Amy Biehl Charter High School

Amy Biehl Charter High School
Albuquerque, New Mexico

• State of New Mexico Heritage Preservation Award 2006
• National Trust for Historic Preservation National Preservation Award 2006
• Albuquerque Downtown Action Team – President’s Award

Hallways lined with shinning terrazzo floors, dark red oak woodwork, and rich plaster walls lead students to their classrooms at Amy Biehl Charter High School. Due to a unique agreement between the school and the General Services Administration, renovation and restoration of the former U.S. Post Office and Federal Courthouse (ca. 1908) was completed in January 2006.

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Wall partitions added in the 1970’s were recently removed to restore public lobbies, the octagon shaped courtroom, and the post office workroom. Transforming the 50,000 square foot downtown building into a school designed to house two hundred students required ongoing coordination with local, State, and Federal officials, as well as seismic enhancements and ADA improvements.

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Other significant historic preservation projects include the Bataan, Lamy, and Lew Wallace buildings, as well as Carlos Gilbert Elementary School, both located in Santa Fe, New Mexico.