Ybor City Museum State Park

One of Tampa’s most storied cultural landmarks required careful structural attention after its perimeter fencing was damaged, presumably by a vehicular impact. Biller Reinhart Engineering Group was engaged in November 2025 to assess the damage and develop the engineering documents necessary to restore the boundary fencing at Ybor City Museum State Park, a state-protected historic property in the heart of Tampa’s Ybor City neighborhood.

The project carried an added layer of responsibility: the Historic Preservation of Ybor City required that formal drawings and construction plans be submitted for review and approval before any reconstruction could proceed. That requirement shaped the entire scope of work, making documentation and code compliance as central to the engagement as the structural work itself.

Biller Reinhart’s scope was organized into two phases. Phase I focused on a site visit and condition survey, during which the team reviewed any available documents and reports related to the existing perimeter fencing and took precise field measurements and dimensions. Those measurements would serve as the foundation for construction drawings accurately capturing the original fence configuration and detailing its reconstruction.

Phase II translated that field data into a full construction document package, including drawings and specifications for the restoration of the damaged fencing, with a deliberate effort to preserve historic components wherever possible. The drawings incorporated current building code requirements relevant to the project scope and were signed and sealed by a licensed Florida Professional Engineer, satisfying both the technical and regulatory demands of a historic preservation project under state oversight.

The result was a documentation package designed to guide faithful reconstruction of a fence that is as much a part of Ybor City’s identity as the buildings it borders.