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heraus t1_j9yx1tt wrote
It was going to be the base for the Capitol Police and some other agencies post-renovation, but now there’s some fighting over which agencies will actually get to live there since the Youngkin admin inherited the project lol.
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dreww4546 t1_j9zaoq3 wrote
I used to know someone who's mother worked in the tower. I kept angling for a tour, but....
DeepTry9555 t1_ja1les1 wrote
Their are no accessible rooms in the tower. In fact the entire top floor is a facade and houses all the hvac machinery. The steeple is mostly hollow. The clock faces are cool from the outside but the guts have replaced by a wholly unimpressive modern drive. Cool fact, in the spire some signatures from the original construction in the late 1800s and early 1900s are still legible on the walls. Got a bunch of pictures if you’d like to see them! Been working on this project for 3 years now!
againer t1_j9z3pah wrote
I really hope they kept as much of the original interior. That place is filled with beautiful wood work.
WhalerBum t1_j9z7bpt wrote
Tektonics was tasked with replicating a lot of the wood moulding to replace any original pieces that needed it. Pretty amazing. https://www.tektonics.com/oldcityhall
againer t1_j9zbup0 wrote
Thanks for this! Cool. I can't wait to see their work. That building was like stepping into a time machine to the early 1 20th century.
The_Annoyance t1_ja5av2k wrote
VictorVonDoopressed t1_j9zjvp9 wrote
I worked for the company that did the renovations (IT & Ops) and I would always volunteer myself to bring food to our employees inside so I could check the place out. Hands down one of the coolest buildings in the whole city.
Fratghanistan t1_j9zke9i wrote
Yes, put a police station in there. Hopefully some secret passages and puzzles to solve as well.
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