I'm writing for information, or better yet, photographs, of museum storage
buildings and sheds that effectively house and display fire wagons or
other large wooden and metal vehicles.  The Wytheville Museums have three
historic fire wagons that are currently stored in basements around the
town.  We would like to construct a metal building to better display,
interpret, and house them. It would be heated in the winter, if necessary,
and possibly air conditioned in the summer.  Security would also be
provided.  My supervisor is considering a small shed-like building with
three bays, for the three wagons.  I would not mind having extra space to
grow.  The building would be entered by a garage door and kept closed when
the objects were not on display.

I'm looking into preservation aspects of housing wooden and metal wagons
in such a building.  What types of issues have you ran into with the large
equipment storage in your buildings?  It doesn't seem like rust would be a
problem unless there was a leak in the building.  Do you have any problems
with pests or mold in your large equipment storage?  What types of climate
control issues would arise with wooden and metal fire wagons stored in a
metal building?

Thanks for any information!

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