Never fear: This apparent blemish on Monticello’s (www.monticello.org) nearly flawless face is but a necessary step on the path toward improvement. Construction of the new 42,000-square-foot Thomas Jefferson Visitor Center and Smith History Center began January 19 with the demolition of Monticello’s former ticket office.
The new facility will house an improved ticket office, gift shops, exhibition space, a café and a renovated education center all under one roof. The visitor center is expected to be completed and functional by late 2008, with a dedication ceremony appropriately scheduled for April 13, 2009—Thomas Jefferson’s birthday. The project’s cost has been set at $53 million, $10 million of which will be endowment funds set aside for utility costs.
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