Property Record
1919 Alliant Energy Center Way (AKA 1919 EXPO WAY)
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | Dane County Memoral Coliseum |
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| Other Name: | Dane County Coliseum, Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Alliant Energy Center |
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| Reference Number: | 108153 |
| Location (Address): | 1919 Alliant Energy Center Way (AKA 1919 EXPO WAY) |
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| County: | Dane |
| City: | Madison |
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| Year Built: | 1967 |
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| Survey Date: | 1973 |
| Historic Use: | stadium/arena |
| Architectural Style: | Other Vernacular |
| Structural System: | Steel Frame |
| Wall Material: | Concrete |
| Architect: | Law, Law, Potter and Nystrom |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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| Additional Information: | A low, domed roof is made of metal. "The Dane County Memorial Coliseum is designed to accommodate large sporting events, trade shows, ice events, etc. The main seating area is 312 ft in diameter with a height of almost 100 ft. and no interior columns. An unobstructed view for over 10,000 seats is provided beneath the steel dome structure." A Celebration of Architecture: Wisconsin Society of Architects Tour of Significant Architecture, 1979. Charles W. Yoder & Associates were the project’s consulting engineers. |
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| Bibliographic References: | A Celebration of Architecture: Wisconsin Society of Architects Tour of Significant Architecture, 1979. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |