HOPKINSVILLE, KY (CHRISTIAN COUNTY NOW) – Progress on reviving downtown Hopkinsville’s skyline by repairing the clock tower are well underway, with progress made to reconstructing the facade. The building and clock were heavily damaged by straight line winds during a storm in 2023. The building’s south and east facade along with two faces of the town clock all suffered substantial loss.
Repairs were kicked into gear in September of 2025, with traffic downtown directed around scaffolding while crews worked on the building. Since then, the east wall has been rebuilt and they are finalizing cost estimates with the contractor for repairs to the windows, according to Holly Boggess with Community Development Services. All repairs will be made to retain both the structural and historic integrity of the building.
“The company who provided a quote for repairs to the clock tower has since gone out of business, so we are in communication with some other companies to gauge the viability of them performing the repairs,” Bogges told Christian County Now. “We still anticipate having the work associated with C&C Contracting completed by mid-March.”
The East Ninth Street building served as the Central Fire Station from 1905 until 1964, with the Woody Winfree Fire-Transportation Museum opening in 2008. Reconstruction of the south and east facades is needed as well as reconstruction of the parapet on the south facade, replacement of a steel lintel on the south facade, and the reconstruction and replacement of damaged windows.
Bogges shared that grant money has been secured to help cover costs. Museum Director Alissa Keller secured a $50,000 in funds so far for repairs to additional windows that were not part of the original storm damage.
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