Masonry Preservation Celebrates 25 Years

Words: Dan Kamys

Masonry Preservation Celebrates 25 Years

MPS set the quality standard for the peristyle deck preservation at the Pennsylvania State Capitol.
?? MPS set the quality standard for the
peristyle deck preservation at the
Pennsylvania State Capitol.

Specializing in architectural maintenance and restoration, Masonry Preservation Services Inc. (MPS) is celebrating its 25-year anniversary. MPS services include fa??ade repair, masonry preservation and building envelope diagnostics. The first MPS project was a simple office building, and projects have since grown to include such landmarks and award-winning projects as Frank Lloyd Wright’s Fallingwater, the Pennsylvania State Capitol Building, Baltimore’s Harbor Court Complex, F.M. Kirby Center for the Performing Arts (Wilkes-Barre, Pa.), and Winston-Salem’s Reynolds Building. For more information about MPS, please visit masonrypreservation.com.

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