Ouray County Commissioner Ben Tisdel leads a tour of the basement of the county courthouse, which is the middle of a $8 million remodel and expansion. County officials are seeking $16,000 in donations to restore a brick wall in the basement. Plaindealer photo by Mike Wiggins
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County seeks $16K for brick renovation
OURAY COUNTY
Brick by 130-year-old brick, the paint and grime are being stripped away, the facade restored to its original appearance.
The damp conditions and musty smell in the basement, triggered by a flood in the 1960s that ruined reams of county records, are gone.
The more than $8 million renovation and expansion of the 1888 Ouray County Courthouse just entered its sixth month, marked by scaffolding encasing the building, multiple panels of temporary chainlink fence, heavy equipment and mounds ...
