Silver Spring Civic Building Virtual Tour Description

Atrium

In an atrium flooded with natural light, two small black leather chairs sit beside a small wooden table. Nearby is the entrance to the Buffalo Soldiers Great Hall. Along the entrance to the hall, indistinct books and photographs are on display in glass cabinets. In the opposite direction, a wooden reception desk sits beside a switchback staircase. Above the reception desk is the second floor, visible through a waist-high glass barrier, where several gray chairs face each other.

Colesville Room (2nd Floor)

Double doors open onto a conference room with white walls and wooden floors. Twenty-two chairs are neatly positioned around a square wooden table. A TV is mounted on the wall, and a window provides a view of the parking deck across the street. Onscreen text reads as follows: Colesville Room (2nd Floor), 24x27 (648 sq ft), Capacity unspecified, Standing: 32-60, Conference Style: 20-30.

Courtyard

Near the front desk of a two-story building, a courtyard is home to four small trees dappled with sunlight. Nearby are wooden chairs, benches, and tables, with enough space to seat around two dozen people.

Ellsworth Room

A nearly empty room has white walls and a light brown wood floor. On each side of the room, a TV is mounted on the wall, and floor-length windows provide a view of the courtyard. A dividing wall that can separate the two sides of the room has been folded and stowed. One of the exits leads to the front desk. Onscreen text reads as follows: Ellsworth Room, 50x27 (1350 sq ft), Room Divided 24x27 (680 sq ft), Standing: 32-60, Conference: 20-30.

Fenton Room (2nd Floor)

Double doors open onto a room with white and light blue walls, and a wooden floor. On the opposite wall, a long wooden bench is built into the corner, positioned beneath a long glass window overlooking a tree canopy. A TV is mounted on an adjacent wall, and the switchback staircase above reception is visible through an interior window. Onscreen text reads as follows: Fenton Room (2nd Floor), 43x27 (1161 sq ft), Capacity unspecified, Standing 100-120, Conference Style: 60-90.

Front Desk

On the ground floor of a building filled with natural light, a wooden reception desk sits beside a switchback staircase next to the Betty Mae Kramer and Music Gallery and Music Room. Across from the reception desk is a long atrium. At the end of the atrium, two small black leather chairs sit beside a small wooden table.

Great Hall

A large hall adjacent to the front desk is surrounded by multiple sets of double doors. The light wooden floor is clean and in good condition. The upper two-thirds of the walls are covered in blue sound-dampeners. Thirty small conical white lights hang from the high ceiling. Onscreen text reads as follows: Great Hall, 64x79 (5,046 sq ft), Ceiling ht: 27 ft, Reception: 725, Banquet style: 320, Conference style: 320-400, Theatre Seating: 480 with riser.

Great Hall North

A dividing wall turns the Great Hall into two smaller halls. This half, Great Hall North, is located beside a row of raised glass windows through which trees and a brick retaining wall are visible. Onscreen text reads as follows: Great Hall North, 32x739.5 (2523 sq ft), Ceiling ht: 27 ft, Reception: 362.5, Banquet style: 160, Conference style: 160-200, Theatre Seating: 240 with riser.

Great Hall South

A dividing wall turns the Great Hall into two smaller halls. This half, Great Hall South, is located beside a row of floor-length glass windows through which a reception area and courtyard are visible. Onscreen text reads as follows: Great Hall South, 32x739.5 (2523 sq ft), Ceiling ht: 27 ft, Reception: 362.5, Banquet style: 160, Conference style: 160-200, Theatre Seating: 240 with riser.

Loading Dock

Double doors open onto a concrete loading dock. It is flooded with light and two dumpsters are positioned nearby. Inside, an assortment of various tools includes orange cones, luggage racks, dock levelers, and hand trucks. A hallway leads to the front desk area.

Second Floor Lobby

Above reception at the top of a switchback staircase, a small lounge area has eight leather chairs and two wooden tables. Two hallways branch off from the lounge and run alongside the courtyard. The first-floor atrium is visible from above.

Spring Room

Double doors open into a room with white walls and a light brown wood floor. An adjacent wall has two sets of double doors. On the wall opposite the entrance, a TV is mounted on the wall, and a floor-length window is tucked on the right side, providing a view to the street below. Onscreen text reads as follows: Spring Room, 31x46 (1426 sq ft), Capacity unspecified, Standing: 100-120, Conference Style: 60-90.

Veterans Plaza View 1

A large concrete plaza is shaded by an awning made of metal and frosted glass. Two people are seated alone at metal picnic tables. Nearby buildings include the AFI Silver Theatre and Cultural Center, a parking deck, and the Regal Majestic.

Veterans Plaza View 2

The large plaza displayed in the previous image is viewed from the doors of the CUPF building, making it appear larger. The awning and picnic tables described in the previous image are surrounded by a brickwork with alternating lines of light brown and dark reddish-brown.

Warming Kitchen

A food prep room has white walls and a black tile floor. At the end opposite the entrance are four long metal tables, a sink, and two microwaves. At the end closer to the entrance are two large refrigerators, four warming ovens, an ice maker, a trash can, and a fire extinguisher.