June 25, 2020

Common Pleas Courthouse renovations begin

Crews have begun tearing away years of plaster and drywall inside the historic Cape Girardeau Common Pleas Courthouse revealing the original bricks and beams.

Project superintendent David Marigeaux pauses at the bottom of the staircase leading to the cupola in the attic of the Common Pleas Courthouse as renovation continues on the historic structure on Tuesday, June 16, 2020.

A bird flies between trees and a nest in the portico of the Common Pleas Courthouse on Tuesday, June 16, 2020.

Demolition continues in what was the juvenile office in the courthouse annex on Tuesday, June 16, 2020.

The original facade of the Carnegie Library is revealed as walls are removed during the demolition phase of the Common Pleas Courthouse renovation on Tuesday, June 16, 2020.

Broken pieces of lath and plaster collect at the foot of an exposed wall as crews continue the demolition phase of the Common Pleas Courthouse renovation on Tuesday, June 16, 2020.

Project superintendent David Marigeaux of Penzel Construction shines a flashlight through a doorway of an old jail cell in the basement of the Common Pleas Courthouse on Tuesday, June 16, 2020.

Wood remains charred on in the cupola of the Common Pleas Courthouse on Tuesday, June 16, 2020.

Project superintendent David Marigeaux descends the narrow attic staircase of the Common Pleas Courthouse as renovation continues on the historic structure on Tuesday, June 16, 2020.

A narrow staircase winds up the interior of the Common Pleas Courthouse cupola on Tuesday, June 16, 2020.

Project superintendent David Marigeaux flips through an old book of legal forms from a volume that sits in the corner of the courtroom as his crew continues the demolition phase of the Common Pleas Courthouse renovation on Tuesday, June 16, 2020.

crews continue the demolition phase of the Common Pleas Courthouse renovation on Tuesday, June 16, 2020.

Ray Duncan pries up pieces of drywall, exposing studs and the original brick wall of the Common Pleas Courthouse as crews from Penzel Construction continue the demolition phase of the historic building's renovation on Tuesday, June 16, 2020.

Signage remains on the wall as crews continue the demolition phase of the Common Pleas Courthouse renovation on Tuesday, June 16, 2020.

A portion of paneling and wood strips is carried through the hall as crews from Penzel Construction continue the demolition phase of the Common Pleas Courthouse renovation on Tuesday, June 16, 2020.

Tools and equipment are spread across the front of the old jury box as crews continue the demolition phase of the Common Pleas Courthouse renovation on Tuesday, June 16, 2020.

Crews from Penzel Construction continue the demolition phase of the Common Pleas Courthouse renovation on Tuesday, June 16, 2020.

Several monuments and memorials sit uprooted on the courthouse lawn, safely out of the way of heavy machinery as crews begin renovations on the Cape Girardeau Common Pleas Courthouse.

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Crews have begun tearing away years of plaster and drywall inside the historic Cape Girardeau Common Pleas Courthouse revealing the original bricks and beams.

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