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Sumner County committee approves Brownhouse restoration scope, architects to return with defined design fees
Summary
At a joint General Operations meeting, county architects urged stabilizing the historic Brownhouse first; the committee approved a defined-use project for the house, scheduled a site visit and set an April 16 follow-up to finalize design scope.
Sumner County’s General Operations Committee voted unanimously to approve a defined-use project for the William and Martha Brown ‘‘Brownhouse’’ at a special joint meeting focused on how to proceed with restoration and possible park integration.
Blake Daniels, a partner at Daniels Chamber of Architects, told the committee the immediate priority should be to preserve and stabilize the 18th/19th-century log structure before making larger park investments. "Step number one is preserve. Nothing's happening. Columns are falling off," Daniels said, urging a phased approach that uses the $500,000 donation tied to the Brown will for immediate stabilization work and a later ‘‘à la carte’’ menu of improvements as further…
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