Museum project approved by Seneca BAR

After architectural changes, plans for a new African-American museum in Seneca received approval this week from a city regulatory board. After a short hearing, at which no one voiced any opposition, the Seneca Board of Architectural Review approved a certificate of appropriateness for the Bertha Lee Strickland Cultural Museum, explains Seneca Planning and Community Development director Ed Halbig. “The Board of Architectural Review recommended changes at their last meeting to the plans for the Strickland Museum based on comments of the museum curators. So, the architects came back with a proposal that incorporated everything that the Board was looking for, so, it was a simple matter of the Board reviewing the changes and agreeing to let the project precede as it is planned.” The museum, which will sit to the rear of the Lunney House Museum and front South Second between 208-210 West South 2nd Street in Seneca, will depict the city’s African-American history and heritage. Shelby Henderson will serve as manager of the Bertha Lee Strickland Cultural Museum.