Century-old houses getting new life at Fort Bragg

Automatically curated summary from Army Times.

Officials at Fort Bragg and privatized housing company Corvias have completed renovations on the first of 21 historic homes, built between 1928 and 1939, for military families. Fort Bragg contains 230 pre-1940 historic homes, while the U.S. Army manages over 30,000 historic residences nationwide under the National Historic Preservation Act. According to officials, maintaining these aging residences involves higher costs and challenges such as lead paint and asbestos remediation. Preparing historic homes between occupants averages $4,342 and 18 days.

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Data on renovation costs, timelines, and hazard remediation relies on statements and statistics provided by Army officials and housing operators without independent verification.