Projects
Selected Projects in the Conservation and Restoration of Historic Monuments and Architecture Completed in the Past
2014 |
City of New Britain, Connecticut - Rehabilitation of Monuments in Various Parks - limestone, granite, concrete, brick, bronze, river stone. Treatment included historic stone cleaning, Dutchman repairs, patching, crack injection, salt efflorescence removal, removal of stains, treatment of bronze, reconstruction of sculptural elements in bronze, reconstruction of pavement. |
2013-2015 |
City of New York, Department of Art and Antiquities, Conservation and restoration of Peter Cooper Monument, bronze Tennessee Marble, granite, and bronze by Augustus Saint-Gaudens and Stanford White. Project consists of preparing specifications and drawings outlining proposed treatment and full treatment. The procedures scheduled for the summer of 2014 and spring of 2015 will include cleaning the stone, Dutchman repairs, crack injection, repointing, graffiti removal, cleaning of bronze, spot-re-patination, new coating application, and reconstruction of sculptural details in limestone. |
2013-2015 |
City of New York, Department of Art and Antiquities, Conservation of Alamo, painted Cor-Ten steel, 1963 by Tony Rosenthal. Project consists of preparing specifications and drawings outlining proposed treatment and full treatment of the sculpture. The treatment scheduled for the summer of 2014 and spring 2015 will include moving the sculpture from Manhattan to the conservation facility, removal of existing paint and anti-graffiti coatings, metal repairs, including structural elements, re-coating, and re-installing in its permanent location in Manhattan. |
2013-2015 |
City of New York, Department of Art and Antiquities, Battery Park Sculpture Conservation: Included in New York State Heritage Area
Giovanni Da Verrazano Monument: cleaning of bronze, re-patination, application of protective coating, reconstruction of the sculptural elements in bronze
John Ericsson Monument: cleaning of bronze, stabilization of the existing patina and coatings, cleaning of granite, re-pointing of stone, re-gilding the inscription
John Wolfe Ambrose Monument: disassembly of the granite stele, stone cleaning and repairs, replacement of damaged tiles, reconstruction of the missing bronze bust
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2014 |
City of Norwalk Historical Commission, Connecticut, Pine Island Cemetery Markers and Monuments Conservation, marble, granite, brownstone. Treatment of stones included cleaning, tooling of deteriorated stone, application of biocide, crack injection, crack repairs, composite patching, reconstruction of stone surfaces, application of consolidation system on stone, color visual integration of patches, resetting and leveling of stone |
2013 |
City of Stamford, Connecticut, Boyle Stadium Historical Restoration, fieldstone. Full treatment of walls and bleachers including disassembly of stones, re-assembly, cleaning and restoration, and re-pointing |
2013 |
City of New York, New York Hall of Science Restoration of interior cast-in-place and pre-cast concrete and Dalle-De-Verre panels. Treatment included cleaning using Arte Mundit method, stain removal, salt efflorescence removal, stabilizing steel elements, patching concrete, and visual color integration of concrete. |
2012 |
City of Hartford, Connecticut, Old North Cemetery Rehabilitation- Phase II, National Register of Historic Places in 1998. Full treatment of 52 stone monument, box tombs, and gravestones of brownstone, marble, granite, and wrought iron included cleaning, tooling of deteriorated stone, application of the biocide (Architectural D/2), crack injection (Jahn M30), crack repairs (Jahn M70, M120), composite patching (Jahn M70), reconstruction of missing sculptural elements, reconstruction of stone surfaces, application of consolidation system on stone (HCT, H 100), color visual integration of patches (using mineral based paint system), resetting and leveling of stone, cleaning of wrought iron fences (ProSoCo), removal of paint from metal, reconstruction of missing elements, application of new paint system (Tnemec). |
