“In order to maintain social distancing guidelines, officials will be providing tours in 15-minute increments during the open house,” the statement said. “We ask all participants to enter through the Columbia Street entrance. Masks will be required during the events.”
The renovations at the A.B. Graham Building, originally constructed in 1901 and named after the founder of 4-H, include modernized electrical wiring, heating and air conditioning, fire suppression, plumbing and a new elevator to make the building handicap accessible.
Although much of the transformation involved ripping out a majority of the aging interior and re-configuring office spaces, several of the iconic architectural details were saved, including the brass staircase, the marble walls and stairs, the woodworking and several of the county office doors.
Reconstruction of the building started in September of 2019 and offices reopened in late November 2020 but were not reopened to the public due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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