Westover, Facade, c. 1914
Westover, Red Hall, c. 1914...but, I just learned from photos of, Westover, My Beloved Prep School's Centennial Celebration this past weekend, that all the original lighting fixtures have been replaced. The fixtures throughout the school, even on corridor (the dormitory), were original to the school, built in 1909, and have remained unchanged (as had all of of the decor, even down to the furniture) for all these years. Surely they could have adapted the original fixtures, perhaps with those special lightbulbs? And they were put on motion detectors whilst I was still there, so they weren't on all the time. It truly infuriates me when fixtures of architectural gems are "improved" in historical buildings. I could just cry. Behold photos taken by a student shortly after the opening of the school, from a fascinating album I found on e-bay a number of years ago. I'm just heartbroken.
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I hate when that sort of thing happens. I could go into an enormous rant at any given time about how modernization murders individuality and respect for the past! And it was such a beautiful building. :(
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