Files
Date of Award
2023
Document Type
Thesis
Handle
https://hdl.handle.net/10365/33150
Publisher
North Dakota State University
Rights
NDSU policy 190.6.2
URI
https://www.ndsu.edu/fileadmin/policy/190.pdf
Abstract
The thought came to me over the Summer when I was visiting my hometown. There is a historical building called the Regional Treatment Center (RTC), and over the years, I have seen many attempts to repurpose it, but all have failed. We have visitors come from across the country and even other continents to see the RTC, and the city is losing out on potential profit for the community by not utilizing the RTC. Now, the city wants to tear the whole structure down (except the main tower), costing over 9 million dollars. Along with the great cost, loss of visitors, and loss to history, it is harmful to the environment by destroying tons of building material from a building that is still structurally sound. I know there must be a way to preserve this building while making it useful in the present and future. My goal is to break the barriers of past and present and the idea that new is always better by creating a design for the building that can benefit the community along with educating the public by informing and stopping the rumors associated with it’s past. By looking at the few other rescued Kirkbrides as examples, I hope to create a design that will allow this one to thrive.
Recommended Citation
Hurley, DeAnna, "Breaking Barriers by Preserving the Future: Fergus Falls Kirkbride" (2023). Architecture Theses. 276.
https://digitalcommons.ndsu.edu/architecture-theses/276