gay Building in Madison (Dane County) on the State Register of Historic Places. The nine-story building at 16 North Carroll Street overlooks the Capitol Square.

The Gay Building, now called the Churchill Building, was erected between 1913 to 1915 while the present Wisconsin State Capitol was also under construction. Concern over the Gay Building’s height was the opening shot in an intense decade-long debate among city officials, residents, and planners around “skyscrapers”.