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Hidden 4th-floor stairway uncovered; commission to review proposal to reopen view
Summary
A staff presentation and historical review documented a previously concealed narrow stairway and historic 1900 bridge over the North Grand Stair; staff will return with cost estimates and a formal proposal for the commission to vote on at a future meeting.
Commission staff and an architectural historian presented new findings about the Michigan State Capitol's 4th Floor and a concealed stairway that was discovered behind a wainscot access panel.
Collections staff member Barb Camuto described finding a narrow portion of a stair hidden behind an access panel; staff opened a locked panel and confirmed an intact enclosed stair that appears to have been buried during earlier modifications. Camuto said staff will not seek a vote…
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