Save the Bowen, Inc. is holding a fundraiser for the restoration of the old Peoria State Hospital’s Bowen Building in Bartonville.
The group has lofty goals for the grand old building:
We plan to renovate the exterior of the building to look as close to what it did in 1902. We are discussing numerous ideas for projects within the building including: A museum with a haunted & historical asylum theme, A Dinner Theater, Lofts, Condos, Restaurant, Children’s park, Bed and Breakfast, offices … and or any combination of each of these items.
We would like to hear from everyone with ideas for the building. You must understand that the building must generate revenue in order to pay for these renovations. Depending on the ideas it could take anywhere from 3.5 to 7 million dollars to complete renovations.
The Save the Bowen group is also having a clean-up on August 30 at 9:00 A.M. for anyone & everyone who is interested in helping out.
2 responses so far ↓
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Jessica MacMillan
// Apr 20, 2009 at 5:44 pm
I am looking forward to seeing it renovated! I have always been interested in the building! I am glad people are taking the time to work with it!
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ramsey johnson
// Aug 7, 2009 at 4:27 pm
this sounds like a bunch of bull shit….that building looks like crap…still, even after all of the other fund raisers…you are all liars, they are probaly pocketing the cash…im sure thats not too far off…especialy with the retards they have working with tours…those scum bag riff raff dont even have a clue on what it means to see a ghost let a lone know what the f they are looking for…i hope the place crumbles along with all the trash in it…..
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