CURRENT ACCOMPLISHMENTS
- Hung chandeliers, wall sconces and ceiling fans - completed March 2008
- Greenville Noon and Daybreak Rotary Clubs hold weekly meetings in building, as do the Golden K
- Weekends are filled up with weddings, quinceaneros, church dinners, birthday parties, anniversaries and a host of other events.
- Weekday use is varied from classes to polical forums to annual Main Street meetings.
PROJECT GOALS
- Restore Post Office building to serve the greater Hunt County community by using it for civic meetings, conventions, banquets, weddings, anniversaries, birthdays, etc.
- Create rentable office space for non-profit organizations and professional firms.
- Restore and preserve an important building that is part of our heritage.
- Work closely with Main Street by being an integral participant in downtown revitalization.
WHAT'S BEEN ACCOMPLISHED
- Environmental Study completed - very little asbestos to be abated.
- Removed all temporary structures on main floor.
- Reclaimed marble floors in lobby areas.
- Reclaimed hardwood floor in main sorting room.
- Audie Murphy Days events held here in June 2005 - 1st Event Refinished the walls througout the main floor.
- Purchased banquet tables and chairs.
- Installed a catering Kitchen Greenville Chamber Business Expo held in November 2005.
- Reclaimed small offices both in the front and back of the main sorting room.
- The offices in the back were converted into a small meeting room, complete with a board table large enough to seat 18 - 25 people. This room makes a GREAT area for the bride and her attendants.
- Finished installing updated Air Conditioning & Heating in the main hall in 2006
- Hung chandeliers, wall sconces and ceiling fans - completed March 2008
- Greenville Noon and Daybreak Rotary Clubs hold weekly meetings in building, as do the Golden K
- Weekends are filled up with weddings, quinceaneros, church dinners, birthday parties, anniversaries and a host of other events.
- Weekday use is varied from classes to polical forums to annual Main Street meetings.
FUTURE PLANS
- Hang tapestries between the large columns in the center of the main hall.
- These will be pulled back if the entire area is used, or can be kept closed to maximize the heating and a/c in each side. It will also soften the look of the hall.
- Redo the back dock area to allow direct access to the kitchen and to give it the "feel" of a deck, as opposed to a dock.
- Purchase additional banquet tables and chairs.
- Purchase furniture for the lobby areas.
- Install additional equipment in the catering kitchen.
- Move the women's bathroom, reclaiming the large beautiful window in the main hall. This will also allow additional men's facilities.
- Renovate the Audie Murphy enlistment room. We would like to renovate the old recruitment offices to look similar to what they were in WWII.
- Begin restoration of exterior to a historically correct state.
- Acquire state of the art audio/visual equipment.
- Install elevator (3 stories) Reclaim large office spaces on the top floor - which would be available for rental.
- Reclaim classrooms in the basement. Complete restoration of the exterior.
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