2012 |
City of Norwalk Historical Commission, Connecticut, Pine Island Cemetery Markers and Monuments Conservation, marble, granite, brownstone. Treatment of 25 stones included cleaning, tooling of deteriorated stone, application of the biocide, crack injection, crack repairs, composite patching, reconstruction of stone surfaces, application of consolidation system on stone, color visual integration of patches, resetting and leveling of stone |
2012 |
National Park Service, Vicksburg National Military Park, Mississippi, Monuments Conservation, bronze, granite, marble. Listed on National Register of Historic Places in 1966. Work includes cleaning of the stone and bronze surfaces, removal of deteriorated coatings from bronze, fabricating and reconstructing missing bronze elements, spot re-patination of bronze, application of protective coating. |
2012 |
City of New York, Department of Art and Antiquities, McCarren Pool and Bath, 4 bronze flagstaff collars, consisting of 8 eagle sculptures, 1936. New York City Landmark. Work includes cleaning of the bronze surfaces, removal of deteriorated coatings, removal of graffiti and paint, spot repairing cracked, crushed and broken bronze elements, structural repairs and realignment of bronze pieces, spot re-patination, application of protective coating, replacement of connecting bronze hardware, designing and installing new attachment system |
2011 |
City of Norwalk, Connecticut, City of Norwalk Historical Commission, Brookside Cemetery Conservation, marble, brownstone. |
2011 |
College of New Jersey, Ewing, New Jersey, Bliss Hall Restoration, brick, concrete, limestone. The scope of work included brick disassembly and reassembly, brick replacement, installation of waterproofing systems, repairs of limestone (Dutchman repairs and composite patching with Jahn M70), cleaning of concrete |
2010 |
County of Hudson, Jersey City, New Jersey, Memorial Arch, brownstone, 1870 |
2010 |
Department of Veterans' Affairs, Washington D.C.
Soldier's Monument, Marion National Cemetery, Indiana, by Lorado Zado Taft, bronze on granite, 1914
Confederate POW Dead Monument and Entrance Gate, North Alton Confederate Cemetery, Illinois, granite bronze, 1910
39th Division Missouri Infantry Monument, Jefferson City National Cemetery, Missouri, limestone, 1879
35th Division Water Fountain Monument, Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery, St. Louis, Missouri, by Eugene J. Mackey, granite, concrete, 1952
French Cross Monument, Cypress Hills National Cemetery, Brooklyn, New York, granite, bronze, 1920
Memorial Arch and Entrance Gate, Nashville National Cemetery, Tennessee, conservation, marble, 1880
Memorial Arch and Entrance Gate, Marietta National Cemetery, Georgia, conservation, granite, wrought iron, 1870
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2009-2010 |
City of Norwalk, City of Norwalk Historical Commission, Mill Hill Cemetery Gravestones Conservation |
2009 |
Peoria Park District, Illinois, Historic Masonry Repointing and Repair-Phase III, brick |
2008 |
City of Boston
Granary Burying Ground, Historic Gravestones Conservation
slate |
2008 |
National Park Service, Buffalo National River, Arkansas
Historic Retaining Wall Conservation, granite |
2008 |
The Church of Gethsemane, Brooklyn, New York
Exterior Restoration, brick, wood, stained glass |
2006- 2007 |
City of New York, Parks and Recreation
Reconstruction of Portions of the Prison Ship Martyrs Monument, 1908, bronze/brick/granite |
2006-2007 |
State of New Jersey, Department of Property Construction and Management
Princeton Battle Monument, by Frederick MacMonnies, 1922, Indiana limestone |
2006 |
Acadia National Park, National Park Service, Maine
Restoration of Historic Bridges on the Park’s Grounds, 1913-1940, granite |
2005 |
Acadia National Park, National Park Service, Maine
