Gray Hall is
a four storied with basement building of ordinary
construction with brick exterior. The floors are
of a "Split-Level" design. The building
has one unenclosed stairway and one newly
constructed (2003) exterior steel
fire escape stair. A new interior fire rated stairway has
been installed as part of the renovation of the Dr.
Samuel D. Harris National Museum of Dentistry Museum
(Med.Tech.) building. This stairway serves both this
facility and the museum. Access is at the West
end of the building on floors 2-4.
The structure is totally
sprinkled with a combination standpipe wet pipe sprinkler
system, with 2 1/2 inch fire department hose connections
at each floor level in the unenclosed stair and the
Dental Museum stairwell. A 500 GPM fire pump is an integral
part of the fire protection system. This fire
pump also
serves the Dental Museum. The fire department connection is located on
Greene Street at the North end of the Dental Museum by
Cider Alley. Knox FDC caps have been installed on
the fire department connection to prevent vandalism.
Portable fire extinguisher's are
located throughout the facility.
A fire alarm system consisting of manual pull stations,
sprinkler water flow alarms, valve supervisory devices,
smoke detectors, and audio/visual alarms has been
installed which transmits a signal to the Pine Street
Police Station. The sprinkler system's water flow
and valve supervisory devices are interconnected
to the fire alarm system.
Fire Department vehicular suppression equipment has
no access to the building due to it's excessive setback
from W. Lombard and S. Greene Streets. There is however,
limited access from the North Alley (Cider).
Access for persons with disabilities is via an entrance
from Cider Alley (north side of building). there
is no access present for persons with disabilities
to the upper floors.
A Knox Box has been installed next to the fire alarm panel with
keys for mechanical areas, electric areas and fire alarm
panels to be used by the fire department as needed. A key for
the Knox FDC caps is also located in the Knox Box.
This building is classified as a Business Occupancy. |
