CITY TO TEMPORARILY REMOVE DECORATIVE FIXTURES ATOP BARNHILL CENTER, ADD SHADE STRUCTURE TO PARKING LOT

  

City of Brenham crews will begin work next week to remove concrete decorative fixtures from on top of The Barnhill Center and add a shade structure to a city parking lot.

According to Brenham Main Street Manager Leigh Linden, the job at The Barnhill Center is considered an emergency, as one of the concrete urns crumbled and fell onto the roof during the last major freeze.  The remaining fixtures will be removed and shipped off to be restored and preserved before being reinstalled.

A notice sent to downtown property owners says the process is scheduled to begin on Tuesday and last for four to seven days, weather permitting. 

Douglas Street will be closed to vehicular traffic between West Alamo Street and West Main Street throughout the entirety of the project.  Portions of West Main Street will also be temporarily closed to one lane while fixtures are removed from the Main Street side of the building. 

All sidewalks surrounding The Barnhill Center will be closed while work is being conducted above and re-opened when workers are not present.  During the sidewalk closures, access to The Barnhill Center and Visitor Center will be through the doors on the Alamo Alley side of the building.

The upcoming work at The Barnhill Center comes as emergency repairs continue at the Washington County Courthouse to remove loose granite slates on the exterior that have deteriorated.  One of the panels fell off of the courthouse in December and landed in a flower bed.

As for the parking lot shade structure project, City Lot C at 200 North Park Street, located between North Park and North Baylor Streets, will have the inside spaces closed to build the structure.  Work is estimated to get underway on Tuesday and take four to six days, weather permitting, but Linden says it should be done in time before Spring Break.