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Directions and Maps to
DHS State Office Building
1 West Wilson Street
Madison, WI

The 1 West Wilson Street building in Madison is located two blocks from the State Capitol, across Wilson Street from the City-County Building and directly behind the Monona Terrace Convention Center.  It is also known as the Wilson Street State Office Building.

Directions from Milwaukee via Interstate 94:

  1. As you approach Madison, take the Highway 30 West exit (Exit 240).  You will travel on Highway 30 for several miles.

  2. From Highway 30, take the State Capitol exit (Highway US 151 which is also East Washington Avenue).

  3. Take US 151 (East Washington Avenue) all the way to downtown Madison.  As you travel on East Washington Avenue, you will approach the State Capitol.

  4. About 4 blocks before the Capitol, follow US 151 from East Washington Avenue by turning left onto Blair Street.  Take Blair Street for three blocks, and turn right on Wilson Street.
    Note:  Several streets converge at the intersection of Blair and Wilson streets.  Turn right at the stoplight and you will be on Wilson Street.  Do NOT go through the intersection and turn right.  This will put you on John Nolen Drive and you can't get into the parking ramp.

  5. Continue on Wilson Street for five blocks.  The Monona Terrace Convention Center and 1 West Wilson Street will be on your left.

  6. Turn left into the parking ramp entrance for the Monona Terrace Convention Center.  This entrance is immediately after the 1 West Wilson Street building.   Take a ticket as you enter the parking structure.  Do not park in any space with a "Reserved" or "Assigned" sign.

Once you have parked, use an exit in the parking ramp on the side away from the lake.  The large gray building outside these exits is 1 West Wilson Street.  Walk around the building and use the entrances on Wilson Street.  The elevators are in the center of the building and in wings to the right and left sides.  The parking cost is approximately $1.00 per hour.

Maps

Capitol square area of downtown Madison (exit DHS)  

Detailed view of Monona Terrace parking entrance  (exit DHS)  

Please note that one-way streets are shown with solid black arrows.  Entrances to parking ramps are shown as black-outlined, white arrows.

Detailed map (exit DHS, JPG) of downtown Madison.  1 West Wilson is located near the lower center portion of the map.  It is located behind the Monona Terrace and next to the Hilton.

General map (exit DHS, PDF) of the Madison area.  To enlarge the map, click on the "+" button on the toolbar.  Once you locate Lake Monona, 1 West Wilson is located to the left of the lake.

Last Revised: April 16, 2009