Candyland Children’s Museum

The project renovated approximately six thousand (6000) sq. ft. of formerly commercial space into a community needed children’s museum/learning zone.

Investment

  • NMTC Amount: $450,000
  • Total Project Cost: $588,500

IMPACT

  • 12 FTE jobs
  • 20 construction jobs
  • 6,000 sq. ft. of real estate

CDEs

Investor

Project Description

The project renovated approximately six thousand (6000) sq. ft. of formerly commercial space into a community needed “children’s museum”/ learning zone. The intent was to use resources that total over one million dollars in capital to create a space that children within the community can use comparable to COSI in Columbus and useful to the inhabitants through a learning inspired improvement area and child care drop-off zone that will education children ages 2-12 and use STEM and current educational outcomes to attract other communities to the area and zone.

MAP

Address: 202 Market Street, Portsmouth, OH 45662

Census Tract: 39145003600

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