[2] The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1982, considered the best representative of intact large-scale Art Deco architecture in Madison.

[3] As Wisconsin's state government outgrew existing facilities, the legislature recognized the need for more office space in Madison.

The two-story entrance on Wilson Street is flanked by colossal fluted columns and lit by bronze lamps.

The south wing was finally completed in 1956, with Cullen again the general contractor and new State Architect Roger Kirschhoff supervising.

[4] The masonry wall construction of the first and main units built lack a water drainage system, albeit typical for their 1930s vintage.