Old Economy Village Visitor Center


Services: General Contractor

Owner: Department of General Services

Architect: Susan Maxman & Partners

Value: $2.4 Million



Six-acre National Historic Landmark administered by the Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission since 1919.

22,000 sq. ft. building contains education rooms, an orientation theatre, and orientation exhibit and changing exhibit spaces, a research library and archives, museum store, staff offices, and artifact storage space.

Energy-efficient building, utilizing geothermal heating and cooling system.

The entire building is handicapped accessible and includes on-site parking and bus drop-off area.

Construction consists of structural steel and reinforced masonry with brick veneer and cement siding with metal standing seam roof.