Emerson has donated $3 million toward the renovation of the 28-year-old Ridgway Visitor Center at the Missouri Botanical Garden.
The renovations occured in several phases starting Jan. 17. The project will include the replacement of the Ridgway Visitor Center's barrel vault roof, which has experienced "fiber blooms" over many panels, clouding its appearance. The roof also has multiple leaks, no thermal break and no insulation. Roof renovations are scheduled to be completed by the end of May.
The Ridgway Visitor Center renovations will be made over several years as part of a multi-phase project. Phase I is nearly $6 million in improvements. Other donations have been made to support the project.
Beginning Jan. 17, the Ridgway Visitor Center will close early at 3 p.m. weekdays for the repairs to the barrel vault roof panels. The garden grounds will remain open until 5 p.m. daily throughout construction. The Ridgway Visitor Center will remain open as usual until 5 p.m. on weekends.
The next phase of Ridgway Visitor Center renovations will include new and expanded restrooms, the installation of a second elevator, reconfiguration and improvement of the Grigg Lobby, work on the Jordan Education Wing, key infrastructure improvements and visitor experience enhancements.
Future renovations will improve the Garden Gate Shop, Orthwein Floral Display Hall, Sassafras cafe and Shoenberg Theater.
Dr. Peter Wyse Jackson is the new president of the Missouri Botanical Garden.
St. Louis-based Emerson, led by Chairman and CEO David Farr, has network power, process management, industrial automation, climate technologies, and tools and storage businesses.
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