County reviews historic courthouse restoration

  • The county is considering a restoration to execute needed repairs and bring the 1885 Historic Shelby County courthouse up to current state historical accessibility codes. The projected cost revealed in last week’s meeting would be $7 million funded by grants with the county’s share at $1 million. Andi Foster | Light and Champion
    The county is considering a restoration to execute needed repairs and bring the 1885 Historic Shelby County courthouse up to current state historical accessibility codes. The projected cost revealed in last week’s meeting would be $7 million funded by grants with the county’s share at $1 million. Andi Foster | Light and Champion
    The final report on the master plan for restoration of the 1885 Historic Shelby County Courthouse and grant application to fund it, dominated the Wednesday, April 17 meeting of the Shelby County Commissioners’ Court. Jay Firsching of Texas-based historic preservation consulting firm HRTC Services presented it accompanied by Anne Stimmel of Architexas, a project partner. Fi...

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