A red brick gothic revival mansion that stands on a ridge of North Prospect Avenue is losing its primary occupant, a frustrated handyman, but getting the largest renovation of its 95 years.
University of Wisconsin-Madison Chancellor John Wiley is leaving Olin House at 130 N. Prospect Ave., the traditional chancellor’s home, and moving to a downtown condo while workers perform more than $1 million in privately funded restoration work.
Although the university expects that future chancellors will live in the house after the renovations are completed and Wiley retires, Wiley himself has no inclination to return.