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Friends of Historic Second Church
January 11, 2015
Past

Finishes Analysis (2011-2012)

Friends of Historic Second Church
January 11, 2015
Past
Finishes Analysis (2011-2012)

The Finishes Analysis includes documentation of the current and 1901 appearance of the plaster, painted surfaces and stencil motifs.

Friends of Historic Second Church
January 11, 2015
Past

Globe Light Fixtures Restored (2011)

Friends of Historic Second Church
January 11, 2015
Past
Globe Light Fixtures Restored (2011)

The globe light fixtures needed rewiring and cleaning.

Tagged: repair, lighting

Margaret A. Martin
January 10, 2015
Past

Front Door Refinished (2010)

Margaret A. Martin
January 10, 2015
Past
Front Door Refinished (2010)

The old growth walnut front door was in need of cleaning and protection.

Tagged: paint, cleaning

Margaret A. Martin
January 10, 2015
Past

Historic Structures Report (2010)

Margaret A. Martin
January 10, 2015
Past

The preservation plan documented the original construction, subsequent alterations, and current conditions of the church and included prioritized recommendations for future work.

Margaret A. Martin
January 9, 2015
Past

Baptismal font test cleaning (2009)

Margaret A. Martin
January 9, 2015
Past

After 100 years, the font is dirty.

Tagged: font, cleaning

Margaret A. Martin
January 8, 2015
Past

Bell clapper restored (2009)

Margaret A. Martin
January 8, 2015
Past

The clapper mechanism was no longer working.

Tagged: bell

Margaret A. Martin
January 7, 2015
Past

Murals cleaned and restored (2008-2009)

Margaret A. Martin
January 7, 2015
Past

All the 1901-1903 Frederic Clay Bartlett murals need cleaning.

Margaret A. Martin
January 6, 2015

Bell tower window restored (2008)

Margaret A. Martin
January 6, 2015

Bill Klopsch Stained Glass cleaned and restored the stencil glass window located on the south façade of the bell tower (window is original to Renwick’s design). As much as possible of the original glass was repaired and reused, with minimal pieces of glass replaced.

Tagged: windows

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