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Fairmont-South Robeson Heritage Center Construction pictures

The Heritage Center site began as Popes Department Store in July 1965.

The store later became Super 10. This picture is from June 1987.

The future Fairmont-South Robeson Heritage Center before construction began. The building had stood empty for several years before the town gained ownership.

Mayor Kemp speaks at the Golden LEAF check presentation for the Fairmont-South Robeson Heritage Centeron July 27.

Richard Holder, Valeria Lee and John Merritt of the Golden LEAF Foundation present a check of $504,850 to Senator David Weinstein and Mayor Charles Kemp for the Fairmont-South Robeson Heritage Center.

Senator David Weinstein poses with the Fairmont Farmers Festival Queens.

This a view from the back of the old store facing Main Street.

This construction worker is dressed in a proctective suit due to the removal of material containing asbestos from the site. (November 12, 2007)

After the old flooring was removed, dirt was hauled in to level the floor.

A construction worker hauling in dirt to level the floor in the oldest half of the building.

Employees from Ronald Nye Construction clean up after removing the old awning. (January 17, 2008)

The old vinyl siding is removed from the front of the building.

Plumbing is installed for the bathrooms.

Duct work is installed for the heating and air system.

Employees from Harvey Dial Masonry set up scaffolding in order to do some brick repair work.

The red metal siding was removed to reveal beautiful brick arches that will be repaired to give the building a restored historical look.

Workers remove the old glass storefront windows and install wall studs in preparation to give the building a traditional brick front facade.

Workers remove the old glass storefront windows and install wall studs in preparation to give the building a traditional brick front facade.

Workers start laying the brick for the front facade of the building.

Workers start laying the brick for the front facade of the building.

The brick work on the facade is completed.

The brick was removed from the second floor windows and will be replaced with real windows at a later date.

Studs are put in place for the interior walls of the community center. There will be a long hall separating two smaller classrooms from the main meeting room.

Windows installed in second floor and boards put up on one story level in preparation for stucco work.

Stucco prep work begun on one story level and vinyl added around windows.

Stucco being applied to outside of building.

Stucco painted on lower side of Heritage Center.

Stucco work completed.

The interior walls are completed, primed and ready to paint. This is a view of the hallway between the catering kitchen and the bathrooms

The canopy is installed on the front of the Heritage Center.

The sign on the front of the building.

The plaque dedicated to the citizens of Fairmont.

The window displays the names of the Heritage Center contributors.

The finished Heritage Center on opening day, August 29, 2008.

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