Kathryn W. Davis Riverwalk Center
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Kathryn W. Davis Riverwalk Center
Sleepy Hollow, New York
Scope
The Kathryn W. Davis Riverwalk Center opened in 1926 as the Bathhouse in Kingsland Point Park. In the early 1970s, when bathing in the Hudson River was no longer permitted, the building started a slow steady decline. The demand for a facility within the highly used park was evident and thanks to the generosity of the Kathryn W. Davis Foundation the building was able to become viable to the community once again.
JHPA, Inc. was engaged by the Friends of Westchester County Parks and Scenic Hudson to prepare a Conditions Assessment and Adaptive Re-use Report for the facility. Following the recommendations prepared in the report, JHPArchitects,PC prepared documents for the restoration of the exterior envelope and key interior spaces back to the original appearance.
Included in the restoration the design was the adaptive use of the interior to accommodate an Environmental Education Center, as well as returning kayak rental and sailing school facilities that previously occupied the facility. The open-air pavilion at the upper level, which had historically been a community gathering space during the late 1920-1940s, was also restored for continued public use.