East Side Youth Community Center, Manchester, CT
scroll down for details
4,760 SF Adaptive Reuse
$850,000
Completed: 2011
- Spruce Street Firehouse was built in 1923 by the Cheney Brothers Company and is a contributing property in the Manchester Historic District on the National Register of Historic Places
- Adaptive reuse of the historic structure with its existing large bay doors, deep overhangs, and exposed structure ensured the historic character of the original firehouse was preserved and respected
- First floor open bays were converted into two meeting spaces, with a gallery space in the center
- An elevator was built in the former hose tower space and provides high tech MEP systems
- A center gallery was designed with curved walls and a curved ceiling
- Exterior site lighting, a public courtyard, perimeter landscaping, and sidewalks contribute to its neighborhood context.