Delivering on preservation: Community begins work on Old Vail Post Office [Video]

VAIL, Ariz. (KGUN). — Every town has its properties that deserve preservation. In Vail, one such property is the old Vail Post Office, which was first constructed more than a century ago, in 1908.

After years of fundraising, the Vail Preservation Society has gathered enough money through donations and grants to start rehabilitation.

The goal throughout rehabilitation is to keep as much of the original building as possible. “All of the adobes are just made up of dirt here from the site. And here they are, after a hundred years. They’re actually still in pretty good condition,” said Eric Means. He has lived in Vail for the majority of his life, and works at Means Design and Build.

“This is not just a building. This is a monument, a monument to those people that came here before us,” said Royce Davenport, Vail resident and volunteer.

J.J. Lamb, founder of the Vail Preservation Society, said “historic preservation is certainly …