SOUTH DEERFIELD — Residents are invited to join town officials, architects and the project manager of the 1888 Building adaptive reuse project this week as the town prepares to put funding for the renovation in front of voters in just under a month.

The information session will be held on Thursday, Sept. 12, at Deerfield Town Hall, with doors opening at 6:30 p.m, which will provide people with a chance to talk with project team members prior to a presentation kicking off at 7 p.m., according to Planning and Economic Development Coordinator Christopher Dunne.

A question-and-answer session will be held following the presentation. Project officials on hand will include members of town government, representatives from Kuhn Riddle Architects and Project Manager Daniel Pallotta.

“This project has been going on for a few years now, so we want to make sure residents have a sense of where this project is,” Dunne said. “When people take a look at these designs, they’ll understand what an opportunity this project is to preserve this historic building.”

The presentation will cover how the existing 1888 Building on North Main Street will be preserved and how the addition will be built, Dunne said.

Residents who want additional information or special accommodations ahead of the information session are encouraged to call Dunne at 413-665-1400, ext. 117.

With a $4 million federal earmark in hand, the town is seeking the money necessary to take the 136-year-old building and transform it into a modern municipal office that would serve as a key piece of the South Deerfield revitalization plan. Residents will be asked at an Oct. 7 Special Town Meeting to consider appropriating $3.8 million in Community Preservation Act money to fund the historical renovation of the building, while the federal money will go toward the construction of an addition on Conway Street. The Community Preservation Committee unanimously recommended the project at a meeting in late August.

Renovation work will include the abatement of all mold, lead and asbestos in the building; replacing the exterior doors and windows with historically accurate replacements; and the modernization of mechanical systems. Work will also bring the building into compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act.

Dunne said residents will have a chance to share feedback on the designs put forward by Kuhn Riddle Architects, although work on the historic rehabilitation aspect of the project may be limited in how it can change. The addition, however, will likely have a “little more wiggle room” to adapt to residents’ thoughts, Dunne added.

A second information session will be held in late September or early October to provide residents with another look at the project and designs. The 1888 Building CPA funding request will come before voters at the Oct. 7 Special Town Meeting, which is set for 6 p.m. at Frontier Regional School.

“I think people will be really pleased with the design,” Dunne said, “but we obviously want to be responsive to residents.”

Chris Larabee can be reached at clarabee@recorder.com.