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2005 Central Project Press Releases
Indianapolis-Marion County Public Library Names New Construction Management Team to Complete Central Library Addition and Renovation
November 3, 2005
The Library Board announced that the construction management team of Hunt Construction Group, Inc., in association with Smoot Construction, LLC., has been selected to complete construction of the Central Library at 40 East St. Clair. Hunt/Smoot also is managing construction of the new stadium for Indianapolis.
Library Celebrates "Topping Out" of Transformed Central Library Tower
September 30, 2005
Community representatives and Indianapolis-Marion County Public Library officials celebrated a major construction milestone in the transformation of Central Library during a public "Topping Out" ceremony at the Central Library construction site on September 30, as the final beam of steel was placed atop the six-story tower that will comprise the major portion of the Library expansion project.
Marion County Residents Invited to “Sign the Beam” at Special Library Events
September 19, 2005
Marion County residents are invited to become a part of Indianapolis history when the final beam of steel to be placed atop the new six-story tower at the transformed Central Library comes to various library and community locations Thursday, September 29 between 8:30 a.m. – 1 p.m.
Concrete Pours Mark Milestone in Central Library Transformation Project
September 8, 2005
Substantial progress is taking place at the Central Library transformation project downtown as a number of September activities are helping to bring the initial stages of exterior construction nearer to completion.
Indiana Stone Carver Adds Unique Artistry to Central Library Transformation
September 7, 2005
Maintaining the architectural beauty of the existing Cret Building is one of the originally-prescribed standards of construction during the Central Library Transformation Project downtown. A large part of the project has involved the restoration and preservation of limestone comprising the exterior of the 1917 building.
Steel Erection Underway for Central Library Transformation Project
July 1, 2005
Indianapolis-Marion County Public Library officials announced today that activity has re-commenced on the construction of the six-story, 293-thousand-square-foot addition to the historic Central Library, 40 E. St. Clair Street.
