CHIPS West Lafayette

03/26/2024

The Caretaker's Cottage is now open to the public Th-Sun 12-5 pm (closed Easter Sunday). Free admission. Come on by and check it out! 1496 N. Salisbury St, West Lafayette.

10/06/2023

11/15/2021

More progress! New windows and doors; ramp poured.

10/01/2020

Progress! The roof tiles are on. Now for windows before the snow flies.

07/14/2020

Thanks to the City of WL for cleaning up the site while we await replacement roof tiles for ones that were damaged.

02/11/2020

02/10/2020

As you can see, work is being done on the Cottage. Here is an update from Development Director Erik Carlson:
"This phase has focused on shoring up the walls and a little bit more foundation work so the tile roof can be re-installed. The bids came back very favorably and we’re right around 50% of our budget remaining. The next step will be to get windows."
Hope to post some photos soon.

01/29/2020

Here is an update from the West Lafayette Redevelopment Commission meeting minutes of December, 2019:

Change Order #1: Caretakers Cottase Phase 2 - Develonment
Easter requested the approval of Change Order from Kettelhut in an amount not-to-exceed
$200,000.00 for repairs at the Caretaker's Cottage.
Commissioner Hagmaier moved to approve Change Order #1 from Kettelhut in an amount not-toexceed $200,000.00 for repairs at the Caretaker's Cottage. Commissioner Meyers seconded.
The roll call vote:
Aye: Larry Oates, Patrick Hagmaier, Darrell Clase, John Meyers
Nay:
The motion to approve Change Order #1 from Kettelhut in an amount not-to-exceed $200,000.00
for repairs at the Caretaker's Cottage was passed 4-0.

10/07/2019

Thanks to Tippecanoe County Historical Association for an amazing Feast! But they're busy providing us with local history events all year 'round. Check out the upcoming lecture on Purdue athletics!

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08/05/2019

Here is a good article about cleaning gravestones.

Soft stone is sensitive — not only to mold but also to cleaning materials.