New Entrance to Auxiliary Gymnasium
Sherman Carter Barnhart has worked with Warren County Schools on Warren Central High School since 1992 when we designed a new 65,000 SF facility to replace the original 1941 classroom building. Twenty-three years later, Sherman Carter Barnhart was hired to renovate the districts oldest high school.
With extensive involvement from the school administration and staff members, the renovation aimed at improving both the academic spaces as well as athletic facilities. It also focused on the overall energy efficiency of the school. Implemented in three phases to allow for smoother operation of the school during construction, the first phase focused on the renovation of the school’s media center, which was complete in January 2015.
Phase II, completed in 2016 focused on the comprehensive renovation of the athletic complex including new baseball and softball fields, new tennis courts and a new synthetic turf football/soccer stadium featuring a new field house and 8 lane broken back rubberized track.
The final phase, completed in September 2020, provided 14 new classrooms, a new cafeteria/auxiliary gym and kitchen, a new lobby, concessions, and restrooms for the existing gym. This phase also included a new HVAC/Geothermal system, LED lighting and plumbing renovations.
With their experience of working with multiple funding sources and familiarity in navigating federal programs, Sherman Carter Barnhart Architects is working with Dawson Springs to deliver a modern, affordable housing community with market-rate amenities.
Three Sherman Carter Barnhart -designed schools — South Green Elementary School, Cumberland Trace Elementary
School, and Rich Pond Elementary School — are featured in this month’s ICF Builder Magazine.
