New design plans for the Wyche Pavilion in downtown Greenville have been unveiled.
Owned by the Peace Center, the historic open-air structure was originally built in 1904 along the bank of the Reedy River. Today, the site is an outdoor event venue and a popular photoshoot location.
Renovations of the site which formally served as a paint shop for the Greenville Coach Factory and a Duke Mayo factory are part of the Peace Center’s $36 million campus redevelopment project.
The city of Greenville’s Design Review Board will review exterior design plans for the pavilion during its next meeting on April 18. Previous plans to renovate the structure were rejected by the DRB in 2019.
Decorative metal gates are proposed to be installed at both entrances to the structure “for safety, security and character,” according to the project’s application for an urban design certificate of appropriateness. Metal infill would also be installed over the pavilion’s ground-floor windows.
Additional upgrades to the structure include installing interior and exterior lighting, new flooring, and landscaping improvements. The site’s river terrace will also receive new metal railings and outdoor seating.
Kara Dullea, a Peace Center media relations representative, told the Upstate Business Journal that more information will be shared on the project when the time is right.
Craig Gaulden Davis and MKSK created the new designs for the Wyche Pavilion.
See additional renderings of Wyche Pavilion in the gallery below
