Alexander IV Senior Living

The Alexander IV Senior Living Facility is an adaptive re-use of the 1932 Alexander Grade School building, which is on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHS). The building also includes a 1948 addition wing, which is also on the NRHS. The building design is an excellent example of the English Tudor style consisting of the brick base, upper half-timbering (aka: wood frame daub and wattle) which imitates medieval Elizabethan cottages and country houses, and gable roof lines.

Design Innovation Architects (DIA) designed renovations to this historic building which converted it into a residential campus to accommodate independent living, assisted living, and memory care. The redesign included complete exterior and interior renovations and the installation of modern building systems, as well as a new entrance, lobby, administration offices, living rooms, dining rooms, a café, a kitchen, courtyards, and many common use and support areas. Landscaped parking, outdoor patios, extensive landscaping, and service areas were also included.

The original building is 19,000 sq. ft., and the 1948 addition is 9,300 sq. ft. The new memory care wing is an additional 16,500 sq. ft.