Columbia River Maritime Museum Completes Phase I

McCarthy Building Companies Inc. has completed the first phase of construction on the Columbia River Maritime Museum, the first nationally accredited maritime museum in the Northwest. Located in Astoria, Ore., the museum remained open during the 11-month construction project targeted for completion in October 2001. Phase I involved a 2,500-sf expansion and a 15,000-sf renovation providing space for an updated library, a state-of-the-art archive facility and new office space. Additional renovations include a theater, gift store, multi-purpose space and a new entrance to the museum. Expansion of the Great Hall will also take place to house the new centerpiece exhibit, a 44-foot-long United States Coast Guard motor lifeboat. Project architect is Fletcher Farr Ayotte, P.C. of Portland.