Saving faces: As phase one of tower rehab ends, county preserves clocks
Published 8:09 am Tuesday, December 5, 2017
Dave Wittenstaetter, left, and Dan Smyth of Structural Systems Repair Group remove the first clock face from the Clark County Courthouse's bell tower Monday morning. The tower deteriorated to the point the clock faces were about all that could be salvaged. (Photo by Fred Petke)
Dan Smyth of Structural Systems Repair Group uses a small trackhoe to partially demolish a section of the Clark County Courthouse's bell tower. Workers removed all four clock faces from the tower Monday morning. (Photo by Fred Petke)
Clark County Road Supervisor Kevin Wilson, center, and SSRG employee Dan Smyth wheell away one of the clock faces from the courthouse bell tower Monday as county workers look on. The tower was removed in October and will be replaced by a new one in the spring. (Photo by Fred Petke)
Jerryt Cecil, foreground, watches as the second clock face is pried loose from the tower of the Clark County Courthouse. The tower is being replaced, though the new one won't be delivered until the spring. A temporary roof has been installed on the courthouse. (Photo by Fred Petke)
County road workers and employees ot Structural Systems Repair Group prepare to remove the second clock face from the Clark County Courthouse's bell tower in November. All four clock faces were removed to be preserved, though the tower will be demolished. (Photo by Fred Petke)
Crews from Structural Systems Repair Group removed the four clock faces from the former Clark County Courthouse bell and clock tower Monday morning. The tower is being replaced, though the new one won’t be delivered until the spring. A temporary roof has been installed on the courthouse. The faces are expected to be stored at the Clark County Road Department until the county chooses locations for display them. (Photos by Fred Petke)
About Fred Petke
Fred Petke is a reporter for The Winchester Sun, the Jessamine Journal and the State Journal. His beats include cops, courts, fire, public records, city and county government and other news. To contact Fred, email fred.petke@bluegrassnewsmedia.com or call 859-759-0051.
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