It’s been vacant for more than a decade, and now, Kennedy Supplee Mansion at the Valley Forge National Historical Park is ready to get back into the game.

Previously an upscale restaurant, its rehabilitation and reuse can provide a “complimentary balance” to recent developments in the Valley Forge area as well as create jobs and tax revenue.

The National Park Service this year began a $410,000 renovation project for the Kennedy Supplee Mansion, a 15,000-square-foot historic structure near the entrance of the Valley Forge National Historical Park, writes Kenneth Hilario in the Philadelphia Business Journal.

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As part of the mansion’s ongoing renovations, the Park Service earlier this year contracted for roof replacement, stucco repairs and exterior architectural detail repairs to further stabilize the building.

This work, now underway, is expected to be completed by late spring 2019, officials said.

The intent then is to solicit for a selective interior demolition contract to remove non-historic and inoperable building systems so potential lessees can see what will be necessary to restore plumbing, electrical and mechanical systems, and fully rehabilitate the building.

It’s attractive to rehabilitate historic sites like the mansion because these projects use existing land without taking away land from farms or open space, according to David Fiorenza, economics instructor at Villanova University’s School of Business.

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