Masonic Hall NYC - 71 West 23rd Street
Masonic Hall NYC is both the home of the Grand Lodge of the Free and Accepted Masons of the State of New York and a commercial office building. The Masons’ headquarters faces 24th Street with a grand Beaux-Arts facade. The office’s neo-Renaissance facade features elegant detailing along West 23rd Street.
Both are fully articulated in limestone, red brick, and terra cotta, and both were facing similar problems. A city-mandated facade review revealed corrosion of steel structural elements and widespread deterioration of all masonry elements, especially the terra cotta.The scope of work included repairs and replacement of the steel structure and repointing and repairs to the brick and limestone. Terra cotta was repaired where possible and replaced where necessary.
The scope addressed a variety of shapes and sizes: copings, cornices, water tables, balustrades, window surrounds, and a grand Juliet balcony on the north façade. Rich sculptural details, such as lion heads, modillions, floral wreaths, pediments, cartouches, and volutes were largely replaced in kind, but select ornamental terra cotta blocks were replaced with cast composite polymer resin, to lighten the load on the structural system and ensure the building’s safety.
PROJECT LIST
Trustees of the Masonic Hall & Asylum Fund
Boston Valley Terra Cotta
Freedom Cement
Hoffmann Architects + Engineers
JLS Cost Management Systems
Kings County Waterproofing
Video: Gil Gilbert
The Lucy G. Moses Preservation Awards are the New York Landmarks Conservancy’s highest honors for outstanding preservation. We are grateful for the generous support of the Henry and Lucy Moses Fund, which makes the Awards possible.
Lucy Goldschmidt Moses was a dedicated New Yorker whose generosity benefited the City for over five decades. Mrs. Moses and her husband, attorney Henry L. Moses, shared a wide range of philanthropic interests. “I don’t think we’re worth anything unless we do for others,” said Mrs. Moses in a 1983 interview with The New York Times.
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16 окт 2024
