Submitted by Anita Alic
The Black River Academy Museum will be upgrading its fire protection system starting in early December. Given our impending greater accessibility, due to the elevator, we have been mandated, by the state, wisely, to greatly enhance our system.
Countryside Lock and Alarm will be placing smoke detectors in all room, including the basement, which is off limits to the public. Original doors will be re-hung and covered with a fire retardant paint. These doors will also be self-closing in the event smoke is detected by a nearby, programmed detector.
Once this upgrade is completed, the entire museum will again be fully open to visitors. The cost of this upgrade is approximately $30,000, which the museum has raised while still running a capital campaign to fund the elevator cab in the new tower.
Pictured above is a view of the 1870 Ludlow living room looking into the elevator wing entrance with a Christmas tree. When the fire protection upgrades is completed, visitors will be able to use the stairways in the elevator wing to access the exhibits and programs available on the second and third floors of the museum.
For further information please call 802-228-5050 or visit our web site at bramvt.org.
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