Project Director

Etheredge, Jessica

Department Examiner

Hathcock, Sarah

Department

School of Professional Studies

Publisher

University of Tennessee at Chattanooga

Place of Publication

Chattanooga (Tenn.)

Abstract

Brainerd Junior High is being reused as a transitional living and working facility for foster care age-outs in need of assistance as they learn skills of independence and confidence. The first floor serves the community of Brainerd with a variety of commercial spaces, offering the graduates onsite places for employment. The upper levels serve as studio and 1 bedroom apartments for 24 residents, with shared laundry and community building spaces.

Acknowledgments

Thank you to the UTC and public library for providing information on the Brainerd Junior High School. An additional thanks to Jay Mace for providing access to the site, providing original plans, and sharing his ideas. Thank you to Todd Morgan for discussing preservation efforts in Chattanooga and guiding the adaptive reuse process. Lastly, more thanks to Sarah Hathcock and the IARC Senior Thesis I class for helping compile information and floor plans.

Degree

B. S.; An honors thesis submitted to the faculty of the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga in partial fulfillment of the requirements of the degree of Bachelor of Science.

Date

8-2026

Subject

Adaptive reuse of buildings; Foster children--Housing; Transitional housing

Keyword

Adaptive reuse; affordable housing; interior design; historic rehabilitation; community

Discipline

Historic Preservation and Conservation

Document Type

Theses

Extent

221 unnumbered leaves

DCMI Type

Text

Language

English

Rights

http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/

License

http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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