| Additional Information: | See AHI# 184921 for more information. DOE signed 11/17/2011.
Located directly east of the school, Storms Hall is a two-story with raised basement, Neoclassical Revival-style, former dormitory that rests on a poured-concrete foundation and is covered with brick. The building is U-shaped with the main façade facing north and the wings pointing south. The building’s flat roof is encircled by a narrow, projecting stone cornice upon which sets a brick parapet capped with stone. The north side of the parapet is adorned with vertical stacks of stone block, horizontal bands of raised brick at the corners, individual stone inset blocks and a long stone inset inscribed with “STORMS HALLS”. Ornamentation is largely limited to the central part of the north façade. Fenestration is regularly placed and consists largely of six-over-six, double-hung sashes.
The primary (north) façade is defined by a central block that projects forward from the remainder of the façade. An entrance with a plain, classically inspired, stone surround topped with a denticulated cornice is positioned at either side of the projection. A six-over-six, double-hung sash with a stone surround embellished with heavy scrollwork ornamentation is located immediately above the cornice. The doors consist of a pair of modern, plate-glass examples. Positioned between these two entrances at the basement level are three double-hung sashes. Located immediately above these windows on the first floor are three ironwork balconets (one of which is missing) with Palladian-like windows situated in large, round-arch openings with a thin concrete surround. The windows feature a pair of central, three-light casement examples flanked by three thin sidelights. A round-arched transom contains two six-light windows set within a sunburst pattern. Narrow, segmentally arched concrete slabs reside underneath the railings with two of the three featuring an ironwork railing. Each slab is underscored with a single heavy concrete bracket embellished with scrollwork. The second floor is pierced by five double-hung sashes. Meanwhile, the expanse to either side of the central projection consists of three double-hung sashes on each of the three levels.
The west endwall carries five regularly spaced openings on each level. Moving from left to right, the basement level features a double-hung sash, doorway, two more double-hung sashes and a vent/fan. The openings on the other two levels are filled with windows.
The rear (south) elevation features the building’s rear-projecting wings. Unlike the other facades, the cornice along this side of the building is a plain stone band that is flush with the wall. The endwall of each wing on each level is pierced by a large window flanked by double-hung sashes. One window retains its original set of eight-light double doors while the rest are infilled with plate-glass casement windows. A metal fire escape serves these windows of both wings. The east façade of the west wing features a large wall chimney flanked by double-hung sashes. Single or paired double-hung sashes appear on the rest of the façade. The space between the windows on the first and second floor is defined by a recessed brick panel.
The east endwall is much like the west façade with the exception of an additional small window on each level inserted between openings three and four (moving from left to right).
A comparison of the original plans to the building’s current appearance found that the interior retains exceptional integrity with few modifications found (some utility spaces were constructed not according to the original plans). The basement level at the center contains a large dining room with a fireplace. The wing to the east holds the kitchen, food storage, serving room, lavatories and matrons quarters. A pair of stairways that coincide with each of the two entrances leads to the first level which features at the center a large lounging room with connected writing room and fireplace. The west wing is comprised of eight bedrooms and a bathroom/shower room. Each bedroom contains a closet and most retain its original sink. The east wing is comprised of five bedrooms, bathroom/shower room and an infirmary. The top floor consists of twenty-two bedrooms and two bathroom/shower rooms. dormitory |
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