Preservation Programs

The Madison Trust's programming provides our members and the public with opportunities to learn about historic preservation through webinars, seminars, and workshops.

These may include best practices for the restoration and maintenance of older and historic homes; how to contribute to historic preservation work happening in your community; discovering more about architectural history; and a better understanding of local, state, and national designation tools and resources.

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Virtual program tickets open December 1!

Virtual program tickets:

$5 Madison Trust Members | $10 General Public

Conover & Porter

January 22, 2025

The firm of Conover & Porter, based in Madison, WI, was recognized as a regionally significant architectural firm at the end of the nineteenth century. Their projects are some of the most prominent buildings in Madison. This presentation will share the history of the firm and highlight four of their projects that have been planned or worked on by Stacey Z. Keller of InSite Consulting Architects.

Speaker Stacey Z. Keller, AIA, NOMA, NCARB is a senior historic architect at InSite Consulting Architects. She has a passion for service: for the built environment and its diversity. Her expertise is in renovations and historic preservation/adaptive reuse projects. She’s a board member and the current secretary for MTHP and the Secretary/Treasurer for AIA Wisconsin. Stacey is an award winning architect recognized for her: 2024 AIA WI Golden Award, 2020 Athena Award, 2020 UWM Alumni Community Service Award, and the 2020 AIA Young Architects Award at both the state and national levels.

Frank Lloyd Wright

Frank Lloyd Wright’s Roots & Leacy in Madison

February 27, 2025

Frank Lloyd Wright was born and spent much of his life just outside of Madison, WI. This talk will explore how his built and unbuilt works have shaped and influenced the historic and current architectural landscape in Madison and throughout the Midwest.

Speaker Emily Butler is the Associate Vice President of Strategic Partnerships & Initiatives at the Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation. Emily is based at Taliesin in Spring Green, WI. She holds a B.A. in Anthropology from Temple University and a Masters in Preservation Studies from Tulane University.

Arthur Peabody

Arthur Peabody, Our State & University Architect in Madison

March 12, 2025

Arthur Peabody served as the university architect for the University of Wisconsin from 1905 to 1915 and as the state architect of Wisconsin from 1915 to 1938, designing many of the landmark buildings on the UW-Madison campus and throughout downtown Madison. Peabody was also influential in the university's first comprehensive facilities plan in 1908 and again as an updated plan in 1927. This presentation will highlight some of his most important works as well as the campus facilities plans that continue to influence campus planning today.

Speaker Gary A. Brown, PLA, FASLA is a retired professional landscape architect who worked at the University of Wisconsin for over 38 years where he served as the director of Campus Planning and Landscape Architecture from 2001 to 2023. He also was the university’s historic preservation officer, environmental affairs officer, and the inaugural director of the university’s 300-acre Lakeshore Nature Preserve. He was inducted as a Fellow in the American Society of Landscape Architects in 2004 for his administrative works, serving ASLA on both the state and national level for over 40 years. Since his retirement in early 2023, he has served on the Middleton Hills Neighborhood Association board and on their Architectural Review Committee. He also is a trustee of the Wisconsin Union Association and is working on the history of campus planning at UW-Madison, focusing on the people who created those plans from the 1840s to present day.

Potter Lawson program tickets open April 1!

In-person program tickets:

$10 Madison Trust Members | $15 General Public

Potter Lawson

Potter Lawson: 111 Years of Architecture Shaping our Community

April 30, 2025

*In-person program at Potter Lawson. Tickets open April 1.

As Madison’s oldest firm with deep roots - come and wander through our studios history as we open our archives to celebrate projects that transformed our practice, influenced our community, and put Madison on the map.

Speaker Rebecca Prochaska: As President + CEO of Potter Lawson, Rebecca has grown up in and around the firm and has a passion for celebrating the rich history of Potter Lawson, past firm leaders that went on to influence civic government, as well as the human-centric stories and projects that have contributed to our vibrant hometown of Madison. We look forward to sharing our history and the impact our craft of architecture has played over the last 111 years!

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