Balfour Beatty and Varnedoe Construction recently broke in the final phase of the North Carolina Center on Civil War, emancipation and reconstruction in Fayetteville, NC, the installation of $ 85 million, 60,000 square meters is scheduled for the spring of 2028.
“The center is a significant addition to our Public Assembly portfolio into Carolinas,” said Jeff Sandeen, president of the Carolinas of Balfour Beatty, in a statement. “It is a privilege to contribute to a project that will educate and inspire future generations.”
Located in the Fayetteville Arsenal Park, the center will serve as an educational and cultural institution, telling the stories of all the North Carolinians before, during and after the Civil War. The center will take advantage of the resources of the North Carolina University system, the Institution and historians of the Smithsonian community to present a comprehensive and inclusive narrative of the Civil War and its legacy.
Large -scale galleries and operating spaces were designed by Vines Architecture and Eisterhold Associates. Adam Brakenbury, CEO of Vines Architecture, says that, in addition to his cultural exhibitions, the installation will serve as a community center. It will accommodate 16,000 square meters of exhibition space, classrooms, a library, a community meeting room of 2,000 square meters, a lobby with space to host events, cafeteria, gift shop and a rotary exhibition gallery.
“The design of the building provides transparency, natural light, warm materials and a large frontal porch to create a friendly and inclusive environment, welcoming all who come to visit,” he says.
Brakenbury says he hopes that the steel frame erection will begin in spring.
The project planned more than 15 years and is funded by the state of North Carolina, the city of Fayetteville, the Cumberland County and the private donors. Multiphase development began with Vanstory History Village and an outdoor educational pavilion. When complete, the center will be operated by the North Natural and Cultural Resources Department of the North.
