Memorial Union

Style: Renaissance Revival
City: Madison, WI

Memorial Union is the University of Wisconsin's landmark student union, built in the Renaissance Revival style and recognized as a contributing property on the National Register of Historic Places as well as the Wisconsin State Register of Historic Places. Its facade and lakeside terrace are among the most visible and well-known gathering spaces on campus.

the building

The terrace. Memorial Union's terrace is prominently visible and forms the building's most recognizable public-facing feature, drawing crowds along the lakefront.

the style

The building was designed in the Renaissance Revival style, giving its facade a formal, historicist character distinct from the more modern buildings later added to the campus union complex.

significance

Memorial Union is listed as a contributing property on the National Register of Historic Places and is also included in the Wisconsin State Register of Historic Places.

nearby

University of Wisconsin Science Hall 320 ft · Romanesque Revival · 1887
University of Wisconsin Armory and Gymnasium 380 ft · Romanesque Revival · 1894
State Historical Society 390 ft · Neoclassical
North Hall 0.2 mi · Greek Revival · 1851
Judge Arthur B. Braley House 0.4 mi · Gothic Revival · 1875
John J. Suhr House 0.5 mi · Second Empire · 1902

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