The Humiston Trust of Pontiac, Ill., will donate $75,000 to help defray a portion of the cost of installing an elevator at the Illinois Route 66 Hall of Fame and Museum, the Bloomington Pantagraph reported.
The elevator is planned for the alleyway between the war museum and Route 66 museum near Main and Howard streets. The war museum is on the second floor of its building and is only accessible by stairs, which has been a problem because many visitors have limited mobility.
The donation from the Humiston Trust will help tackle the project’s estimated $200,000 to $220,000 price tag, according to a presentation at an October council meeting from the Farnsworth Group. […]
The trust was established in 1920 by Harriet Humiston to honor her husband, Bennet, and her father, Apollos Camp. The trust is dedicated to giving to charitable donations to organizations in Pontiac.
The story also reports that the Route 66 museum submitted a lease extension at its current building to 2014, which the city council approved.