Building Tour

The Fred M. Rogers Center building officially opened on the Saint Vincent College campus in October 2008.  The building is the location of the Fred Rogers Center for Early Learning and Children’s Media, including the Fred Rogers Archive and the public, multimedia Fred Rogers Exhibit.  The building also houses The Conference Center at Saint Vincent College and the gallery of the Foster and Muriel McCarl Coverlet Collection.

The 36,500 square-foot, $14 million building, designed by FortyEighty Architecture of Pittsburgh, is being reviewed for a gold rating by the national Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Green Building Rating System™ of the U.S. Green Building Council. The building was designed for the responsible use of natural resources and long-term energy conservation.  Sustainability features include, for example, bio-retention swales and ponds for storage, filtering, and re-introduction of rain water; geothermal heating and cooling; reduction of water usage within the building to 40% less than industry standard; and use of renewable and recyclable materials for construction and interior finishings. 

The photographs here feature key spaces and facilities of the Fred Rogers Center for Early Learning and Children’s Media

	Fred Rogers Exhibit of artifacts, wall narratives, and digital displays highlighting Fred Rogers’ life and career (Exhibit designed by emphas!s design inc., of New York)
	Multimedia editing suite for use by Center Fellows and staff of the Fred Rogers Archive
	Conference Room, including presentation and videoconferencing technologies
	Rogers Center Library, for access to materials of the Fred Rogers Archive
	The Gathering Space, for informal meetings, prominently featuring the Steinway D grand piano that Fred Rogers’ grandmother gave to him when he was a teenager and on which he composed much of the music for Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood