Madison ยท Mansion Hill
Mansion Hill Inn
Alexander McDonnell's 1857 German Romanesque Revival mansion on Madison's Mansion Hill, now an 11-room inn owned by Trek Bicycle.
- Built
- 1857Built 1857 as a residence for Alexander A. McDonnell; restored as a bed and breakfast beginning in 1983.
- Style
- Romanesque Revival
- Architect
- August Kutzbock; Samuel Hunter Donnel
- Type
- Boutique hotel
- Rooms
- 11
- Area
- Mansion Hill
- Credentials
- Listed on the National Register of Historic Places
The story
The 9,000-square-foot German Romanesque Revival mansion was built in 1857 for Alexander A. McDonnell, one of Madison’s early builders, on the rise then called “Big Bug Hill.” It later belonged to George and Carrie Pierce, whose name it carries on the National Register (listed 1972). In 1983 The Alexander Company restored the house as a small luxury bed and breakfast, and Trek Bicycle acquired it in 2008. It now runs as an 11-room boutique hotel with a regular jazz series.
Good to know
- Breakfast: included
- Address: 424 North Pinckney Street, Madison, WI 53703
Sources (2)
Last verified October 2026. Details change; confirm with the inn before you book.