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Replace Chancellorsville Visitor Center's Fire Suppression System
Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania National Military Park » Replace Chancellorsville Visitor Center's Fire Suppression System
Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania NMP proposes to replace the fire suppression system and connecting waterline at the Chancellorsville Battlefield Visitor Center on the Chancellorsville Battlefield.
The Chancellorsville Battlefield Visitor Center was built 1962-1963 and serves as the primary visitor contact and interpretive facility on the Chancellorsville Battlefield. The building houses museum objects and park staff offices. The building is a Mission-66 structure and is a contributing resource to the park's National Register of Historic Places listing.
Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania NMP proposes to install a new fire suppression/sprinkler system in Chancellorsville Visitor center. The Chancellorsville Battlefield Visitor Center was built in 1962-1963 and the site receives over 30,000 visitors annually. It's located on Route 3 on the Chancellorsville Battlefield. The visitor center currently has a water mist fire suppression system that was installed in 2010. The FRSP Curatorial Fire Protection Survey, however, identified the water mist system as not considered a highly reliable fire suppression system and it has been offline for a few years. This project seeks to replace the mist system with a conventional wet pipe fire sprinkler system. The system is needed to protect the structure but is also needed for employee and visitor safety. It will ensure that the building meets current National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) fire protection codes.
The proposed interior work involves the removal of the existing water mist system, to include pipes, sprinkler heads, gages, and gage valves. Work will involve installing new pipelines, sprinkler heads, gages and gage valves. The proposal is to follow the existing systems plans for installation of line locations and use existing penetrations for sprinkler head installation. The mechanical room in the basement of the visitor center will accommodate new gages, valves and support apparatus. The work also includes replacing the fire detection alarm system components. The heat detectors, smoke detectors and addressable control panel will be replaced with new components.
The existing water line for the visitor center runs from a water tower 425 yards north and east of the building. A new and larger water line will be installed to follow the existing line, which will be abandoned. The new line will be installed through open trenching. Additionally, the park will take the opportunity to replace the waterlines that connects the three park residences to the adjacent water tower. The routes of the lines follow the edge of Ranger Lane to the residences, and Bullock Road to the visitor center. at two points, the line to the visitor center crosses through small sections of wooded ground, the first going from Ranger Lane to Bullock Road, and the second from Bullock Road to the visitor center. An archaeological survey was conducted of the waterlines and its paths and no significant features or resources were encountered. Additionally, the park will take the opportunity to replace the waterlines that connects the three park residences to the adjacent water tower. The new lines will both replace aging infrastructure and facilitate the new wet pipe fire sprinkler system.
540-627-6079
The Chancellorsville Battlefield Visitor Center was built 1962-1963 and serves as the primary visitor contact and interpretive facility on the Chancellorsville Battlefield. The building houses museum objects and park staff offices. The building is a Mission-66 structure and is a contributing resource to the park's National Register of Historic Places listing.
Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania NMP proposes to install a new fire suppression/sprinkler system in Chancellorsville Visitor center. The Chancellorsville Battlefield Visitor Center was built in 1962-1963 and the site receives over 30,000 visitors annually. It's located on Route 3 on the Chancellorsville Battlefield. The visitor center currently has a water mist fire suppression system that was installed in 2010. The FRSP Curatorial Fire Protection Survey, however, identified the water mist system as not considered a highly reliable fire suppression system and it has been offline for a few years. This project seeks to replace the mist system with a conventional wet pipe fire sprinkler system. The system is needed to protect the structure but is also needed for employee and visitor safety. It will ensure that the building meets current National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) fire protection codes.
The proposed interior work involves the removal of the existing water mist system, to include pipes, sprinkler heads, gages, and gage valves. Work will involve installing new pipelines, sprinkler heads, gages and gage valves. The proposal is to follow the existing systems plans for installation of line locations and use existing penetrations for sprinkler head installation. The mechanical room in the basement of the visitor center will accommodate new gages, valves and support apparatus. The work also includes replacing the fire detection alarm system components. The heat detectors, smoke detectors and addressable control panel will be replaced with new components.
The existing water line for the visitor center runs from a water tower 425 yards north and east of the building. A new and larger water line will be installed to follow the existing line, which will be abandoned. The new line will be installed through open trenching. Additionally, the park will take the opportunity to replace the waterlines that connects the three park residences to the adjacent water tower. The routes of the lines follow the edge of Ranger Lane to the residences, and Bullock Road to the visitor center. at two points, the line to the visitor center crosses through small sections of wooded ground, the first going from Ranger Lane to Bullock Road, and the second from Bullock Road to the visitor center. An archaeological survey was conducted of the waterlines and its paths and no significant features or resources were encountered. Additionally, the park will take the opportunity to replace the waterlines that connects the three park residences to the adjacent water tower. The new lines will both replace aging infrastructure and facilitate the new wet pipe fire sprinkler system.
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Eric Mink540-627-6079