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| MUSEUM BUILDINGS Museum Hall is the latest of our buildings and our plans are to
have this new facility open in the spring of 2008. We purchased the Old City
Hall from the City of Marble Rock in 2006.. The building dates back to 1924 with
colonial-type architecture, French windows and doors, and was constructed on Many planning meetings were held to decide what had to be done to restore this historic building. Board members did a great deal of research before work could begin. Restoration involves chimney repair and brick work restoration, 20 new larger windows installed, new roof , ridge roll and bell sand blasted, cupola built and installed, outside wood painted, inside divider wall removed, closet for furnaces painted, two new furnaces with air conditioning installed, and new eaves troughs and downspouts and all plaster has been removed and replaced with new drywall. During the winter new exhibits will be placed in the building and some moved from the other buildings. Note: We will be holding an open house Memorial Day weekend, May 24, 25 and 26. On May 24 and 25 the hours will be 10:00 a,m. through 4:00 p.m. On May 25, the hours will be 1:00 p.m. through 4:00 p.m. The Main Museum was constructed of limestone as a bank in 1885 and is
climate controlled for the comfort of visitors. The vault of reinforced concrete
and railroad rails still exists even though the building was used as a post
office and in later years a Laundromat. This was our first building and was
opened in 1975.
There are too many items exhibited in each of the buildings to describe, but here is a sample of what is in the main building: Photo displays Clothing & Quilts School Memorabilia and records Children’s toys Marble Rock business advertising Graduation Certificates Sewing Machines, household items Metal Bath Tub, military uniforms Bibles, song books, school books, sheet music Boy Scout items Records of Marble Rock Organizations The Rural Living Museum was built to print the Marble Rock Weekly and later the Marble Rock Journal. A sky light was incorporated to give the printers an exceptional amount of light. Later the building was used to garage a hearse and a fuel truck, and various businesses including an electrical shop. The building was purchased by the Historical Society in 1983 and enlarged in 1989 to contain various tools and implements of the past. There are also displayed old washing devices and machines, radios, televisions and typewriters/business machines in addition to the following: Planting, cultivating, harvesting equipment Railroad memorabilia Racing buggy wheels Fire Hose Cart Treadmill Potato Planting Equipment Honey raising equipment Small tools – jacks, wrenches, axes Primitive tools – dibble stick Dairy Equipment Veterinary tools Poultry items Livestock care tools The Pioneer Kitchen Museum was established in 1981. The building has
served as a cobbler’s shop, Here are some of the items in the Pioneer Kitchen: Kitchen ranges Dry sink Dough table Washing machine Dishes, cooking utensils Irons, refrigerator, sewing machine Canners, fruit jars Refrigerator Revised 6.1.08 |
the site of the old firehouse. We also acquired the
old fire bell from the city.
music shop, telephone office, barber shop and a home prior to the Historical
Society acquiring the property. It was a tough life for pioneer women and the
displays illustrate the tools they used to cook, clean and care for their
families.