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Hagerstown advances renovation of Jonathan Hager House visitor center; phase 1 bids due next week
Summary
City staff updated the mayor and council on a multi-phase renovation of the Jonathan Hager House visitor center, describing a 600-square-foot retrofit paid with capital funds and Appalachian Regional Commission support and plans for a larger phase 2 if additional grant funding is secured.
City staff told the Hagerstown Mayor and City Council on Aug. 5 that work is underway to renovate the Jonathan Hager House visitor center and that phase 1 bids will be returned next week.
The update came from Eric Dyke and Kaye Osmer of the recreation department, who said the project will gut and retrofit about 600 square feet of adjacent visitor-space to add displays, lighting, flooring and electrical upgrades and to make self-guided and digital interpretive options available in addition to the house tour.
The phase-1 construction work, described as demolition of cabinetry and interior retrofit, is funded in part through the city’s capital improvement program and a $100,000…
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