Masonry Magazine August 2001 Page. 21
Article 1
The window casings painted. R.D. Woods, the contractor, stated "the building will stay clean longer, as most of the black carbon was from the use of coal as a fuel. The tower was the most difficult to restore." Architect Russell Zimmerman called the main building cleaning the best he has ever seen. The removal of the dirt and grime he classified as a "major event" and raved how much of the building is intact and in its original condition.
The main building, also called "Old Main" by some, was designed by Milwaukee architect Edward Townsend Mix to be a cross-shaped edifice. The 131-year old Victorian Gothic building was completed in 1869 at a cost of $211,000. The opening was two years after the Northwestern Branch of the National Asylum for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers began caring for those returning from the Civil War. In January of 1980, the building was nominated for the National Register of Historic Places. Currently the building houses domiciliary patients, but that is to change in the near future when those patients move to the newly renovated Building 43.
Article 2
CASE STUDY #2
ELSA'S ON THE PARK
RESTAURANT
(paint removal
from stone)
Battleship gray paint
covered the old Chico's
Barbecue Eatery facade
for many decades. Lead
(continued on page 40)
Elsa's Restaurant -
Before and after
After
Article 3
FLOWBLOX™
INTEGRAL FLASHING SYSTEM
A Simple Solution to
Through-Wall Flashing
using standard
masonry techniques...
...that maintains
structural integrity.
Easy to install - requires only one trade
Low cost - substantial savings over conventional
flashing systems
Full mortar bond - maintains structural continuity
Built-in weep-slot-factory-formed as part of unit
Inside/outside corners - continuous flashing
Accommodates vertical reinforcement - auto-
matic flashing between vertical reinforcement
Article 4
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