Around campus
S EEN ON THE H ILLTOP
This summer Old School is getting a facelift.
The portico over the main doors will be replaced
and landscaping crews will be hard at work remov-
ing several plantings. The huge shrubs in front of
the building have been deemed “post mature”—a
phrase Head of School Eric Peterson found partic-
ularly amusing.
Also taking place this
summer:
Campus projects this summer include replacing the portico on Old School.
The east wall of the chapel has been bathed in
scaffolding as crews replace close to 80 percent of
the limestone and remove the mortar to mend
damage from years of water infiltration. The job is
part of the multimillion-dollar restoration of the
chapel, the subject of a recent St. George’s Devel-
opment Newsletter. The new limestone is being
purchased from the same quarry in Indiana that
provided the original materials in the late 1920s.
Astor Hall dormitory is getting a full renova-
tion and cosmetic upgrades, similar to dorm reno-
vations last summer in Diman and Arden
dormitories. The work will also include renovation
of the female day student rooms on the lower level.
And a new dishwasher will be installed in King
Hall that reportedly will save 300,000 gallons of
Crews began replacing the limestone blocks on the east wall of the chapel in July.
water. We also will be going “trayless”
this fall, a move that will help save
another 200,000 gallons of water, plus
all the energy it takes to heat that water.
Community members will be treated to a new
soup/salad serving line when the dining hall
reopens in September.
PHOTOS BY SUZANNE MCGRADY
Astor Hall dormitory is getting some interior renovations this August.
ST. GEORGE’S 2008 SUMMER BULLETIN 67
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