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Buildings and Projects
The “1910 Building” and the Museum are located next door to each other at the corner of Elm and Main. The third building maintained by the Society is the Log Cabin which is in the Monroe Community Park.
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| Historical Society Building in 1910 |
Historical Society Log Cabin |
The Museum opened in 2000. The site was donated by Jim Price and the building was financed by donations including matching funds from General Electric. The sidewalk in front of the building is paved with bricks containing the names of people who bought the bricks as part of the fundraising for the structure.
The 1910 Building is presently undergoing extensive restoration and renewal including lighting, walls, and floors. When finished, the building will have the character of the small general store that it once was and will display goods from the museum collection.
A current project of the group is the roofing of the Log Cabin. The Log Cabin (Ca 1797-1817) was discovered within the structure of a house that was being torn down to make way for a proposed auto plant in 1967. The cabin portion was carefully preserved and reassembled at its present site. It was dedicated in 1971.
An ongoing project of the organization is a yearly replica of a historic building in Monroe. Past replicas (there have been 10) include among others, the Brandywine Inn, the Log Cabin, and Monroe United Presbyterian Church. Some remain and are for sale at the Museum.
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