The Project Scope and Schedule
The George W. Bush Childhood Home
Project plans to raise $7,000,000 for the restoration of
the Home and development of the site and interpretive center
in the adjacent neighborhood homes. A portion of this goal
is money to endow operation of the completed historic site
and provide for educational programming. The Project will
be completed in two phases, the first of which is underway.
The Master Plan and Historic Structure Report Cost: $150,000
The Master Plan and Historic Structure Report for the George W. Bush Childhood Home at 1412 W. Ohio Avenue was completed in July 2003 and provided to the Texas Historical Commission.
Phase I Cost: $1,850,000
Restoration planning for the Childhood Home is underway, with construction set to begin October 1, 2003. The Childhood Home will be open to the public in the fall of 2004.
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Research
and
Master Plan |
Selective
Demolition and Abatement
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Restoration
of
1412 W. Ohio |
Childhood
Home Open to the Public |
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2002
to 2003
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June
2003 to
September 2003 |
October
2003 to
Fall 2004 |
Fall
2004
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Phase II Cost:
$5,000,000
The development of the Visitors Center, Education Center, and Administration Center, as well as exhibits, programming, and overall site landscapes, will begin in 2006. The Budget includes an operating endowment for quality programming.
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Fundraising
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Ground-breaking
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Build
Visitors Center and Education Center; Preserve and
Renovate 400 and 402 Broadway; Site Landscaping
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Site
Landscaping and Install Exhibits
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Open
to the Public
|
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2004
to 2005
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Fall
2005
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Fall
2005 to
Fall 2006 |
Fall
2006
|
Spring
2007
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