Open House & Funding

Open House

Approximately 200 people attended the open house at the Fisher Mansion on October 31, 2009 to take a tour, visit information stations that provided details from the draft Historic Structure Report (HSR) findings, and have the opportunity to provide feedback. A highlight of the open house was the opportunity to see the original wood floor in the library and dining room, which was discovered to be intact during the HSR team’s investigations. In addition to revealing the wood flooring, the City’s property management crew also opened up the top half of the gypsum board walls that were added to enclose the main stairwell when the mansion served as a group home. This allowed the natural light from the skylight to flow down to the main floor and gave visitors a sense of the original character of the main staircase and skylight. Open house guests also had the chance to visit the upper levels of both the mansion and the carriage house and observe the unique structural framing design used by architect Richard Kletting for the buildings.


Funding

The City has received notice that $150,000 from the Save America’s Treasures program is available to help catalyze restoration efforts for the Fisher Mansion project. Specific uses for the funding have not been established, although immediate needs include the repair and structural upgrade of the carriage house, which has been identified as having great potential for a community-oriented use. Several small donations were also made by visitors to the open house event.

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