Plummer House Water Tower Construction Documents
To contract with qualified professionals to prepare construction documents for the preservation of the Henry S. Plummer House water tower, listed in the National Register of Historic Places.
$4,500,000 the first year and $6,500,000 the second year are for history programs and projects operated or conducted by or through local, county, regional, or other historical or cultural organizations or for activities to preserve significant historic and cultural resources. Funds are to be distributed through a competitive grant process. The Minnesota Historical Society must administer these funds using established grant mechanisms, with assistance from the advisory committee created under Laws 2009, chapter 172, article 4, section 2, subdivision 4, paragraph (b), item (ii).
Available upon request. grants@mnhs.org
The immediate goal of this project was to complete construction documents for the first phase of the restoration plan outlined in the 2017 Plummer House Water Tower building assessment. With construction drawings for all phases of the stabilization and restoration plan now complete, this goal has been exceeded. We are on track to meet our longer term targets, which are (1) to use the construction documents to undertake a phased "bricks and mortar" stabilization and restoration project, (2) to observe that the building is no longer subject to water and pest infiltration, and that safety issues have been addressed, after the restoration is complete, and (3) to be able to open the historic tower to visitors.
Available upon request, grants@mnhs.org