the renovations

The former telephone company built in 1913 was renovated by Mary Rose's family.

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When the two dropped ceilings were removed and the nine tons of rubble were hauled away in a grain truck, open rafters and twelve eight-foot-high windows were exposed allowing natural light to stream into the main gallery of Mary Rose Collection.

 

Then stripping the vintage woodwork, giving the walls a fresh coat of paint, and applying lacquer to the newly laid wood plank floors, the old telephone building now offers a bright inviting atmosphere.