Central College - San Jacinto Memorial Building

Current Status: In use for classrooms, offices, labs, Library, Student Services, Student Lounge, Fitness Center, San Jacinto High School Memorial Room.

Voters recently passed a Bond proposal to finance the renovation of the interior of the historic San Jacinto Memorial Building while maintaining the character of the building. Preliminary programming of spaces started Fall 2005.

Future Plans: In use for classrooms, offices, labs, Fitness Center, and the San Jacinto High School Memorial Room. Other uses under consideration.

All content on this webpage is subject to change.

Please add any comments or concerns below.

comments:

Sean -- Thu, 08 Dec 2005 14:13:25 -0600 reply
Need elevators for students

Alan Ainsworth --ainsworth, Mon, 12 Dec 2005 17:43:21 -0600 reply
Sean, I will forward your comments to the Campus Manager, Chief Operating Officer, and President. Currently, there is one elevator for students, faculty, staff, and community members. It is located in the Student Lounge on the east side of the building. The programmers and architects of the San Jacinto Memorial Building renovation will design new elevators in the new plans.

Dorothy Grant -- Tue, 03 Jan 2006 09:30:18 -0600 reply
I am a graduate of San Jacinto High School. Will our history be preserved? If so, how?

Alan Ainsworth -- Mon, 09 Jan 2006 14:30:22 -0600 reply
Dorothy Grant, The San Jacinto High School Memorial Room will be integrated in the renovation project with the input of the San Jacinto Memorial High School Alumni group. President Bill Harmon is chairing the committee that is doing the preliminary programming of the building.

Disappointed -- Sun, 23 Apr 2006 10:51:00 -0500 reply
Too bad this building won't be renovated now, especially since redoing the San Jacinto Building was the main reason I voted for your stupid bond. Not to mention the fact that you will use some of the bond money to put a hunk of glass in front of it. I will not vote for any more bonds for you.

Alan Ainsworth -- Thu, 11 May 2006 19:30:44 -0500 reply
Dear Disappointed, The renovation of the San Jacinto Memorial Building was postponed in order to go through the proper assessment of the building in its current state and make sure that the renovation plan would address not only the building's needs but its historical heritage. It will be renovated and it needs to be renovated well.

mike -- Fri, 23 Jun 2006 13:42:28 -0500 reply
I don't see why we need to block this historic building by placing an ice cube in front of it. Let's try a better location and design that fits with the current architecture.

loganmacoy -- Mon, 20 Nov 2006 17:06:27 -0600 reply
would it be easier just turn down the saan jacinto building?

Sherell -- Sun, 08 Apr 2007 22:50:12 -0500 reply
Well I actually think that the glass idea is interesting and does sound like a great idea. If the previous commenters would have read it does say that the designs are subject to change. Which means that it is not sketched in stone.