Restoration of five Historic Bridges on the Park’s Grounds, granite |
2005 |
Roosevelt-Vanderbilt National Historic Site, National Park Service, Hyde Park, New York
Orpheus Fountain Sculpture Relocation, 1924, marble/conglomerate stone |
2005 |
Hudson County, New Jersey
Abraham Lincoln Monument, J.E.Fraser, 1929, bronze on granite |
2005 |
The Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, New York
William Wheatley Monument, bronze on granite |
2005 |
Borough of Tenafly, New Jersey
Theodore Roosevelt Monument, 1928, limestone/granite |
2004 |
Acadia National Park, National Park Service, Maine
Fifteen Historic Carriage Road Bridges Restoration, granite |
2004 |
City of Dallas, Fair Park, Texas
United States, Mexico, France, Spain, Confederacy, Texas, by Raoul Jossett, 1936, reinforced concrete sculpture |
2004 |
City of Dallas, Fair Park, Texas
Siren, Pegasus, and Shield, by Pierre Bourdelle, 1936, cameo reliefs on two fountain pylons, pigmented stucco |
2004 |
City of New York, Parks and Recreation
Fowler Monument, by Henry Baerer, 1902, bronze on granite |
2004 |
The Green-Wood Cemetery, New York
Chadwick Monument, bronze on granite |
2003 |
Acadia National Park, Schoodic Division
Rockefeller Building # 1 Repair, 1935, stone, brick |
2002-2003 |
City of New York, Parks and Recreation Department
Ridgewood Monument, bronze on granite |
2002 |
Barnard College, Columbia University, New York
Greek Games Monument, bronze on marble |
2002 |
Acadia National Park, Maine
Seven HistoricCarriage Road Bridges on the Park’s Grounds, granite/mortars |
2001- 2002 |
United States Military Academy, West Point, New York
Cadet Monument, by Vincent Lowe, 1818, marble on brownstone
Robinson Memorial,1940, bronze/granite
George Washington Equestrian, by Henry Kirke Brown, 1915, bronze on granite
The Battle Monument, bronze on polished granite, 1897
Patton Monument, by James E. Fraser, 1950, bronze on granite
Wood Monument, 1824, marble/granite
Kosciuszko Monument, by Antoni Popiel, 1828, bronze on marble
Dade and his Command, by R.E. Launitz, 1845, marble
Sedgewick Monument, by Launt L. Thompson, 1868, bronze on granite
Thayer Monument, by C. Conrad, 1883, granite
Douglas MacArthur, by Walker Hancock, 1969, bronze on granite
Dwight David Eisenhower, by Robert L. Dean, Jr., 1984, bronze on red granite
Soldier’s Monument, by Felix De Weldon, 1980, bronze on polished granite
History of the United States, bronze
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2001 |
The Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, New York
The Weber Family Memorial, 1908, bronze on granite |
2001 |
City of Hoboken, New Jersey / Hudson County Parks and Recreation Department
World War I Memorial, by Chas. H. Niehaus, 1922, bronze on stone
Civil War Monument, 1888, bronze/iron on granite
Firemen Monument, bronze/iron on granite |
2001 |
Township of Bloomfield, New Jersey
Liberty Monument, bronze on granite |
2001 |
City of Houston, Parks and Recreation Department
Relocation of the Molly Ann Brennan Smith Plaza monument, granite |
2001 |
Borough of Cliffside Park, New Jersey
The Doughboy, by Allen G. Newman, 1929, bronze on granite |
2001 |
City of Houston, Parks and Recreation Department
Call Ernie, by Jim Love, painted iron/aluminum on concrete, Hobby Airport,
West of the Pecos, by Rolf Westphal, painted iron |
2000-2001 |
The Meucci-Garibaldi Museum, Staten Island, New York
The Garibaldi Monument, bronze on sandstone |
1999- 2000 |
City of New York, Parks and Recreation Department
Monitor and Merrimac Monument, bronze on granite by Antonio DeFilippo, 1939, Brooklyn, NY |
1999- 2000 |
City of Dallas, Parks and Recreation Department
Man and Angel, Man and Eagle, Cougar and Bison, Man Taming Horse,
Four cameo reliefs by P. Bourdelle, 1936, Centennial Building, Fair Park |
2000 |
Borough of Fort Lee, New Jersey
Revolutionary War Monument, bronze on granite, C.E.Tefft, 1904 |
2000 |
Borough of River Edge, New Jersey
