The St. Margaret's building is located roughly at the intersection of South 7th Street and I-70.
Many people in District 2 remember St. Margaret's as a thriving hospital for decades. Several (like myself) were even born there. St. Margaret's merged with Providence Hospital in the 1970's and the two organizations moved to their new facility at 90th and Parallel in 1976.
The old building has been used for a variety of purposes since the hospital moved out, but for the last several years it has been vacant. Despite a security fence around the building, vandals and vagrants had a heyday in the building, breaking windows, scrawling graffiti and destroying property.
The Foutch Brothers company specializes in renovating historic buildings and turning them into usable spaces. According to their web site, "We start by working with communities to save existing and historic buildings. Next, we work with residents and business leaders to determine what housing or services are needed in the vicinity. Finally, we design and build new apartments, offices, and community spaces to sustainably reuse the building and site. In doing so, we are able to restore neighborhoods, create new architecture, and complete projects many thought impossible."
The plan is for renovation to begin in August 2012 and wrap up by December 2013.
Many thanks to Foutch Brothers for helping improve District 2. I'm confident that the positive effects of this renovation will spill far beyond the St. Margaret's site!
Here are a couple of pictures of St. Margaret's that I took last month. Looking forward to the renovations...
~Brian
bmckiernan@wycokck.org
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