Former Braille school taking shape as community ‘village’

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    A company specializing in breathing new life into old buildings is making its mark on a storied campus in Eastern Iowa.

    Hobart Historic Restoration of Cedar Rapids has been working with the city of Vinton to restore buildings and develop land on the 36-acre campus of the former, which has had a presence in the Benton County community since opening as the Iowa School for the Blind in 1852.

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