Restoration of the Art Hall at Koreshan State Historic Site
ABOUT
Constructed in 1903, The Art Hall was one of the most important buildings to the Koreshan Unity Settlement, a religious group that founded a new community on the shores of the Estero River.
The Koreshan Unity Settlement was acquired by the Florida Park Service in 1961 and is open to the public as a unique historical and environmental site.
SCOPE
Restoration of historic structure. The building had lost its cupola and most original porch materials.
HIGHLIGHTS
- The project involved historic and field research, including study of the site’s extensive historical photograph collection
- It also entailed identification of lost features to be restored, and complete exterior and interior restoration treatments.
- The period of interpretation is the late 1920s, right after the building was electrified.
