The National Vietnam War Museum
Construction Plan - Phase 1 of 4
The time has come, the walrus said, to talk of many things.
-Lewis Carroll
Museum Building Specifications
- 2-story building – designed to grow through four phases, as needed, and as funds permit, to over 80,000 square feet.
- Room for all planned galleries and more
- Elevator to the second floor
- Covered porch at the entrance
above: Front View
Phase 1 Specifications
- 2-story building
- 10,000 square feet on ground floor
- Elevator to the second floor
- Three exhibits in Phase 1 (can be rotated)
- Gift shop
- Restrooms
- Covered porch at the entrance
Phase 1 Galleries
Additional galleries will be added in future phases or rotated in the phase one facility.
Gallery 1 - The Introduction
Gallery 2 - The Home Front
Gallery 3 - The History of Fort/Camp Wolters
Construction Plan Phases
The Museum Board of Directors has hired a general contractor who is prepared to build the main museum building in 4 phases:
Phase 1 is a 2 story building with 10,000 sq ft on the ground floor, 8,000 on the second floor and a covered porch. This facility will house 3 galleries: Introduction, The Home Front, and the History of Camp/Fort Wolters. These galleries may be rotated at some point.
Phase 2 is an additional structure connected to the back of phase 1 and will be another 18,000 square feet similar to phase 1. It will house two or three of our galleries that will be determined later and a theatre.
Phase 3 is an additional structure connected to the back of phase 2 and will be another 18,000 square feet similar to phases 1 and 2. This phase will house an additional 2 or 3 galleries to be determined later.
Phase 4 will add two wings to the first 3 phases that will total approximately 26,000 square feet and will house the remaining galleries.
Construction has begun for Phase 1. Phases 2, 3, and 4 will be added as necessary after the opening of phase 1.
When? How?
- Groundbreaking occurred on December 9, 2017.
- The construction process has begun!
- Dr. Ray Sherry of Cleburne will oversee all phases of the project.
- We will announce updates as they occur.
How can you help?
- We have sufficient funds to complete the project IF there are no problems.
- You can still join the Builders Club with a one time donation of $10,000.
- Gallery Naming Rights: $100,000
- Naming rights to the building $200,000
- NEW DONOR CATEGORY: Guardians of the Museum
- $50/month or
- $500/year or
- $10,000 lifetime member
- Other donor levels available - everyone can help!
- Builders Club Members:
- In Honor & Memory of Richard C. Allen (Laine Perry)
- JoAnn Barnhart
- Bobby & Belinda Bateman
- Brazos Foundation
- Baum-Carlock-Bumgardner Funeral Home
- John & Monica Chesnut
- Katie Daniels
- Betty Boyd Dettre
- Fort Wolters Chapter VHPA
- Friends of the Museum
- John & Carol Hyatt
- The Carl E. Kessler Family Foundation
- Edd & Gloria Luttenberger
- Norman D and Margaret N McMullen
- Jim & Iola Messinger
- Bill & Judy Murphy
- John, James, & Su Nasche
- Dave & Lorraine Pashby
- Don & Leigh Payne
- Mike Richardson
- Jerry & Letta Staggs
- Suzanne K. Shriver
- Mr. & Mrs. Frederick W. Smith
- VFW Post 2399
- Allan & Helen Werst
- Barbara Wheeler(In Memory of CW4 Michael J Wheeler)
