Jefferson, Ohio
The Village of Jefferson is located Ashtabula County in north eastern Ohio in a community known as the “Philadelphia of the West”. Founded in 1803 by a U.S. Postmaster during Thomas Jefferson’s administration the early plans of Jefferson, Ohio were based upon Georgian Architecture styles. Jefferson Elementary School features a stunning clock tower main entrance piece to capture and reflect the rich architectural history of the community.
Jefferson Elementary is a K-6 school which accommodates 659 students with 4 sections per grade level. The school site was carved out of an existing 25 acre delineated wooded wetland site. A two story building design solution was used to minimize the size of the building footprint, which lessened the area of disturbance to the precious wetlands to under ½-acre. Maintaining the pristine character of the site was a priority of the school board, which creates unique children’s environmental educational opportunities. Sensitivity to age was given placing the younger children on the lower level and the older children on the upper level.
Completion Date: August 2008
Square Footage: 79,914
