Photos

Marston Renovation Photos

July 2016

4th floor welcome area with exposed steel trusses — Exposed steel trusses on the 4th floor

skylight-3 — East-facing skylight view from the 3rd floor

skylight-4 — West-facing skylight view from the 3rd floor

May 2016

Marston Hall 4th floor skylight

December 2015

Open stair wells — Open stair well

Exterior construction elevator moves workers and materials to upper levels

4th floor offices — Office walls are going up on the 4th floor

concrete floors — New concrete floors

Steel column — Steel columns matching the unique design of the Marston Water Tower columns were revealed after brick removal.

tunnel — Previously the tunnel to access the mechanical room located under the rotunda, this is now the new chilled water supply and return entrance to the building. The pipes shown connect to the campus chilled water system.

Interior Demolition

Update: October 2015

scaffolding supports — Temporary scaffold support system

scaffolding supports — Temporary scaffold support system

Carnegie Steel — Carnegie Steel has been uncovered in Marston Hall — this would have been manufactured on the East Coast and brought to campus by train. Carnegie Steel was sold to United States Steel Corporation in 1901.

Update: May 14th, 2015

4th Floor, looking down

Interior demolition is underway.

metal recycling — Metal recycling.

layers — A century of layers.

Interior excavation.

columns — Protecting column details.

autographs — Autographs revealed.

Marston Artifacts

During the recent renovations, several artifacts have been uncovered.

Marston Renovation and Construction

Marston Moves

Marston Charms

As we embark on the final semester before the Marston Hall renovation begins, we thought we’d take a look at some of the features of Marston Hall we’ve come to know over the years.