Museum window project moves into final phase

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  The Old Granite School Building, the home of Falls on the Colorado Museum, is coordinating a fundraising effort to replace storm-damaged windows with focus on energy efficiency and historically-accurate replacements. Contributed/FOCM

  The Old Granite School Building, the home of Falls on the Colorado Museum, is coordinating a fundraising effort to replace storm-damaged windows with focus on energy efficiency and historically-accurate replacements. Contributed/FOCM

The window replacement project at the Falls on the Colorado Museum has moved to the first floor now that all of the second-story windows have sponsors.

The windows at the museum were deteriorating, and many were damaged in a late spring hail storm.

“The window restoration project is crucial for maintaining the building’s historical integrity and improving its energy efficiency," Museum Board Chairman Amanda Seim said.

Sponsors paid $5,000 for upstairs windows, which had to be totally replaced.

First-floor windows will be renovated at a cost of $3,500 each.

“Each sponsorship will include a plaque recognizing the donor’s contribution, prominently displayed on the sponsored window," Seim said.

To make a donation, visit the Old Granite School fundraising webpage, givebutter. com/fallsmuseum, or the "Support" tab on the museum’s website at fallsmuseum.org.

Replacing the windows is just part of a renovation project currently underway to shore up the 133-yearold structure and open the top floor for exhibits.

The second story has been closed to the public since the museum moved into the building in 2010.

The Old Granite School is owned by the Marble Falls Independent School District, which dedicated $250,000 to strengthening the second floor and fixing cracks in the exterior.

That work is nearing completion. Museum officials are raising an additional $250,000 to replace the windows and repair two staircases and banisters as part of Phase 1. Phase 2 will involve raising $250,000 to outfit the space for exhibits.

The museum is located at 2001 Broadway in the Old Granite School building. Hours are from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Mondays through Saturdays.

Admission is free.

For more information visit the website at fallsmuseum.org or email focmuseumchair@gmail.com.