The Hicor Group, a construction contractor, plans to spend $1.1 million to renovate the historic Bronson house in St. Louis as its headquarters.

Hicor, a minority contractor with a specialty in historic preservation work, said Wednesday it will do the project's carpentry and concrete work.

The Bronson house, at 3201 Washington Boulevard, went up in 1885 for Dr. George Bronson and his family. The 7,000-square-foot building at the edge of Grand Center is on the National Register of Historic Places. The Late Victorian era house has Queen Anne and Romanesque design elements with Chateauesque influences.

Renovation plans include new interior walls, flooring, ceilings, lighting and electrical systems, plus a new roof, said Hicor's president, Andrew Stafford. Move-in is scheduled for this fall.

Hicor won't move far. It's currently based next door at the headquarters of Chameleon Integrated Services, an IT firm. Since 2013, Chameleon has occupied the former Central States Life Insurance Building, a 1920s Spanish Mission-style building at 3207 Washington. Chameleon renovated the structure, now known as Barnett on Washington.

Acree-Kelley LLC, bought the Bronson house in 2014 and is the project's developer. Drew Acree and Jeff Kelley are co-founders of Chameleon. Hicor is a Chameleon subsidiary.

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