Historic Campus Heritage

We have conducted architectural survey and feasibility studies to save and reuse buildings in historic colleges and Universities as in Indiana University of Pennsylvania’s Sutton Hall, or “Old Main”, and initiated plans to restore Point Park University’s Lawrence Hall (below) with the college. For the latter, work included restoration of the Gothic fenestration, cleaning the limestone cladding on the first and second stories, and a realignment of the main entrance with the grand central staircase. Point Park University created new interior spaces including a university bookstore that enlivens the downtown street corner of the building.

PHLF has received funding from The Getty Fund’s Campus Heritage Grants program for eight Western Pennsylvania colleges through which we review the history of campus planning; identify historic structures and landscapes; identify and highlight those that should be retained; develop restoration and stewardship plans as needed; work with central campus planning; and assist with the identification of public/private sources of funding for restoration and conservation.

Four of these studies were completed in 2007, four are in progress.

These plans may be viewed by the colleges by clicking this link:
http://www.phlf.org/programs-and-services/historic-campus-heritage/getty/