This project involved additions to the existing
Mendocino County Museum in Willits. It is a multiphase project
involving a variety of uses. The new buildings included
additional galleries,
exhibition building, classrooms, computer lab, offices, maintenance
building,
artifact building and accessory buildings. These are all
integrated
into a community park, with little league fields, football fields,
parking
and all surrounded by a working railroad loop for steam
locomotives
There is also a rail spur and bridge to the public rail system.
This
project involved integration with the City of Willits, County of
Mendocino,
Mendocino College, Corp. of Engineers, Cal Trans and Roots of Motive
Power.
Roots is one of the funding groups and a nonprofit organization who
will
operate the railroad aspects once the project is completed. The
program
called for an emphasis on railroads and an emphasis on the historical
use
of redwood in northern California. They also wanted a the look of
local historic barns. It also called for the project
to be multiphase such that improvements can be built as funds become
available. The first 5 phases are completed that include the
parking lots, park, Exhibition
Building, Artifacts
Building, Learning
Center and Maintenance
Building. The last phases include a working railroad loop
around the facilities as well as a train station and out
buildings.
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