Press Release:
For Immediate Release
Camp Merrowvista Dining Hall Opens
Concord, NH – April 6, 2004 – Camp Merrowvista in
Tuftonboro will open for the season May 15, 2004 with a brand new dining hall
and education facility. The 10,000 square foot space, designed by Warrenstreet
Architects of Concord, will serve as the camp’s main eating lodge.
Camp Merrowvista is one of four youth camps across the country owned by American
Youth Foundation (AYF) of St. Louis, Missouri. Located on 600 acres in the
Ossipee Mountains, the coed camp hosts youths from grades 3 to 12 during 1, 2,
or 3 week sessions. The new dining facility, with a state-of-the-art commercial
kitchen, will serve more than 350 meals three times per day. Nestled among
hardwood trees, the post and beam hall complements the natural environment and
has a large fieldstone fireplace as its focal point.
According to Warrenstreet Architect’s principal, Jonathan Halle’, “Design of the
facility was completed a year ago, with construction carefully planned during
the camp’s down time”. Construction began in November 2003 with a scheduled
completion of April 30, 2004, in time for the camp’s season opening on May 15,
2004.
The overall design and functionality of the facility is intended to develop and
support the AYF mission which aspires to develop leadership skills, create
communities based on respect for self, others and the world, build character,
instill confidence and promote balanced living through the use of fun and
engaging programming. The dining hall will serve as a community center at the
camp where campers and staff will meet and eat together.
Hutter Construction Corporation of New Ipswich, New Hampshire was the general
contractor for the project.
Warrenstreet Architects, a WBE company, provides architectural, landscape
architectural, land planning, and graphic design services to both public and
private sector clients throughout New England. The firm’s services include site
selection, master planning, feasibility studies, conceptual designs, permitting,
final design, contract documents, and complete construction oversight for most
project types. More information about the company can be found at
www.warrenstreetarchitects.com.
Warrenstreet Architects, Inc.
27 Warren Street Concord, NH 03301
T 603.225.0640 - F 603.225.0621
