Arthur Henderson Public School title - Algoma District School Board

PHYSICAL PROFILEARTHUR HENDERSON PUBLIC SCHOOLMAIN COMPLEXGeneral DescriptionThe main complex is a 1,558 m 2 or 16,749 ft 2 building partially constructed in 1948 with anaddition in 1954 and 1968. The 1948 portion was constructed on the foundation of the 1917original school, which had been destroyed by fire.This three storey, four level, masonry block building has a combination of brick, metal, granexand wood veneer. The brick and wood are in poor condition while the granex and metal sidingare in good condition. The brick has been covered with granex siding in some locations toprevent leaking through the brick. The flat style roof was resurfaced in 1989 with a single plymembrane, which is in fair condition. In the main complex, there are 8 classrooms, onecomputer room, a library, a gymnasium and numerous smaller offices, storage areas andmeeting rooms. One of the south side entrances has been made handicapped accessible withthe construction of a wooden ramp, an interior ramp (not to code) provides access between the1954 and 1968 additions. The 1945 portion of the school is not handicapped accessible.Physical StructureThe flooring is terrazzo, vinyl tile, sheet vinyl and carpeting. The vinyl tile is in poor conditionas is most carpeting. The terrazzo and sheet vinyl is in good condition. Suspended acousticalceiling tile has been installed in some locations but the original gyproc or lath and plasterremains on many of the ceilings. The windows in the school have been upgraded from theoriginal in 1977 and 1997 and are in fair to good condition. Classroom millwork in the schoolis original and is in fair to poor condition. Most of the doors, including the interior hallwaydoors, are wood and in poor condition.Electrical and MechanicalLighting has been upgraded in the school that included installation of energy efficient T-8swith electronic ballasts. A new fire alarm panel was installed in 1997. The electrical panelsare original to the date of construction and are in good condition. The main disconnect wasreplaced in 1998. Two Teledyne Laars natural gas boilers complete with circulation pumpswere installed in 1997. All of the classrooms have heat recovery ventilators. The offices areventilated with exhaust fans. Arthur Henderson had an ultra violet water treatment system,and a filter system was installed in 2002, but the school still remains on bottled water.5