Historic Structures Report: The Crawford Woolen Mill Conversion into The Berkeley County Judicial Center Annex

LeBlanc, Richard; Bower, Joshua; Myers, Andrew; Beardsley, Philip

Executive Summary: "The purpose of this report is to assess the potential to develop The Crawford Building into a judicial center annex to address the need for additional court facilities for Berkeley County. The current judicial center is a four story structure of 122,600 square foot and the proposed conversion of the Crawford Building into a judicial center annex will increase the judicial center by 38,900 square foot for a total of 161,500 square foot. The floor levels of the Crawford building are in close alignment with that of the existing judicial center making the connection a simple process. It is proposed that the building be restored on the exterior in its current arrangement and style and that the interior be completely renovated to meet the needs of the judiciary including new architectural finishes, and HVAC, plumbing, electrical, and fire protection systems. The security and fire alarm systems shall be all new and integrated into that of the existing judicial center. Key to the success of the project is the design and layout of the plan to provide separation of the judiciary administration and staff from the public and detainees. Judges, magistrates, and court staff will have secure parking and a secure entrance into the building. Additional secure parking areas are proposed on both the east and west sides of the judicial center annex. Secure corridors within the building will allow movement of judicial staff without conflict with the public or detainees. The other critical component is to transport and move detainees from the vehicle sallyport to holding cells and ultimately to the courtrooms within a secure corridor system which is without conflict with other functions of the judiciary or the public corridor system. An expanded vehicle sallyport is proposed which will allow for transport vehicles to move detainees within a secure environment." Project funding is provided in part by a Historic Preservation Fund grant to the West Virginia State Historic Preservation Office, Department of Arts, Culture, and History, administered by the State, Tribal, Local Plans and Grants division, National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior (grant number P18AF00021).

Historic Structures Report: The Crawford Woolen Mill Conversion into The Berkeley County Judicial Center Annex

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