1901 Church

THE GRAND HALLE RENEWAL PROJECT, PHASE TWO, WILL RESTORE THE VICTORIAN GOTHIC PLASTERWORK AND RESULT IN THE FULL REPAINTING OF THE MAIN HALL. THIS 170,000 PROJECT WILL BE FUNDED THROUGH AN 85,000 KEYSTONE HISTORIC PRESERVATION CONSTRUCTION GRANT, A 50,000 GRANT FROM THE MCKENNA FOUNDATION OF LATROBE, PA, AND 35,000 THROUGH AN 1889 FOUNDATION CAPITAL- MATCH GRANT.

SCHEMATIC DESIGN WAS COMPLETED ON THE COLUMBA THEATRE ADAPTIVE REUSE PROJECT FOR 1901 CHURCH'S OTHER BUILDING, THE FORMER ST. COLUMBA CHURCH, WHICH HAS BEEN VACANT FOR 10 YEARS. BUILDING UPON AN EFFECTIVE FEASIBILITY STUDY, WHICH WAS PERFORMED IN 2017, THIS PROJECT FEATURES A DESIGN TEAM THAT INCLUDES TWO ARCHITECTS, A STRUCTURAL ENGINEER, THREE THEATRE- DEVELOPMENT SPECIALISTS AND AN ACOUSTICIAN. FUNDING FOR THE PROJECT INCLUDED A 40,000 NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE ARTS' ART WORKS GRANT, A 25,000 KEYSTONE HISTORIC PRESERVATION PLANNING GRANT, A 7,750 GRANT FROM THE NATIONAL TRUST FOR HISTORIC PRESERVATION AND A 5,000 GRANT FROM THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION FOR THE ALLEGHENIES. SCHEMATIC DESIGN SET UP DESIGN DEVELOPMENT, WHICH IS SCHEDULED FOR 2020.