Never fear: This apparent blemish on Monticello’s (www.monticello.org) nearly flawless face is but a necessary step on the path toward improvement. Construction of the new 42,000-square-foot Thomas Jefferson Visitor Center and Smith History Center began January 19 with the demolition of Monticello’s former ticket office.
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The new facility will house an improved ticket office, gift shops, exhibition space, a café and a renovated education center all under one roof. The visitor center is expected to be completed and functional by late 2008, with a dedication ceremony appropriately scheduled for April 13, 2009—Thomas Jefferson’s birthday. The project’s cost has been set at $53 million, $10 million of which will be endowment funds set aside for utility costs.
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