Why you should experience Montgomery Hall in Savannah, Georgia.
Montgomery Hall is a cutting-edge academic destination where Midtown Savannah's industrial heritage, digital innovation, adaptive reuse, and creative education power one of SCAD's most technologically advanced learning environments.
Set along Montgomery Street near West 50th Street and just steps from Montgomery House, this meticulously restored academic building combines historic industrial architecture, exposed heart-pine structural beams, advanced digital production laboratories, collaborative studios, and contemporary learning environments that support the next generation of animators, game designers, visual effects artists, and interactive media creators. Historic craftsmanship and state-of-the-art technology create an inspiring setting where Savannah's industrial past has been transformed into one of the world's leading centers for digital creativity. The result is a destination defined by architectural preservation, technological excellence, and creative innovation.
What you should know about Montgomery Hall.
Montgomery Hall is best known for transforming a former early twentieth-century industrial manufacturing complex into SCAD's 128,573-square-foot digital media hub, preserving the historic Neal-Blun Company's massive timber-framed buildings while creating one of the university's largest and most technologically sophisticated academic facilities dedicated to animation, game development, visual effects, motion media design, and interactive design. Originally constructed for the Neal-Blun Company, among Savannah's largest suppliers of cabinets, millwork, and building materials during the first half of the twentieth century, the expansive factory complex encompassed well over 120,000 square feet of industrial production space and featured exceptionally large exposed heart-pine beams engineered to support heavy manufacturing operations. During SCAD's adaptive reuse project, these structural elements were meticulously preserved, allowing the building's industrial character to remain visible throughout its contemporary academic interiors. Today the three-story facility houses more than 800 high-performance computer workstations, specialized digital production laboratories, collaborative classrooms, motion media studios, interactive design environments, game development facilities, and visual effects production spaces supporting some of SCAD's most internationally recognized degree programs. The building forms the academic centerpiece of SCAD's Montgomery campus alongside Montgomery House and The Shed, reflecting the university's nationally recognized philosophy of repurposing historically significant industrial architecture rather than replacing it with new construction. Its expansive floor plates, generous ceiling heights, exposed brick walls, and heavy timber framing naturally accommodate rapidly evolving digital production technologies while preserving the craftsmanship of Savannah's manufacturing heritage. The exterior is further distinguished by a grand four-part mural created by Matt Hebermehl, co-founder of Savannah Art Walls, transforming the historic façade into a contemporary public artwork that reflects the creative disciplines taught within.
The architectural experience unfolds through soaring industrial volumes, exposed wooden beam construction, restored historic masonry, flexible studio environments, and technology-rich interiors that seamlessly integrate contemporary educational infrastructure within a preserved manufacturing building. Every adaptive reuse decision demonstrates SCAD's internationally recognized preservation philosophy, allowing original structural systems and industrial materials to remain central elements of the architectural character while supporting evolving digital workflows. Montgomery Hall exemplifies how thoughtful historic preservation, advanced educational technology, and creative placemaking can transform an early industrial complex into one of the nation's premier digital arts facilities, reinforcing SCAD's reputation as a global leader in adaptive reuse and design education.
How to fold Montgomery Hall into your trip.
Montgomery Hall works as part of an exploration through SCAD's celebrated creative campus.
Begin at Montgomery House, where SCAD's contemporary residential community introduces the Montgomery campus before exploring Montgomery Hall. Continue to The Shed, whose flexible studio environments expand the campus's collaborative creative ecosystem. Conclude at the SCAD Museum of Art, where internationally acclaimed exhibitions provide a memorable finale celebrating the university's global influence on art, design, and historic preservation. The progression moves naturally from student life to advanced digital education before concluding with one of the South's finest contemporary art museums, revealing why Montgomery Hall stands at the forefront of SCAD's creative innovation.
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