Antioch Hall Restoration; Antioch College

Construction Management

The Yellow Springs Community Foundation (YSCF) in partnership with Antioch College embarked on stabilizing this 1860’s original main hall on the campus of Antioch College. Antioch Hall had been shuttered for over ten years and was falling deep into a state of disrepair. The project was focused on stabilizing and securing the structure until such time as a community use of the facility could be determined and fully funded. The program included removing asbestos and incinerator stack, adding gas service, reactivating water service, adding fire suppression, reactivating air handlers and adding a Veissman Boiler and back-up boiler. The building went through extensive renovation in 1958 – 1960 by funding from the Kettering Foundation and Charles Kettering. The interior 4-story wood structure was removed preserving the exterion and replaced with a state of the art midcentury modern concrete 5-story structure; this work preserved the building through the closure. The structure houses a 674 seat auditorium, Kelly Hall, class rooms and small lecture facilities and once housing the offices of the college president. From Corry Street you can see the original main entry and the 4 story windows which are hidden from interior view on the back stage of Kelly Hall. From the horseshoe (west) side a 5-story structure is in view. The funding for this stabilization came from the YSCF and donors.