The Soldier, Cor-Ten steel, C. Vukovich, 1971 |
2000 |
City of Houston, Department of Aviation
George Bush, by David Adickes, bronze 1971 |
1999 |
New Haven, Connecticut, Leland Torrence Architects
Scroll & Key Building, marble/sandstone carved architectural details |
1999 |
Jersey City Parks and Recreation, Lincoln Park, New Jersey
Christopher Columbus, by M. Giacomantonio, 1937, H: 12'; bronze on granite, Hoboken, NJ
Civil War Monument, bronze on granite, H: 12'; Jersey City, NJ
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1998/1999 |
Texas Historical Commission, Austin, Texas/ Randall County
Spirit of the American Doughboy, by E.M.Viquesney, 1928, H: 11'; copper on concrete, Canyon, Texas |
1998 |
City of Houston, Parks and Recreation Department
Scanlan Fountain, painted bronze
WW I Monument, bronze plaque on granite
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1994-98 |
Project commissioned by Statue and Monument Restoration Committee of Morristown
Thomas Paine Monument, by G. Lober, 1949, H: 14'; gilt bronze on granite
George Washington, 1928, equestrian statue, H: 20'; bronze on granite, by F.G.R.Roth, Morristown, New Jersey
The Hiker, H: 13'; bronze on granite by T.A.R.Kitson, Morristown, New Jersey
The Civil War Monument, 1871, H: 60'; marble on granite, bronze, Morristown, NJ
The Cenotaph, 1928, bronze on granite by Joseph Nicolosi, Morristown, NJ
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1998 |
City of Houston, Parks and Recreation Department
Relocation of Dick Dowling Monument |
1997 |
New Jersey Historic Trust and Borough of South River, New Jersey
The Frazee Memorial, by John Frazee, 1862, H: 5'; marble, wrought iron, concrete |
1997 |
Project commissioned by Bayonne Historical Society
The Hiker, H: 12'; pewter on granite, by A.G.Newman and C. Keck, 1914, Bayonne, New Jersey |
1997 |
Project commissioned by Monument Restoration Committee of Madison
World War I monument, 1922, H: 12'; Bronze on granite |
1997 |
Project commissioned by City of Houston, Houston Zoo
The Gnome by Bureau Brothers, bronze
Martin Luther King, bronze
Coyotes, bronze
Leap Frog Children, bronze
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1996-97 |
Project coordinated by Texas Historical Commission, Division of Architecture
Al Hayne, by Evaline Sellors and Lloyd Brown, 1893, H: 25'; bronze, sandstone, granite, Fort Worth, Texas
Dick Dowling, by Frank Teich, 1905, H: 25'; marble on granite, Houston, Texas |
1996 |
Project commissioned by Lambertville Historical Society
Civil War Monument, H: 30'; granite on marble, Lambertville, New Jersey |
1994-96 |
Project commissioned by Township of Teaneck
Teaneck Municipal Building, 1925, gilt dome on wooden turret, Teaneck, NJ
Teaneck Memorial Monument, bronze on marble, Teaneck, New Jersey |
1995 |
Project commissioned by Teaneck Public Library
Teaneck Public Library, 1927, gilt copper dome on wooden painted turret |
1993 |
Project commissioned by Chicago Park District, under the supervision of Head Sculpture Conservator
Abraham Lincoln (The Seated Lincoln), 1908, bronze sculpture on granite base with marble exedra, by Augustus Saint-Gaudens, Grant Park, Court of Presidents, Chicago, Illinois
Melville Weston Fuller, bronze sculpture by William Ordway Partridge,
Fuller Park, Chicago, Illinois
Carter Henry Harrison, 1907, bronze sculpture by Frederich Cleveland
Hibbard, Union Park, Chicago
Havlicek, 1909, bronze sculpture by Joseph Strachovsky, Solidarity Dr., Chicago
Benjamin Franklin, 1896, bronze sculpture on granite base by Richard
Henry Park, Lincoln Park, Chicago
William McKinley Monument, 1905, bronze sculpture with granite exedra
by Charles J. Mulligan, McKinley Park, Chicago |
1993 |
Winnetka Memorial, bronze, Winnetka Park District, Illinois
Project conducted by Conservation of Sculpture and Objects Studio, Chicago, IL |
1988 |
Project commissioned by Mayor of Gdansk
Baroque Stair-cases, sandstone and limestone, Gdansk, Poland |
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