Reflections of Havergal: 1994-2019

OVERVIEW

TABLE OF CONTENTS

FACI L I T I ES AND GROUNDS

The goals were ambitious—which the brochure made clear—but the school community was ready for the challenge: Three of the prerequisites for success are already in place: 1. We have the determination and vision. 2. We have the exemplary programs. 3. We have the superb faculty. Now we need to support this brilliant potential with the appropriate facilities and endowment. The brochure also explained how the new construction would harmonize with and enhance the old: “In its guiding principles, the architectural firm of Moriyama and Teshima celebrates the physical traditions of Havergal College that are well known to us all: the Great Hall, the entrance tower, the warmth of wood and stone, and the limestone walls overgrown with ivy—as well as the beautiful 22-acre campus that creates an oasis in a busy city. [The] design respects and enhances the original buildings and the campus landscape. The planned expansion will blend with and complement the neo-gothic collegiate shapes, forms, height and materials of the original building, while augmenting and strengthening the historical precedent of sunlit corridors and quads. The natural environment will be integrated into the school’s buildings, with the architecture embracing outdoor views and spaces.” The vision of a new Junior School and an artfully enhanced Upper School was realized in 1999 under the leadership of Dr. Ditchburn.

A rendering of the old Lower School, 1989.

The Junior School

Havergal Juniors have been accommodated in many different buildings in many different locations since 1894. At Havergal’s centennial, they were housed in a building at the corner of Avenue Road and Lawrence Avenue that in an earlier incarnation had been home to faculty and staff members. As promised by the capital campaign Our Time Has Come , [t]he Lower School will be completely rebuilt in a new location adjacent to the Upper School, overlooking the ravine that gives the campus its great distinction. Rebuilding the Lower School presents a unique opportunity to create a unified campus where building elements, open spaces, interior and exterior circulation, and natural features are all organized within a logical framework.

The New Lower School Kneesocks, 1998–99

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