Putnam Moving Into New Veteran Services Office And Archives Building

The moving process to relocate Putnam County’s Veteran Services Office and Archives has begun.

Mayor Randy Porter said the county has received the certificate of occupancy following the completion of the new building.

“The veterans museum alone with all those showcases with veteran uniforms, and it is a lot to move,” Porter said. “There is a lot more than what’s there that we are moving. We have a lot of the old records that are going into the facility.”

Porter said an official opening date has not been set yet. Porter said the county needs to install computers and furniture before that.

The building located along Highway 70 will allow the county to relocate the veterans museum out of the County Clerk’s Office. Offices for the county archives and veteran services will be on the top floor.

The original Patton House Doll Museum was destroyed during the 2020 tornado.