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Petersburg National Battlefield Planning Preservation For Historic Smokehouses

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By Compiled From N... - January 17th, 2022

Photo of the existing outbuildings at City Point including the kitchen-laundry building (left structure), the "old smokehouse" (furthest right structure), " new smokehouse" (middle structure on the right), and “dairy" (closest structure on the right).

The existing outbuildings at City Point, including the kitchen-laundry building (left structure), the "old smokehouse" (furthest right structure), "new smokehouse" (middle structure on the right), and “dairy" (closest structure on the right)/NPS photo

Petersburg National Battlefield in Virginia is preparing for the preservation of the two smokehouses and dairy at the General Grant’s Headquarters Unit in Hopewell. The preservation of these buildings, which are part of historic Appomattox Plantation and listed as a part of the City Point National Register District, includes the removal of the three buildings from their foundations to perform wood framing and sheathing repairs, carpentry repairs, and interior and exterior painting.

Additionally, the project will attempt to restore the three buildings' foundations. The restoration of the foundations will follow an archaeological survey to investigate the integrity of resources underground and construction of the foundations. The results of the survey will inform the restoration of the foundations.

Petersburg National Battlefield invites comments on the Preservation of Outbuildings at City Point draft Programmatic Agreement as part of the public process outlined in the regulations for Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act.

Comments can be made via this website. The comment period runs through February 12. 

People have lived at City Point for thousands of years and the Park Service wants to ensure that the past is adequately recorded. 

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