Improvements to the Dr Pepper Museum’s Collection/Archive Areas and Roof

FAIN: CHA-286660-23

Dr Pepper Museum and Free Enterprise Institute (Waco, TX 76701-2115)
Joy T. Summar-Smith (Project Director: September 2021 to April 2023)
Christopher Dyer (Project Director: April 2023 to present)

Roof repair, climate control, and renovation of collection storage areas at the Dr. Pepper Museum and Free Enterprise Institute, in Waco, Texas.

The cornerstone of the proposed site, which is also the Dr. Pepper Museum’s home—a 1906 Romanesque Revival building known as the Artesian Manufacturing & Bottling Company—was entered in the National Register of Historic Places in 1983. In this proposed project, the museum seeks to repair and replace the roof of the main building with historically accurate materials, to install climate control / HVAC, and to expand, repair, and renovate the museum’s collections, conservation, and archive areas. The outcome of this infrastructure investment will meet the museum’s strategic goal of stabilizing its facilities and ensuring the adequate storage and housing of collections and archives, which will permit the museum to apply for American Alliance of Museums (AAM) accreditation within 3-5 years.