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Work Continues On New Molino Library, Community Center And Museum
December 22, 2010
Work is continuing toward the renovation of the old Molino School into a community center, library and museum, with construction work slated to begin in 2011.
The architects, DAG, have completed the design documents and are at the 90 percent stage on the construction documents. Escambia County Facilities Management is reviewing the 90 percent construction documents.
The drawings show one section of the 15,600 square foot main building converted into a library with both a children’s and adult area, computers and thousands of linear feet of book shelving. The old auditorium will remain a community auditorium with available seating for 242 people. The rest of the building will include a museum, classrooms and meeting rooms.
In May, 2009, commissioners approved the $400,000 purchase of the building from the Escambia County School District. Commissioners have since approved a budget of $2,089,156 from Local Option Sales Tax monies for the renovation project. DAG Architects is being paid $214,580 to design the renovations.
The school campus includes 9.66 acres and four buildings — the largest of which is 16,630 square feet.
First opened in 1939, the Molino School closed in 2003 when the new Molino Park Elementary School consolidated Molino Elementary and Barrineau Park Elementary.
Pictured: A front hallway of the old Molino School. NorthEscambia.com photo, click to enlarge.
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5 Responses to “Work Continues On New Molino Library, Community Center And Museum”
i wint to school 1 thu 6 my the best teacher was miss hicks good teacher
brings back the good times
William- Do you have any info on who to contact about the job openings that will be created. I was so glad to see something done with the building and would love to be a part of it all.
Beautiful! Now, let’s get together and ask the County for a bike/pedestrian path along 95A for the safety of those trying to get to the new facility!
How wonderful! I’m very excited to see the progress! I had kept wondering why we couldn’t use this lovely old building for something instead of seeing just sit there looking lonely! Merry Christmas!
this is so nice for molino and the north end…great for folks whose kids went here and the students and the teachers that taught here to have the connection and history of this old school preserved and not let run to ruin. great for the community too to have a little library, a functional place for meetings and gatherings and some culture. just good all the way around. love it!