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less central portion of the battlefield. Funding requests to rehabilitate the
Cyclorama Building were denied in 1993 and 1996, i.e., $ 2.7M in 1993 for roof removal/replacement, asbestos ceiling removal, patching cracks and treating masonry, and redesign of interior. But, in 1998, the Keeper of the National Register of Historic Places noted that the building possessed "exceptional historic and architectural significance," making the determination that the "Cyclorama Building was eligible for listing on the National Register of Historic Places," reversing conclusions by the National Park Service in December 1995 and the Pennsylvania State Historic Preservation Officer in May 1996. In 1999, the U.S. Commission of Fine Arts opposed its demolition. During this time,
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Construction Company, Inc., won the construction contract with a bid of $ 687,349, in 1959. The site at Ziegler's Grove was intended to tie the painting closely to the battle location it depicted. The total construction cost was $ 959,603. The building was dedicated on November 19, 1962, the 99th anniversary of the
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Cyclorama Building that has stood in the park for 50 years." In January 2013, the Park Service announced plans to demolish the building during the winter of 2013. In February 2013, there was
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was awarded the design, and began work in 1958. The design included a central park administration office, space for the cyclorama painting previously held remotely at
Baltimore Road, and an auditorium that opened out onto the adjoining lawn. Neutra subtitled the building "the Abraham Lincoln Shrine
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