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Scaffolding covers the exterior of Barbelin Hall during ongoing renovation work on the historic campus building.
The aerial image was taken by drone Sept. 13. PHOTO: DEE ALABEDE ’26/THE HAWK

Building up ‘Barb’

Liv Bielawski ’27 September 24, 2025

For nearly 100 years, Barbelin/Lonergan Hall’s gothic tower has perched atop Hawk Hill as a symbol of St. Joe’s. Now wrapped in scaffolding, Barbelin — affectionately known as “Barb” —  is...

With a new lighting system the bell tower can display more colors. PHOTO: MITCHELL SHIELDS ’22/THE HAWK

Barbelin casts light on social issues with new LEDs system

Lukas Van Sant November 12, 2019

With the push of a button, John Pilat can shed light on just about any issue or cause important to the St. Joe’s community. Pilat, assistant director of power plant foreman in the Office of Facilities...

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