DuPage County Historical Museum undergoes construction

The comfort of patrons and care and preservation of artifacts are projects that involve routine maintenance, which is why starting on March 23 the lower level of the DuPage County Historical Museum will be closed due to construction.

This construction project will be advancing the standards of the building and providing a better environment for the Museum’s visitors and artifacts. Rooms that have not seen care in decades will be updated, including the model train control room and the exhibition preparation room. These rooms will also be getting insulated walls for the first time.

The project also includes cleaning the masonry in these rooms and properly resealing it in efforts to protect the original stonework. Charles Sumner Frost, the architect for the building in 1891, used rusticated limestone complimented by Blue Bedford stone to give a natural and emphasize horizontal lines.

The lower level construction project is expected to be completed by March 30. Subsequent construction will be ongoing after the lower level reopens, in areas that are behind-the-scenes.

For questions or updates on the project, please call 630-510-4941 or visit the museum’s Facebook page at facebook.com/dupagemuseum.