Luckily, work resumed and, as you can see from this recent picture, the renovation is nearly complete. According to Montoya's daughter, the project has been a "labor of love." Water had seeped in through the heavily damaged western tower and severely impacted the main entrance and middle foyer, Commercial Appeal reported.

The tower restoration cost approximately $270,000 and the family has reportedly spent over $1 million on renovations so far, including a painstaking three-year process to restore the foyer's wooden carvings. While they estimate the building will need another year of work before they can host events there, new permits were applied for in August 2024 and the future is finally looking brighter for the historic building.

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