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Lancaster County Historical Society details $1.945M grant, timeline for Archives Center renovation
Summary
The Lancaster County Society for Historical Preservation told council it has secured a $1,945,000 state grant and is renovating the old library and Clemson Extension building into an archives center, with construction begun in November and an expected June 2026 completion.
John Craig, chairman of the Lancaster County Society for Historical Preservation, told the Lancaster County Council the group has secured a $1,945,000 state grant to convert the county's old library and adjacent Clemson Extension building into the Lancaster County Archives Center.
Craig outlined work under way on the two historic buildings and an adjoining historic jail property, saying contractors have removed an inappropriate later addition, stripped the Clemson Building roof and will replace windows…
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