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RAMSEY TOWN HALL, Ramsey, Minnesota <br />7. High Priority List <br />Exterior <br />1. Reinforce the ties that hold the brick <br />veneer to the wood frame structure <br />underneath. A professional should be <br />brought in to confirm. <br />2. Remove the organic matter and <br />plywood door. Replace with red <br />French door and transom window. <br />3. Repour steps to code and make the <br />entrance ADA accessible. <br />4. Re -shingle the roof. <br />5. Paint all wood surfaces (i.e. window <br />frames/trim, soffit, fascia) <br />6. Replace broken glass with clear glass. <br />First Floor <br />1. Replace the door to stop further <br />destruction to the subfloor at the <br />threshold <br />2. Add baseboards and trim <br />3. Finish walls: patch holes, prime, paint <br />4. Add railing to the basement steps <br />Basement <br />1. Clean crawl space and landing area <br />2. Hire an engineer to investigate all <br />areas discussed above. Follow their <br />structural suggestions <br />3. Replace and stabilize beam supports <br />4. Add stair railing for code compliance. <br />5. Professionals should be consulted to <br />fix the plumbing, gas, electrical, etc. <br />8. Moving the Building <br />We recommend that the building is not <br />moved to another location. Moving the <br />building will remove both the historic context <br />and the current context. If the building was <br />moved, then the bank located next to the <br />Town Hall would lose its architectural context. <br />The bank's roof, siding, and overall design are <br />very similar to the Town Hall. Also, the <br />building may not survive the move. The <br />building's walls and structure would need to <br />be repaired before it is moved, and the bricks <br />would need to be handled very carefully so <br />they aren't damaged. <br />The process of moving a building can be very <br />expensive, so we recommend that the money <br />budgeted towards such an endeavor be used <br />to repair/restore other historic buildings in <br />Ramsey, MN. <br />9. Authors <br />The authors of this report are Corinne Deger, <br />Morgan Kuehn, Kate Stanger, and Vanessa <br />Walton. Guidance was provided from the <br />Historic Building Conservation course <br />instructor, Todd Grover. <br />The report was prepared in conjunction with <br />the Resilient Communities Project and City of <br />Ramsey on December 15th, 2017. <br />Ramsey Town Hall 20 <br />