Jefferson County Rehabilitating & Health Center
Ketona, AL
Owner: Jefferson County Commission, Department of Environmental Services
Project Stage: Complete
Award Winner: Preservation Award Winner, Birmingham Historical Society
Description: Renovations to this health facility focused on demolition of unused nursing home wings and the reconnecting of residential units to support facilities. In the process of maintaining building services located in tunnels under the demolished facilities, an infill of new arcades of salvaged brick and precast accents was constructed over the tunnels. The new arcades reconnect fragments of arcades remaining from the original 1931 design and add an entry element at a new visitor parking lot. They also form a sunny courtyard and reconnect the residential units. County maintenance personnel assisted in refurbishing existing windows, painting, and in refinishing of pews and liturgical furnishings in the chapel.