First Baptist Church and School have used this former residence as a classroom building for nearly 70 years. After a severe electrical fire closed the building in 2012, Liollio was retained to provide a Condition Assessment Report and then to execute a program of preservation and rehabilitation transforming the building into a 21st Century educational space. The goals for this project were not only to repair the fire damage but also to increase the shared space between the church and school, streamline traffic, provide a welcoming presence, optimize use of limited space and improve energy efficiency. We provided campus visioning exercises with key groups while also coordinating communications between the school and surrounding neighborhood. Liollio worked closely with the Preservation Society of Charleston and Historic Charleston Foundation, City Zoning, and Board of Architectural Review staff to achieve project approval.

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2014 South Carolina Historic Preservation Honor Award

FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH SCHOOL c.1910

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