Residents of eclectic Mansion Hill district protective of historic neighborhood

Since the Hammes Co. proposed a massive redevelopment of the venerable Edgewater Hotel this summer, debate has raged over whether the project is suitable to the historic region appropriately named Mansion Hill. But thereâ??s much more to the region than the area surrounding the Edgewater. The neighborhood, which stretches from the lake to the Capitol, and west toward the UW-Madison campus, encompasses a wide range of residents, from students to long-time owners, fraternities to cooperatives, churches and bed and breakfasts.