<body><div><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=3t7a56_1H5wS2cu00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=3t7a56_1H5wS2cu00" width="1200" height="600" >OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - Crews broke ground Wednesday on repairs to the conservatory at Joslyn Castle, a part of the castle that has been closed to visitors for about 10 years.The conservatory has been attached to the castle for decades. Visitors have not been able to enter it because it has been crumbling.Joslyn Castle sits one block from Dodge Street and has stood for more than 120 years.“It took a direct hit from the 1913 Easter tornado,” said Kelli Bello, Joslyn Castle director of development and outreach.Landscape architect Jens Jensen, known for his work in Chicago, redesigned the conservatory that year.More than a century later, the conservatory’s wood frame is rotted, the roof leaks and water seeps into the basement. The stone planters inside are crumbling.“It’s been over a decade since it’s been open to the public, and honestly, it’s just not safe,” Bello said.“It leaks when it rains. The water from the original pool has kind of seeped a little bit into the basement,” she said.Visitors can look into the conservatory from the castle. Bello said that does not replace being inside.“You can look inside from the castle, and you can — you know — see the former beauty of it, but there’s nothing like getting inside a space to fully appreciate the design, the original intent, and the history of it,” Bello said.A National Park Service “Saving America’s Treasures” grant is helping address the damage.Other’s helping to fund the more than $1 million project are the Ethel Abbott Charitable Foundation, Sutherland Foundation, Douglas County Visitor Improvement Fund, Gilbert and Martha Hitchcock Foundation, and the Joslyn Castle Guild.The castle’s directors said the work almost did not happen. Last October, Bello watched federal grants get cut back across the country.“We were watching a lot of this federal grant funding being rescinded and decreased, and so when I got the phone call from NPS that we were awarded, I honestly cried,” Bello said. “I was in a little bit of shock because I thought for sure that door had closed.”The work will take about a year to complete.Joslyn Castle will stay open to visitors throughout the year of construction. Tours, weddings and other events will continue.Visitors may notice construction equipment and crews working outside, castle directors said.</div></body>

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OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - Crews broke ground Wednesday on repairs to the conservatory at Joslyn Castle, a part of the castle that has been closed to visitors for about 10 years. The conservatory has been attached to the castle for decades. Visitors have not been able to enter it because it has been crumbling.

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OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - Crews broke ground Wednesday on repairs to the conservatory at Joslyn Castle, a part of the castle that has been closed to visitors fo

Work begins on Joslyn Castle conservatory repairs

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