Historic Restoration Work

Clubhouse colleagues, especially the smokers who want out of the rain, are eager to know when smoking may restart on the back porch. We project this date to be June 1st. The scope of the project includes very skilled work done by Dana Miller Building Solutions LLC. The porch will be restored to its original materials and style, plus

conserving the slate roof.

The second phase of construction entails sealing doors and windows, insulating the building, and installing two heat pump furnaces. The original project cost is $150,000, with a $75,000 grant from Indiana DNR‟s Division of Historic Preservation and Architecture. The original grant request was coordinated by our previous executive director, Rich Meyer, who obtained about twenty letters in support of the project from local governments. Rich continues his oversight of the project despite not being at the Clubhouse. As of April 7th, 2025, the wheelchair ramp construction is on hold, due to the weather and delivery of materials. The ramp is to be 60 feet long for handicap accessibility.

Thank you, Rich Meyer, for your successful grant writing and project supervision and our hardworking crew from Dana Miller Building Solutions LLC. And thank you to Jamey Bontrager-Singer, who put 100s of hours into coordinating the heat pump portion of the project. Everyone is very enthusiastic to see the end results.

- Cora Dale Clubhouse