Jefferson County Board of Commissioners members met Wednesday with architectural firms being considered to design plans to rebuild the Courthouse. All of the firms have experience in working on historic government buildings.
7/30/2009
Album ID: 809711
Photos by Ken Ritchie
WORK BEGINS AT COURTHOUSE ANNEX
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Curtis Earl of Hanover sweeps up tile that was removed from the Jefferson County Courthouse annex building Thursday. Earl is part of a crew from Gary Whiddon Construction that is renovating the former Eagles Lodge for use as a court and office building until the Courthouse is repaired. The Courthouse was damaged by fire May 20. Whiddon said the projected deadline for the work is about 90 days, but he said he expects to be finished in about 60 days.
7/24/2009
Album ID: 804075
Photos by Ken Ritchie
ASSESSING THE DAMAGE
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Jefferson County Board of Commissioners President Julie Berry toured the courtroom of the Circuit Court on the third floor of the Jefferson County Courthouse on Thursday with architects wanting to submit statements of qualifications to repair the Courthouse, which was severely damaged by fire May 20. The statements will be accepted until July 9. “There will be no provision for somebody coming in late,” Berry said. Delta Services Inc. of Indianapolis is doing demolition work on the third floor in order to install membrane along the walls and floor to serve as a protective coating from the elements. The membrane will drain out like a giant sink. It will cost about $41,000.
7/3/2009
Album ID: 790603
Photos by By Brian Jones
DOCUMENTS RETURNED
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The first batch of documents have been returned from Electronic Restoration Services to the Jefferson County Courthouse’s displaced offices. This box of files from the recorder’s office that arrived this week show the signs of ink that ran, but otherwise the documents seem to be in good shape. Documents received water damage when the Courthouse roof and cupola burned May 20.
6/16/2009
Album ID: 778858
Photos by Ken Ritchie
A SPECTACULAR REMINDER
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On the day before the Jefferson County Courthouse was ravaged by fire, Andrew Forrester took a series of photographs to commemorate the freshly painted gold dome and refurbished cupola.
6/6/2009
Album ID: 773194
Photos by Ken Ritchie
Furniture bought at a bargain price
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King’s Daughters’ Hospital employee Tommy Wingham, uses a forklift to cart file cabinets and other supplies to be used in temporary county offices off a truck and out to several holding stations Tuesday.
6/3/2009
Album ID: 769210
Photos by Ken Ritchie
BELL RECOVERED
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The fire-charred bell was removed from the rubble of the Jefferson County Courthouse on Friday. County Manager Joe Robinson said he and Duane Hall were the last to ring the bell during the National Crime Victims’ Rights Week vigil on April 30. The bell has a decorative band including a line of figures and the inscriptions “Buckeye Foundry,” “1864 Cincinnati,” “Tuned Letter E,” and “G.W. Coffin & Co.”
5/30/2009
Album ID: 767153
Photos by Ken Ritchie
Dome removed from Courthouse - KR
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After an entire day of preparation, the Jefferson County Courthouse dome and half of the cupola were picked up and safely placed on the ground in a span of less than 30 minutes on Thursday.
5/29/2009
Album ID: 765912
Photos by Ken Ritchie
Dome removed from Courthouse - BJ
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After an entire day of preparation, the Jefferson County Courthouse dome and half of the cupola were picked up and safely placed on the ground in a span of less than 30 minutes on Thursday.
5/29/2009
Album ID: 765921
Photos by By Brian Jones
Dome set to come down
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New urgency; damaged dome has already begun to shift. Portions of the dome and cupola of the Jefferson County Courthouse were scheduled to be removed today after workers arrived Wednesday with heavy-duty cranes to lift the unstable structure off the building, weather permitting.
