CSC Sparks Hall
Chadron, Nebraska
Sparks Hall, listed on the National Register of Historic Places and located on the Chadron State College campus, has recently been rehabilitated as the new location for the central campus Administrative offices. BVH Architects provided design and historic preservation services for the complete interior and exterior renovation of the building and including of a significant addition.
Sparks Hall was constructed in 1914 as the primary residence hall for the Chadron State College campus. The building also served as the women’s dormitory, cafeteria, and currently, as student and faculty housing. These uses caused many unsympathetic changes and alterations over the building’s history.
The Sparks Hall renovation has provided the College with efficient administrative office space in a central campus location convenient to students, staff and visitors.
It also has preserved one of Chadron State College’s original historic structures. During the course of the project deficient and out-moded mechanical and electrical systems were replaced with state-of-the-art systems designed for energy efficiency utilizing the new systems with the central campus boiler/chiller and mesh with campus technology systems. The interior of Sparks was reconfigured allowing flexibility to change as technology and operational methods change. The design of the new addition was carefully coordinated with the original historic building to be compatible yet contemporary. This addition provided the required building office and space needs along with circulation and egress necessary to bring the building within current codes and contemporary accessibility standards. Approximately 17,218 GSF of renovated and building addition space resulted at a total project cost of$2.6M.
Sparks Hall, listed on the National Register of Historic Places and located on the Chadron State College campus, has recently been rehabilitated as the new location for the central campus Administrative offices. BVH Architects provided design and historic preservation services for the complete interior and exterior renovation of the building and including of a significant addition.
Sparks Hall was constructed in 1914 as the primary residence hall for the Chadron State College campus. The building also served as the women’s dormitory, cafeteria, and currently, as student and faculty housing. These uses caused many unsympathetic changes and alterations over the building’s history.
The Sparks Hall renovation has provided the College with efficient administrative office space in a central campus location convenient to students, staff and visitors.
It also has preserved one of Chadron State College’s original historic structures. During the course of the project deficient and out-moded mechanical and electrical systems were replaced with state-of-the-art systems designed for energy efficiency utilizing the new systems with the central campus boiler/chiller and mesh with campus technology systems. The interior of Sparks was reconfigured allowing flexibility to change as technology and operational methods change. The design of the new addition was carefully coordinated with the original historic building to be compatible yet contemporary. This addition provided the required building office and space needs along with circulation and egress necessary to bring the building within current codes and contemporary accessibility standards. Approximately 17,218 GSF of renovated and building addition space resulted at a total project cost of$2.6M.
