JACKSON, TENNESSEE
St. Luke's Church has been a prominent landmark in downtown Jackson for
some 150 years. To respond to the needs of an active, growing
Parish, including many young families, the project consisted of a new
Parish Hall/Educational Wing, adjoining the original red brick Gothic
Revival structure. Totaling some 17,000 square feet of new and
renovated space on a rather constricted urban site, the heard of the
project was the new 300 seat multipurpose Parish Hall. This
high-ceiling space, which features exposed wood roof trusses to recall the
main worship space, provides space for lectures, banquets, dances, and
community meetings.
The scope also included a new kitchen, classrooms, choir rehearsal room, nursery, library, and restrooms. The existing Parish House was completely renovated to provide new church administrative space. including offices for the rector and assistant rector.
Great care was taken to respect and complement the historic architecture in the design of the new addition, which features material forms and a scale derived from the original church. Construction of the first phase of the $1.75 million project was completed in the summer of 1995.