In the `80s, Bob Duffy was a student at Oconomowoc Middle School. Today, that middle school building is a 55-unit apartment building that was restored with historical preservation, and Duffy is the president of the Oconomowoc Historical Society and Museum.The school was originally built in 1922, and in 2013, historic and affordable housing tax credits allowed for the $10.9 million transformation of the old school into the Oconomowoc School Apartments.
Duffy said anytime there`s an opportunity to create an adaptive reuse to that type of structure, it`s beneficial to the community.
"It restores some of that heritage of the community, but also provides a need into the future," he said. "As a community, as we continue to grow, that attainable housing piece is a component that we need to try to strive for."...
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