Maintenance

By 1924, it was becoming clear that the ever-expanding school needed a dedicated area for repair, maintenance and storage of the items needed to keep the institution running. The paint shop, located in the basement of the school, was a serious fire hazard, and several departments demanded more work space, including the blacksmith, carpenter, mason, steamfitter and repair engineer.

In 1930, the brick Maintenance Building was built in the southern campus. Due to its utilitarian nature, it was placed near the power plant and farm buildings. A garage was  utilized for the service and repair of the school's vans, buses, official vehicles and farm machinery. The paint shop had a compressed air system, painting booth and a ventilation system. A bunker-like basement area was used for storage of steam fittings, bathroom fixtures and similar broken or surplus equipment. The structure consists of a flat-topped brick garage and a cinder block addition, surrounding a paved lot used to park the school's disability-accessible vans and buses.