additional scaffolding erected along facade of cook county hospital in preparation for extensive restoration work
This entry was posted on October 22 2018 by Eric
additional scaffolding erected against facade of chicago's cook county hospital (1914) since my last visit a week, possibly two weeks ago. i will continue documenting the facade's transformation, which began with its cleaning, until the final product is delivered.
links to previous posts containing extensive photographic documentation of the facade's cleaning are listed below. they can also be accessed by entering "cook county" or "hospital" in the blog's database search engine.
SCAFFOLDING ERECTED AROUND COOK COUNTY HOSPITAL'S RECENTLY SCRUBBED FACADE FOR REPAIR AND REPLACEMENT OF DAMAGED TERRA COTTA
with cook county hospital's facade - comprised mainly of ornamental terra cotta - now scrubbed clean, scaffolding is being erected to being the arduous task of repairing and replacing the massive facade's damaged elements. in addition to addressing the building's existing terra cotta, the restoration will involve the replacement of most original windows, brick tuck-pointing, repair and/or replacement of the terra cotta lamp posts, and so on.
SIZABLE COLLECTION OF PHOTOGRAPHIC PRINTS DOCUMENTING CONSTRUCTION OF COOK COUNTY HOSPITAL RECENTLY UNEARTHED
COOK COUNTY HOSPITAL'S FACADE CLEANED, REPAIR OF ITS TERRA COTTA ORNAMENT TO FOLLOW
LATEST IMAGES OF CHICAGO'S HISTORIC COOK COUNTY HOSPITAL FACADE RESTORATION
RESTORATION WORK ON COOK COUNTY HOSPITAL'S FACADE FINALLY UNDERWAY
This entry was posted in , Miscellaneous, Bldg. 51, Events & Announcements, Featured Posts & Bldg. 51 Feed on October 22 2018 by Eric
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