The Crawford W. Long Medical Museum, a two-story brick building on College Street in Jefferson, is undergoing a major renovation.

The structure’s 1880s brick is very porous by nature.  Over time cracking mortar, leaking windows, and access holes for HVAC equipment that did not properly support the entire thickness of the structural wall, have all contributed to extensive water invasion that has severely damaged the interior plaster. 

The Pendergrass General Store, part of the museum’s three-building complex, has been jacked up and leveled.  New masonry piers have replaced older metal and wooden supports in the store’s crawlspace.  After the building "gets comfortable" with its new shape, the exterior will be repainted.

To facilitate the plaster repair, all of the exhibits in the Crawford Long gallery have been removed and stored.  This provides the museum’s staff the opportunity to inspect the condition of the items.  The exhibits will be updated prior to reopening.

The entire project has a $200,000 price tag.  Half of the funding is provided through a grant from the USDA Rural Development program and the match from money the museum association had on hand at the time ownership of the museum and its assets were transferred to the City of Jefferson September 30, 2007.