Historical Commission Agenda and Packet 2016 08 03 JT

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Page 34 of 150 storage space with compactor storage to maximize the space along with an area for staff and volunteers to work on the collections away from the public. It would also serve as a storm shelter for visitors, volunteers, and staff. ADA accessibility in this building will be key and will include the Museum's first ADA accessible restroom and an elevator. Offices on the second floor would comprise the first dedicated office space at the Museum. A small research room could also serve as a location for conducting interviews for the Museum's Oral History Program. Practical Implementation of the Interpretive Plan in the Jacoe Store The focus of the interpretation in the Jacoe Store, which was a Main Street business itself for several decades, will be Commercial Life in Louisville. This building will continue to have a communal table for visitors to share stories, as it does now, and will continue to employ the back door as an intentional device to echo how people informally used back doors historically in Louisville. The office space will move to the Community House, and the existing space will be used more appropriately. Practical Implementation of the Interpretive Plan in the Tomeo House This building will continue to interpret 1930s domestic life in Louisville and will focus on the families who lived in the house. To increase the authenticity of the site, furniture and artifacts will be moved to reflect what has been learned in recent years from a member of the Rossi family about the locations of beds and tables and to exhibit just one instead of three stoves. Museum staff and volunteers will invite visitors to sit and talk at a communal table in the kitchen, just as the Tomeo family and Rossi family would have done. Practical Implementation of the Interpretive Plan in the Jordinelli House The Jordinelli House will be devoted to interpreting civic life in Louisville. The plan for this building includes making interior renovations in order to allow for more open areas, exhibit space in the areas where the collections are currently being stored, and increased accessibility around the replica of downtown Louisville. This building will also have a custom-designed communal table. Practical Implementation of the Interpretive Plan in the Summer Kitchen Under the Needs Assessment plan, the Summer Kitchen could be a focus for outdoor activities on the site instead of being a storage area for collections items that don't need temperature control. For example, catered food could be served from a Dutch door. Practical Implementation of the Interpretive Plan Outdoors on the Museum Campus As Metcalfe observed in its Needs Assessment Report: 26