Help Save The OSU ATI Conservatory

This building was an awesome part of my classes and loved being inside this place to learn.

Keep this piece of history

It would be a disgrace to support football and not this important conservatory. OSU does a lot for those who need educating in the fields of horticulture, food, nutrition, etc. And should continue to do so.

Always enjoyed spending time in there on cold winter days. I hope it will be there for a long time.

This conservatory must be saved! Many students like myself studied, learned and dwelled here in peaceful contemplation over the years. 1982 Alumni

This is an iconic structure of the ATI campus!!

My daughter and ex husband went there,that is where they met.2004&5

Historical and beautiful...

Beautiful conservatory! Preserve it please! Preservation is absolutely necessary!

Please dont tear it down

The heart of ATI. Please save it!

This conservatory is what inspired my passion for tropical plants. As a graduate of ATI and someone who spent many hours in this beautiful building, it breaks my heart to know that it could be torn down. The conservatory is a beautiful and valuable asset to the Wooster campus. This building deserves every bit of funding to continue to inspire and educate future students.

Thank Wags for bringing it to my attention.

Unfortunately, from the announcement below from Ohio State Director on Ohio State ATI's website, it looks like our efforts to persuade the OSU administration to save the beloved conservatory on the Ohio State ATI campus might have failed. However, I encourage everyone to still contact Dr. Boone and other OSU administrators to voice your concern about our beloved conservatory being torn down. Campus Facilities Update FEB. 18, 2019 As plans progress for Wooster campus facilities renovation and new construction, the campus has faced difficult decisions about facilities that will not be renovated, such as the ATI conservatory. The conservatory was initially built in 1926 and donated to the institute in the 1970s. It was deconstructed on its original site in Mansfield, moved to Wooster and reconstructed on its present site. On May 26, 2017, personnel from the College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences (CFAES) Campus Public Safety Department performed a safety inspection of the ATI Conservatory. Despite routine structural maintenance, it was found that deterioration of the nearly century-old wooden elements had caused significant weakening of the structure. Glass slippage created cracks and openings that exposed plants to harsh environmental conditions. Due to the deterioration of the structure and the potential hazard of falling glass, the conservatory was closed to students and the public. The collection of plants from the conservatory is currently in another greenhouse on the Wooster campus and still accessible for classes. The college also hired licensed design professionals and greenhouse consultants to provide recommendations. It was determined that ATI could not feasibly repair the conservatory with like materials while meeting state building codes and University requirements. To replace the conservatory with contemporary materials (i.e., aluminum structure) that would look similar to the existing structure and infrastructure to suppo

I used to work at Franklin Park Conservatory. I hate to see things like this disappear.

MCJVS class of 83

Former horticulture student

Please do what you can to save this beautiful structure.

The conservatory IS ATI...That's the bottom line...sometimes the right thing is not the cost effective way...Those who do not learn from mistakes are doomed to repeat them...I remember a sawtooth greenhouse that was the trademark of the MCJVS....It's gone

This was such a neat place and jammed pack full of history.. Please let's keep this.. I make special trips to come up and see this..