Whitcomb Hall Second Floor Auditorium Preservation
Architect // Michael Petrovick Architects
Description
Constructed in 1916, Whitcomb Hall was shuttered in 1988 due to numerous Building Code violation. Michael Petrovick Architects was retained by the Town to oversee the design for the rehabilitation of the second-floor auditorium. The project included the installation of new systems for Accessibility, HVAC, lighting, and life safety, along with repairs to historic features of the space and refinishing the tin ceilings, tin wall panels and woodwork. Extreme planning was executed where possible to conceal the new systems from sight in the primary spaces defining the building. The first floor and the exterior of the building had been previously rehabilitated in 2016. The project returned the Whitcomb Hall Auditorium to the Town capable of, once again, hosting large events.
