Historical Commission Agenda and Packet 2016 08 03 JT

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Page 46 of 150 Community House We have planned a new building for the campus to occupy the now vacant foundation on the north side of the Jacoe Store. The building is scaled to fit comfortably on the campus, staying the same height of the residential and commercial building that formerly occupied the site. The building will host: First floor • An open community space for sharing stories, talking together; • This room could handle groups of up to 30 for Museum or community events; and, • Exhibit display space along walls. The Rex Theatre curtain can be exhibited in this building. Second floor • Office space; • Small research/ reading room; and • ADA -compliant restrooms. Basement • Collections storage, including "compactor" storage to maximize the space; • Storage space for the future; and, • Collections processing. Jacoe Store The focus of the interpretation in the Jacoe Store will be Commercial Life in Louisville. Minimal changes are planned for the store, but there will be new casework for artifacts and archival material. Minor interior changes will allow expansion of the area available for display. The administrative office currently occupying the rear of the building will be relocated to the second floor of the Community House. The table that inspired our work will remain at the center of the Store, and will continue to welcome visitors to share their stories. Jordineffi House This building will be devoted to interpreting Civic Life in Louisville. Our intention is to renovate the interior of the building to create as much open space as possible, to allow accessible display of the newly completed model of the town. Displays around the perimeter of the room will use the existing collection of artifacts and archival material to explore the experience of the people who shaped Louisville from its founding to today. Tomeo House The Tomeo House will continue to serve as the Museum's center to interpret Domestic Life in Louisville. The focus will remain on the families who occupied the house and their relationship with the mining and agricultural history of the city. The current plan calls for structural and cosmetic repairs to the building and a small amount of casework to safely display the existing collection appropriate to the home. We intend to replace the front steps to the building to present a more historically appropriate face to Main Street. No other changes are planned for the building. There will be an accessible restroom built at the rear of the building interior, currently occupied by a partial kitchen. We do not intend to make any changes to the exterior of the building. Summer Kitchen We intend to relocate the Summer Kitchen to align it with the east side and approximately 25 feet to the north of the Jordineffi House. This new location will help create a more usable, open gathering space between all the buildings on the site and a new, north -south axis to the campus. The kitchen will be activated to serve as a focus for outdoor activities and events on the site, possibly restoring its past life as a center for summertime meals. Outhouse The Outhouse will remain in its current location. It will constitute an outdoor point of interpretation of life in the Tomeo House. • What's Next The list of tasks articulated in this plan will serve as the basis for the next phase of the project. Design for the Community House will begin in earnest, a site survey will be required to allow the Alley and other site features to be developed. A team of designers will need to be assembled. Equally as important will be a number of tasks critical to operational success of the project. We suggest a consultant be identified and brought on board to create a business plan for the newly expanded museum. This plan should address staffing requirements for the new facility, earned revenue opportunities to help create a financially sustainable institution, and a realistic projection of the anticipated audience, who will come as individuals, families, and school groups. Structural analyses of the Jacoe Store and Tomeo House should be conducted to identify necessary repairs that will either be included in a comprehensive project budget, or accounted for with separate funding sources.