The Richardson Terrace Is Now Open for Business

Now that construction on the adjacent Prospector building is nearing completion, the terrace space between the Library and the theater is now available for use by the public. On the Library side, this space is known as the Richardson Terrace, in recognition of the support of the Anne S. Richardson Fund for the Campaign for the New Ridgefield Library.

We invite you to use this path to enter the "campus" from Prospect Street.  You may also enter the Library from this level through doors into our program room level; just push the handicapped door operator, and the door will swing open.  You may find this particularly convenient if you are attending an after hours program.  Bicyclists should also note that there is a bike rack located on the terrace for your convenience.

As additional seating and other outdoor furniture is installed, we hope the terrace will become a popular destination for visitors to both the Library and the Prospector.

Construction photos 9-12-13

Construction photos 9-12-13, a set on Flickr.

The building is really starting to get buttoned up, ahead of the cold weather. You can also see here the progress on the neighboring Prospector Theater.  When all the work is done and the equipment removed, there will be a lovely shared terrace between the two buildings.

The Library & The Prospector: Twice As Much Fun on Prospect Street!

Several people have commented on the considerable size of the construction site at the corner of Main and Prospect Streets.  From some angles, the entire block seems like one big hole dug most of way down to China.  We just wanted to remind people that there are actually two separate construction projects going on in that area.

The Library has completed demolition and excavation and is busy with foundation work on its portion of the block, closer to Main Street.  At the same time, on largely the same construction schedule, The Prospector movie theater project has demolished the old bank/theater further down the block on Prospect and is pouring concrete for its own building.  The two teams of builders are carefully coordinating efforts to accommodate a lot of big machinery in a tight proximity!

So what you are seeing is actually the beginnings of two buildings that together will form an exciting cultural campus in the heart of downtown.