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Great Places have Great Stories -Rehabilitation of the Lincoln Grant School and Randolph Park as a Multi-use Community Asset

Wisler, Adam
http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6286-956X
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1565348318480438

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2019, MARCH, University of Cincinnati, Design, Architecture, Art and Planning: Architecture.
The rehabilitation and adaptive reuse of a structure has multiple benefits, including aesthetics, social attraction, the embodied energy of reuse, and has the potential to catalyze refreshed community identity, historical memory, and cultural meaning. This thesis, focusing on the adaptive reuse of the Lincoln Grant School in Covington, Kentucky, and the rehabilitation of adjacent Randolph Park, will demonstrate all of these potentials. Located in the Licking Riverside historic district, the building stands as a symbol of the segregation period, when it was the “black only” high school in the area. This historic significance can be both preserved and amplified through an adaptive use such as the Family Scholar House (affordable housing for single parents getting a post-secondary education), a rehabilitated theater providing a place for the community to gather for arts, meetings and entertainment. It will provide the basis for the building to be rehabilitated for a multi-purpose adaptive reuse incorporating community interests such as gathering, meeting, and performance, while preserving its heritage. The rehabilitated park’s new amenities will include a phased community and recreation center, improved ball fields, playground, skate park and picnic areas, and a connection to the Licking Riverside Greenway. It will revitalize the park with amenities and memories, telling the story of the school and park’s rich history and providing gathering, recreational, athletic and educational opportunities. This thesis research will highlight 5 ways that issues and processes common in restoring and reusing a community asset can be maximized, including economic and social value, strong aesthetics, refreshed meanings, iconic character, and catalytic impact on the surrounding area. This thesis design explores the potential to revive and celebrate historic assets, while reintroducing the arts and community history, meaning, and identity as a viable economic driver for the area and contribute to a sustainable community
Jeffrey Tilman, Ph.D. (Committee Chair)
Vincent Sansalone, M.Arch. (Committee Member)
76 p.
Architecture
HISTORIC; PRESERVATION; COMMUNITY; REHABILITATION; ASSET; SUSTAINABLE

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  • Wisler, A. (2019). Great Places have Great Stories -Rehabilitation of the Lincoln Grant School and Randolph Park as a Multi-use Community Asset [Master's thesis, University of Cincinnati]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1565348318480438

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Wisler, Adam. Great Places have Great Stories -Rehabilitation of the Lincoln Grant School and Randolph Park as a Multi-use Community Asset. 2019. University of Cincinnati, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1565348318480438.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Wisler, Adam. "Great Places have Great Stories -Rehabilitation of the Lincoln Grant School and Randolph Park as a Multi-use Community Asset." Master's thesis, University of Cincinnati, 2019. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1565348318480438

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