FERRIDAY — Less than two months after ground was broken to build the second incarnation of the Arcade Theater, the frame of the building is seemingly thrusting itself out of the ground.

The constriction is going according to schedule, Delta Music Museum Director Judith Bingham said.

“The construction is where it is supposed to be,” Bingham said. “We’re very excited.”

The construction firm Don Barron Contractor, Inc., is building the theater.

Crews are currently erecting the steel skeleton framing of the building, and that work should be completed by Friday, Supervisor of Construction Jim Hankins said.

After that, the work crew will begin sheeting the walls and roof, which should take about two weeks, Hankins said.

Once the outside bricking is completed, the group will work on the interior walls.

“We are shooting for a schedule that has us finishing in mid-January,” Hankins said.

The Arcade Theater was originally built on Louisiana Avenue in 1926, and the structure the new building will mimic was demolished in January.

The new Arcade will be an extension of the Delta Music Museum.

Once it is rebuilt, the theater will seat 350 people, and will be used for community events, concerts and museum exhibits.

The Delta Music Museum is a part of the Louisiana Department of State’s Historic Museum program, and is funded, operated and staffed by the Secretary of State’s Office.

The stated goal of the museum — opened in 2002 — is to preserve the musical heritage of the Mississippi River Delta.

The museum is housed in the old post office at 218 Louisiana Ave., and was previously known as the Ferriday Museum.