NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE / NEW CONSTRUCTION & RENOVATIONS
Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library,
Museum & Home Site, Hyde Park, NY
This presitigious project was awarded to U.W. Marx by the National
Archives and Records Administration. NARA conducted a nation-wide search for
a construction company with proven experience in historic restoration and
renovation, as well as sensitivity to the unique challenges encountered at a
national historic site.
In addition to extensive renovations and restoration at the FDR Presidential
Library and Museum, the project included new construction of the Henry A.
Wallace Visitor, Education & Conference Center.
Designed by the firm of R.M Kliment & Frances Halsband Architects, the new 25,000-square-foot Wallace Center now serves as entry point for the
site’s more than 125,000 annual visitors. The new building offers
multipurpose rooms designed to host international conferences, school groups, and special
programs, as well as a café and new museum store.
The Center also includes visitor orientation exhibits, state-of-the-art audio-visual facilities and an
auditorium for presentation of a high-definition film depicting the lives of
Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt.
The project was recognized by New York Construction News with a
'Best of 2004 Award of Merit: Cultural' for projects completed in New York, New Jersey & Connecticut in 2004.
|