MEADVILLE, Pa. – June 12, 2009 – The Allegheny College Admissions Office will move from Schultz Hall to the 454 House on Friday, June 19.
“Allegheny’s campus was already one of the most beautiful in the country,” said Vice President for Enrollment and Communications Scott Friedhoff. “Now, thanks to this stunning new welcome center, we can offer prospective students and their families a level of gracious hospitality that is more in keeping with the prestigious traditions of Allegheny’s nearly 200-year history.”
The project, which began last fall, included a complete renovation and 6,600-square foot expansion of the building at 454 North Main Street—the corner of West John Street and North Main. It involved preserving and restoring historically important attributes of the original 1913 mission-style building – both exterior and interior – and enhancing them with critically important modern environmental features.
Among the sustainable features are geo-exchange heating and cooling, high-output compact fluorescent lighting, waterless urinals, recycled-content building materials, Forest Stewardship Council-certified wood, pervious parking spaces and rain gardens to handle storm-water runoff.
The project was supported with generous gifts from alumni and friends of the college including Bob Woodworth, Allegheny class of 1969, and Joyce Woodworth; Gary Brost and Willow (Wilcox) Brost, both Allegheny class of 1974; and an estate gift from Margaret L. Barkley.
Allegheny will host a public celebration of the new Admissions Office at the 454 House on Saturday, September 12.
