The State College Area School District plans to look at options for repairing the historic Fairmount Building near downtown State College.
The original section of the sprawling building across from Memorial Field was built in 1914. Over time, the building has been home to the district’s high school, an elementary school and the Delta Program, among other offices and programs.
Now, it’s empty. And the State College school district plans to do a feasibility study on what changes would be needed to make the building possible to use going forward.
According to the district, the study will look at the building as a whole, ADA accessibility, and whether it could be divided into different sections. The study will also look at estimated costs for work on the building, including its roof, windows, doors and brick structure and how it fits with the borough's zoning and its Historical Architectural Review Board.
The administration plans to bring a proposal for the study to the board’s meeting Monday.
