Originally built in the late 1800s as the home of civic leader Henry Perkins, the Perkins house has been the home of Warren's city hall since 1934 and now the city has plans for restoration.

"One is just general maintenance, refurbishment of things. Things like stone and wood railings, and painting and upgrading roof," says John Tellaisha, of Dimit Architects. 

Dimit Architects out of Cleveland is heading up the project and says on top of making the building more energy-efficient and accessible there will be a lot done to bring the building back to how it originally looked.

"Really what we are doing is making some strategic moves as far as the work scope and a lot of it, particularly on the exterior, is just cleaning, and doing repairs, and making things better. For example, city hall has somewhat we would call air conditioning units that have been put through the brick walls, so part of the plan with the renovation is to take those out and patch the brick back in to bring it back to its original character," adds Tellasiha. 

The project will be paid in part by a grant obtained by the city from the National Parks Service. Bids for the project are expected to conclude on February 11th with the project anticipated to take around 6 months to complete.