Our team member, Meredith recently visited Henderson, NC and toured the historic Henderson High School, built in 1935. Now that students have moved to a new building, discussion is being held for the best re-use of this historic space. She was invited for a preliminary walk through with a few…
Progress is being made at The Lofts at Old Town Hall project in Clayton. What was originally built as Clayton's Town Hall in 1925, this building has housed municipal offices, a library, courthouse, fire department, police department, and small jail. It is now being repurposed to occupy sixteen, one-bedroom apartments.
Cool things are soon to come in Danville, Virginia! Our adaptive reuse team had a great time exploring some beautiful, historic buildings this week. Check out some of the photos below:
The building was built as a warehouse in 1950 and will now host a manufacturing facility for Kelly Puryear's famous chicken salad. The Grace Homemade facility will create, package and distribute chicken salad, and other savory goods. There will be a storefront deli for neighborhood shoppers, as well as a mezzanine office space, between the large trusses, for Kelly to oversee the entire process. Stay tuned to see more updates on this exciting project!
We are excited to announce our collaboration with Trophy Brewing on the expansion of the original Morgan Street location. The expansion will include the building of a new brewing system that will expand Trophy's sour and barrel-aged program. Additional outdoor seating will also be added along the front of the building.
Thanks to The Wilson Times for the highlight from a recent Wilson Downtown Development seminar. David Maurer shared how investors can use historic tax credits to offset construction costs for building renovations. Read the full article here:
"The City of Wilson will soon construct the Wilson Innovation Hub, a unique co-working space to encourage start-ups and foster entrepreneurship in Wilson. The Hub will offer programming and support to encourage Wilson’s innovation economy. …
The Lutterloh Clinic is a two-story brick commercial building constructed in approximately 1908, and located at the corner of Chatham and McIver Streets. The building features a corbeled cornice across the second story of the front facade…
“…Until recently, the one story, brick building (which includes a basement) housed a post office and government offices. The Federal Building is now being transformed and will soon become the new home of a local pizza restaurant, La Dolce Vita Pizzeria.”
Alamo Drafthouse celebrated its opening with an 80's-themed VIP Grand Opening Party last Saturday evening. The party included an on-theme scavenger hunt and various theater activities, including karaoke, cartoons, and cereal! We had a fun night celebrating the success of this project with many other talented collaborators.
The finishing touches have been completed and staff training is currently underway! We look forward to experiencing this fun space with the community in the coming days.
David, Dayle and Meredith had a great time at the conference this year. It was hosted by the Town of Clayton and we enjoyed meeting new people and visiting local businesses. We learned about promoting economic development through preserving historic resources, how to support local farmers and restaurants in small towns, strategies for placemaking, and methods for encouraging smart growth.
October 17-19: Preservation North Carolina’s 2018 Annual Conference will be held this year in Wrightsville Beach/Wilmington with the theme “Preservation + Innovation.” This year's conference will explore the ways entrepreneurs, architects, builders, chefs, restaurateurs, brewers, and preservationists are establishing their new ideas in old buildings.
The Concord Rosenwald School Historical Window Restoration Workshop will take place on March 16 in Kittrell, NC and will be sponsored by Edgecombe Community College. Read for further information:
Maurer Architecture worked on the historic facade renovation of the Dr. Pepper Bottling Plant building at 416 S. Dawson Street in downtown Raleigh. Read the full newsletter:
