Early 19th-century Museum Building near Fincastle courthouse project faces potential demolition

Early 19th-century Museum Building near Fincastle courthouse project faces potential demolition

Fincastle Mayor Mary Bess Smith, among others in town, was taken by surprise last week when the Botetourt County Board of Supervisors was told by project managers that relocating a historic building would no longer be possible, and that the building would be demolished.  Discussions are underway to decide what will happen to the early-19th century Museum Building in Fincastle, just a couple of dozen feet from the site of the old county courthous…