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May 12, 2006
Charleston High School
Another reused high school from the Chronicle is this one in Charleston, South Carolina from the 1920s. The Medical University of South Carolina had owned it for more than 10 years. It was empty and damaged by water and fire. At one point they planned to put a parking structure behind the preserved facade. This plan was criticised by preservationists.
The $15.5 million project involved extensive demolition-only the original entrance and three other walls of the original building are incorporated into the College of Health Professions. Another new building was built next to the high school and the two house classrooms, labs and offices.
The project satisfied the preservationists desire to keep this reminder of the past along with the college's desire for more space.
Posted by dfulmer at May 12, 2006 01:02 PM