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DOVER, Tenn. — The National Park Service will resume rehabilitation of the Fort Donelson Visitor Center this summer, advancing efforts to improve accessibility, safety and visitor services at Fort Donelson National Battlefield while preserving one of the park’s most historically significant buildings. The NPS has awarded a contract to National Contracting Services to carry out the work.
The visitor center is a significant Mission 66-era structure whose unique architectural character reflects an important period in National Park Service design. The NPS has invested considerable funding, time, and expertise into rehabilitating this facility and remains fully committed to its completion.
Approximately half of the project work is already completed. Previous contracting efforts, begun in 2015, represent a separate chapter in the visitor center’s rehabilitation history. The current work focuses on completing the rehabilitation using an updated, carefully assessed scope that reflects the building’s needs after years of partial construction. This approach allows the NPS to move forward with clarity and purpose, ensuring the project advances efficiently and with renewed consistency while honoring the structure’s significance and the community’s expectations.
The NPS will continue to share updates on the rehabilitation of the visitor center at Fort Donelson through the park website, news releases and public briefings.
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Last updated: May 26, 2026