[BCMA] conservation building design for large equipment restoration

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Hi Jennifer -

When I visited Mystic Seaport in Mystic, Connecticut a couple of 
years ago,  I toured their Henry B. duPont Preservation Shipyard, 
which included a large 2-story workshop with an upper floor gallery 
from which visitors could watch staff and volunteers working on the 
Museum's historic vessels.  Here's a link to one of their web pages 
that gives a glimpse of the interior of that building: 
http://www.mysticseaport.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=home.viewPage&page_id=05F74191-D78C-D0C6-64E2AB6C7E72F3B6. 
I think it was constructed in the 1970s or 1980's. Mystic Seaport 
staff could tell you more about it if you are interested.

Good luck with your project,

Susan Green
Heritage Register Officer
BC Heritage Branch, Victoria
Susan.J.Green at gov.bc.ca

At 11:43 AM 9/24/2009, you wrote:
>We are undertaking a capital project to erect a building on our property
>that would serve as a year-round place to restore full-size rolling stock.
>The conservation of these large artifacts will require a solid structure
>with room for equipment, working space, storage, and perhaps a space from
>where the public may safely observe the work being done.  We think that we
>have room for a building that could house enough track for one car to be
>worked on at a time with doors that open front and back so that movement of
>the rolling stock would be easier.
>
>In exploring the design of a building like this one, we thought we would see
>if there are any similar structures that have been erected fairly recently
>and if it would be possible to have a look at the designs.  In seeking
>funding for this project it is in our best interest to keep design costs
>down as they can be very high when we will also have to seek funding for the
>construction itself.
>
>Any asssistance would be helpful,
>Thanks
>Jennifer
>
>Jennifer Dunkerson
>Executive Director
>Revelstoke Railway Museum
>P.O. Box 3018
>Revelstoke, BC
>V0E 2S0
>Phone 250-837-6060
>Fax 250-837-3732
>Cell 250-837-1564
>president.railway at telus.net
>www.railwaymuseum.com
>
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