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THE NEED TO EXPAND:
The collections of the Jefferson County Historical Society include an estimated
half million historic documents, more than 20,000 photographs and 15,000 artifacts. The current Research Center opened
in 2003 and was quickly filled to capacity with research materials and researchers.
The new facility will have ample space for all of the collections and will
provide proper environmental controls to ensure their long-term preservation.
Artifacts will be readily accessible for exhibiting and for research purposes.
Additional public space will also become available.
Preliminary drawings Research Center addition.
The project:
Two-story, 8,700-square-foot steel structure
Temperature and humidity controlled space for all JCHS collections
Compact shelving system for maximum space efficiency
Conservation lab for care and preservation of artifacts
Exhibition prep workshop
Covered walkway connecting the new building to the existing building
FUNDING:
$350,000 from the Jefferson County Genealogical Society
$450,000 from Washington State's Heritage Capital Projects Fund
$200,000 challenge grant from the Murdock Trust
$50,000 bequest from the estate of Steve Levin
$20,000 from individual JCHS Trustees and JCHS & JCGS members
$50,000 from Clayton Jones, a Rothschild Family descendent
$200,000 from the Seattle Foundation
$200,000 from the Norcliffe Foundation
$10,000 from the Ferguson Foundation
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Tuesday
November 15
Both buildings complete.
Monday
October 31
Collections Building Complete.
THURSDAY
SEPTEMBER 29
Right after hydroseeding.
Wednesday
September 28
Landscaping completed
SUNDAY September 25
Nearing completion
From the back, serious climate control.
THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 22
Stairway to second floor, second floor artifact
storage.
MONDAY SEPTEMBER 19
Landscape plants going in.
Connection between buildings.
Monday September 5
Exterior stairways and landscaping materials.
THURSDAY August 25
Walls painted, waiting for light bulbs.
Tuesday July 14
THURSDAY, JUNE 30
THURSDAY, JUNE
16
Lots of insulation installation commences.
Wednesday, June
8
The floor of the second floor is going in.
Wednesday, June
1
Rails for movable storage are in place.
The roof and the second floor going in.
Wednesday , May
18
MONDAY, May 16
Wednesday, May
11
Building erection begins.
Monday, May 9,
2010
Concrete pouring for the slab.
Concrete slab about half poured.
Monday, May 2,
2011
More parts of the building arrive.
Friday, April 29, 2011
Parts of the building arrive.
Wednesday,
April 27, 2011
Ready to pour more concrete.
Electrical and plumbing work is underway.
MONDAY, APRIL 25, 2011
More muddy earth moving.
Thursday, April 21, 2011
Concrete foundation in place.
Wednesday, April 20, 2011
Ten truckloads of concrete! (So far)
Monday, April 18, 2011
Foundation work continues.
Wednesday, April 6, 2011
Work begins on building concrete forms.
MONDAY, MARCH 29, 2011
Spring is here and work resumes after a week of waiting
for the mud to dry out.
THURSDAY, MARCH 10, 2011
Lots of mud!
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 9, 2011
Earthwork progresses and the beginning of a new
access road.
TUESDAY, MARCH 8, 2011
A load of trees removed to make way for a
construction access road.
THURSDAY, MARCH 3, 2011
Tree removal begins at the Research Center to
make way for construction.
Seaton Construction of Port Townsend is the sub-contractor site development.
Saturday, February 26,
2011
Bev Brice and Lynne Sterling break ground on
Research Center expansion.
Members and friends of the Jefferson County Historical Society
shoveled away some snow and broke ground for the expanded Research Center. The
building will be completed this summer. The Research Center will remain open
during most of the construction.
Little & Little Construction of Port Townsend was
chosen by a committee of JCHS and JCGS members to be the general contractor for
the project. Here, Bob Little (with shovel) and Alex Little (right) help break
ground.
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