Acella Construction Corp. was selected as the construction manager for the renovation and restoration of Old Derby Academy and Hingham Heritage Museum, a $2.5 million project. The project is scheduled to begin in September 2015 and should take one year to complete.
Sally Weston Associates designed the restoration and renovation plans. Ryan Klebes, senior project manager at Acella, will serve as the lead on this
project.
Acella and the Hingham Historical Society will bring Hingham's history to life year-round with a project to renovate and restore Old Derby Academy, one of the town's most historic landmarks. The "Hingham
Heritage Museum and Visitor Center" will be a climate-controlled,
museum-quality exhibition and programming facility.
Acella's project team, with expertise in local cultural and historic
projects, won the unanimous support from the board of the Hingham Historical
Society. The project will include a new 4,600 s/f addition and the
repair/restoration of foundations, windows, chimneys and other parts of the
1818 building. It will also enlarge the Visitor Center, expand the
collections storage and workspace areas for volunteers and staff, and create
an outdoor program event space for up to 200 guests.
"This is the most ambitious and exciting project ever undertaken in the
Society's 100-year existence," said Mike Studley, president. "We are
delighted to be working with a contractor with Acella's credentials and
experience and we know the museum will be a real attraction for South Shore
residents."
"We are honored and excited to be entrusted with this historical project,
and with a building that is such a landmark for the Hingham community," said Dave Dirubbo, president of Acella.