Adaptive reuse of and additions to an existing historic 1928 stone building to house a commercial kitchen, upscale dining room, lobby, public toilet rooms, resident storage facilities, and 10 accessible or adaptable independent-living apartments for elderly residents. The addition was designed to complement the existing building. The architect of record is Widdall Architects staff member Patrick McSherry. The project was completed while McSherry was employed by Masonic Homes as staff architect. Completed February 1996.  Construction cost: $2.3 million. Won the Renovation “Award of Excellence” from Associated Builders & Contractors, 1997.

 

Smith South Apartments

Adaptive reuse of and additions to a historic 1932 stone building to house eight accessible or adaptable independent living apartments for elderly residents. The facility includes common areas and resident storage facilities. The entrance woodwork is preserved and restored. The addition is designed to compliment the cleaned and restored existing granite construction.  Architect of record: Patrick McSherry ( as employee of Masonic Homes). Completed September 1997. Construction cost - $1.4 million.

 
 
 

Smith North Apartments

Adaptive reuse of and additions to a historic 1925 stone building to house 23 accessible or adaptable independent-living apartments for elderly residents. The facility also includes a craft room, game room and a billiards/ping pong room with a perimeter gallery space. Separate common spaces are provided, including a sitting room with restored brick fireplace, ornamental wood pilasters and coffered ceiling. The fenestration of the projecting former stair towers and elsewhere is preserved through the use of strategically placed false panels behind new windows.  The addition is designed to complement the existing granite construction. Architect of record: Patrick McSherry (as employee of Masonic Homes). Completion December 1997.  Construction cost: $2.9 million.

 

Louis Eisenlohr Apartments

Adaptive reuse of, and additions to, a historic 1924 stone building to house 16 accessible or adaptable independent-living apartments for elderly residents. The facility includes common areas and resident storage facilities.

Ornate entrance woodwork, ornamental interior wood columns and brick fireplace are preserved and restored. The existing fenestration is preserved through the use of strategically placed false panels behind new windows. The addition is designed to match the existing granite construction.

Architect of record: Patrick McSherry (as employee of Masonic Homes).

Completed April 1996.  Construction cost $2.0 million.

Won the Renovatio n “Award of Excellence” from Associated Builders & Contractors, 1997.

 

Aided and advised Masonic Homes’ in-house staff in planning renovations to convert an existing single-family home into a small respite-care facility.  Will provide temporary living space for eight individuals with disabilities.

Completed March 1998.  Construction cost $60,000.

 

Construction of a new 7,400-square-foot duplex and the adaptive reuse of and additions to two existing single family homes to house 32 children in a cottage-like atmosphere.

The duplex is designed to function as two separate cottages with a jointly shared “invisible” staff office and emergency exit stair. Each unit features a great room with 17-foot ceiling with a floor-to-ceiling fireplace and overlooking gallery, a large recreation room, open stairs with window seats, and a dining room with a 20-mile view across the pastoral countryside. Each side of the duplex has six bedrooms to house eight children.

Each of the two existing houses were renovated and provided with an addition to provide six bedrooms to house eight children. Each house is also provided with a new recreation room facility.

Architect of record: Patrick McSherry (as employee of Masonic Homes).

Completed December 1994.  Construction cost $640,000.