Contractors for Botetourt County have begun the next phase of work on the two relocated historical structures at the Botetourt Center at Greenfield.
Crews from Timber Works of Interest, LLC have begun building the foundations under the former slave quarters and kitchen at their new sites. In order to begin this foundation work, the County had to wait for consistent warm weather.
This phase of work is the next step taken by the County to preserve and restore the historical assets at Greenfield, while simultaneously promoting economic development of the industrial park. The slave quarters and the kitchen are prominent features of the developing on-site history park in which surviving Greenfield historical buildings, cemeteries, and Native American and Colonial American artifacts can be preserved, restored, and presented for public viewing.
The park will be developed on a 28-acre section of Greenfield that contains two-thirds of the surviving buildings and cemeteries. This area can most effectively be protected from surrounding residential and commercial development.
In order to aid in the development of the history park, the Botetourt County Board of Supervisors has created the Greenfield Preservation Advisory Commission (GPAC). County staff have begun screening applicants for the GPAC, and the Board anticipates appointing members later this summer. Moreover, the Board has approved some initial funding for the GPAC’s operations in the recently adopted budget.
