St. Ignatius of Antioch Church

The Krueger Group successfully completed the installation of a long overdue 3-stop elevator and enclosure at St. Ignatius of Antioch Church in Cleveland, Ohio. Partially built into the church’s former coal bin, the new structure was designed to respect the church’s rich history and architectural integrity while addressing the functional limitations of a building constructed in the early 1900s.

Design Features Include:

• A 3-stop Limited Use Limited Access (LULA) elevator servicing both the church and the church hall.
• Stair access to the church and basement from street level.
• Safety railings crafted from reclaimed church pews.
• Existing interior entry doors salvaged and repurposed as the main entry doors to the church from the new elevator tower.
• Terrazzo flooring to seamlessly match the original design.
• A newly constructed ADA-compliant bathroom.

In addition to the elevator installation, the walkway connecting West Blvd. to the church’s primary parking lot was restored. The section of walkway partially built over the church’s boiler room required significant structural reinforcement. The concrete beam ceiling was bolstered with a masonry block structure that was installed from the existing floor to the underside of the beams and filled with granular fill. New sidewalks were installed, along with 1,500+ square feet of paver stones and a newly sodded greenspace area.