Here's a sneak peek of the interior renovations
If you’ve driven through Pittsboro in the past (nearly) two years, you’ve seen a sad sight in the center of town: the skeleton of our once very lovely historic courthouse. It caught fire in March 2010, and since, has stood behind a chain link fence, waiting to be repaired.
Renovations and restoration efforts began in late 2011 by local company Hobbs Architects, and the exterior progress has been fun to watch. Lucky for us, Hobbs is tracking the progress on their blog so we get a peek of what’s going on inside too!
Here’s an excerpt from their latest blog post:
One of the famous court house legends surrounds a secret tunnel under the building. During recent excavation a brick arched opening has been uncovered in one of the primary south side bearing walls. The opening is now crudely filled in with masonry, but it is clear that a tunnel type opening existed at one time.
Are you kidding me? A secret tunnel? That. Is. Awesome.
Follow this link to continue reading and see pictures of the mysterious tunnel and more. Unearthing (literally!) local history is so cool.
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