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Abstract
The Granite City Life Skills Foundation and the Elbert County government are interested in redeveloping the Blackwell Memorial High School property into an after-school program for children in the area. The two central wings of the 1960s equalization school complex were demolished in 2014 but the Gymnasium and a Shop building remain on the six-acre site. The goals of the charrette were to document and celebrate the history of the Blackwell School, make phased recommendations for the rehabilitation of the school buildings and the design of the 6 acre landscape, conceptualize improvements for the surrounding neighborhood and connectivity to community resources — both physical and organizational.