Merced historic courthouse museum set for million dollar remodel

MERCED, Calif. (KFSN) -- One of the oldest buildings successful Merced County is getting a large makeover.

Wednesday, a groundbreaking took spot to footwear disconnected the much than 3 cardinal dollar renovation.

The existent courthouse depository was built successful 1875, and section leaders accidental it's clip for upgrades.

"With a gathering this old, it's going to decay successful definite areas oregon deteriorate, truthful this is overmuch needed to support its integrity," said Merced County Supervisor Josh Pedrozo.

The remodel groundbreaking comes conscionable 1 week aft the aged region precocious schoolhouse and room crossed the thoroughfare went up successful flames.

That historical gathering is present reduced to rubble.

"It was a tragic nonaccomplishment to our community," said Merced Co. Historical Society Director Sarah Lim.

In September, a occurrence destroyed a vacant furnishings store and an aged warehouse from the 1900s, sending 2 radical to the hospital.

Merced County Historical Society manager Sarah Lim says the caller nonaccomplishment of those unsocial architectural buildings reflecting the community's past makes this makeover much meaningful.

"It's adjacent much important to sphere this humanities landmark and an icon of our county," said Lim.

Merced County Public Works Director Nathan Bray says they volition research the harm aft removing the paint, aiming to hole the breached windows, regenerate the missing decorative elements and springiness the operation a caller look.

Lim hopes it volition past for generations arsenic a awesome of justness for all.

"It is our identity, knowing our past, and the humanities gathering is simply a reminder of who we are and however we got here," said Lim.

The building's 150th solemnisation volition beryllium connected October 4th of adjacent year, and leaders accidental that's erstwhile you tin expect to spot immoderate advancement connected the million-dollar makeover.

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