Cardinal Hotel is a hotel in Madison, the United States.[1] Wikidata describes it as “hotel in Madison, United States of America”. It stands about 0.6 km from the centre of Madison.[3]

Overview

The Cardinal Hotel is a railroad hotel built in 1908. It is one-half mile east of the capitol in Madison, Wisconsin. Starting in 1974, under the ownership of Ricardo Gonzalez, the hotel's bar became a hub of Madison's gay and Cuban communities.

From “Cardinal Hotel” on English Wikipedia, by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0.[2]

History and building

It is listed as a National Register of Historic Places listed place. [1]

Location

Measured in a straight line, the hotel is 0.6 km from the centre of Madison. The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Dane County Regional Truax Field (MSN), about 8 km from the centre of Madison.[4]

It is one of 12 hotels in and around Madison recorded in Wikidata, 6 of which have an article in Innpedia.[5] Of the 4 with a recorded opening date, the earliest is Fess Hotel, opened in 1854. See Hotels in Madison.

Other hotels within 1.5 km:

  • Fess Hotel — 0.3 km, opened 1854
  • AC Hotel by Marriott Madison Downtown — 0.4 km
  • Hilton Madison Monona Terrace — 0.4 km
  • Madison Concourse Hotel — 0.8 km
  • The Edgewater — 1.1 km
  • Hampton Inn & Suites Madison Downtown — 1.4 km

See also

References

  1. ^ Cardinal Hotel (Q54952835). Wikidata. CC0.
  2. ^ Cardinal Hotel. Wikipedia. Text excerpted under CC BY-SA 4.0; revision of 2026-09-02.
  3. ^ Madison (Q43788). Wikidata. CC0.
  4. ^ Airports. OurAirports. Public domain.
  5. ^ Hotels in Madison. Wikidata. CC0.

Facts as stated in Wikidata, read in October 2026.

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