CURRENT PROJECTS

The Lawrence Studio Renovation Project

Restoration and renovation of the H.W. Lawrence studio buildings and bunglalow in Ellsworth, Wisconsin, began in June 2011 and will continue over serveral years. The property is located on West Main Street across from the Pierce County Courthouse, which places it in an historic district.

Architect Thomas Blanck of Prescott, Wisconsin and St. Paul, Minnesota, designed plans for creating Pierce County Historical Association offices and work space as well as museum building that will include a reproduction of the Lawrence photography studio that operated in that location from 1908 to 1977.

The overall cost of completing the project by 2015 is estimated at $180,000 to $200, 000. Any and all contributions are welcome. Our target for completing phase one is June 2012 when the Ellsworth Sesquicentennial celebration begins.