NEW ULM Brown County commissioners unanimously approved sponsoring the Brown County Historical Society's (BCHS) application for a Minnesota Historical and Cultural Heritage (Legacy) grant to upgrade the museum HVAC system on Tuesday.
The BCHS will apply for a $170,000 Legacy grant and would receive $20,000 from Brown County for phase one of the project estimated at$209,000. Improvements taking place in 2015 would include HVAC controls, chiller, water pumps and control valves.
The museum was originally built as a post office in 1910 and operated as a post office for 66 years. It was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1970.
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