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Library of Parliament, Ottawa, Ontario | Restoration of
one of the oldest and certainly the most beautiful buildings in Canada,
behind the Centre Block on Parlaiment Hill. We are subcontracted to Colonial
Building Restoration in Toronto, with whom we have worked on the Centre
Block project and the Supreme Court building in Hamilton, among others.
An exciting project, full of surprises and challenges!
NCC, Ottawa, Ontario | Restoration
of the huge stone pillars along Island Park Drive.
Brooklyn, New York | Placement
of two massive statues in front of the Brooklyn Museum of Fine Art in
New York.
Queens Park restoration, Toronto,
Ontario | 1992-1996
Center Block South facade, Parliament
Hill, Ottawa, Ontario | Nearly every form of heritage conservation
technique was used on the project, including Jahn repairs, indents, blind
exfoliation repairs, grammetric recording, templating, stitching, stonecutting
and setting, reconstruction, epoxy repairs and in-situ dressing back of
displaced or badly erroded stones, both ashlar and carved. Thousands of
stones were dismantled and rebuilt or replaced on the chimneys and turrets,
and extensive earthquake reinforcement was installed. The project continued
with the dismantling, restoration and rebuilding of the groin vaulted
Senate entrance. The intricate cut and carved replacement stones were
processed on site in our specially-built banker shop. While onsite, the
company also replaced the steps and sidewalks leading up to the Peace
Tower. On top of that, Watt delivered a twice-weekly night course on masonry
techniques to the forty-odd restoration crew members who were re-pointing
the whole facade for the prime masonry subcontractor!
La Fortaleza, Guanica Lighthouse,
Capitol building and Church of San José, San Juan, Puerto Rico
| The conservation consultant assigned to the Center Block by the Canadian
Government was so impressed by the standard of the workmanship carried
out by RJW Stonemasons personnel, that they contracted the firm to perform
the heritage masonry work at a number of historic sites on the island
of Puerto Rico. These included La Fortaleza, (the Governors mansion
in San Juan), Guanica Lighthouse, the Capitol building and the 16th century
church of San José.
Jacob Wray Mould fountain, Manhattan,
New York | At the end of September 1999, RJW Stonemasons completed
the reinstallation of the 1871 Jacob Wray Mould Fountain in front of the
City Hall in Manhattan. The project involved picking up the forty-foot-square
granite fountain from Bronx, New York and transporting it back to the
company stone shop near Ottawa, Ontario. There, it was cleaned and restored
to its former glory and a new central column was carved out of Québec
granite to replace the one destroyed over the years. The whole lot was
then shipped back to New York on nine tractor trailers and rebuilt on
the site of its original home.
Croatian Embassy, Ottawa, Ontario
| Fall 1999 award winning restoration and addition to the Croatian Embassy
in Ottawa, Ontario.
Washington Monument, Washington,
D.C. | During the summer of 1999, Bobby Watt was the Masonry Conservation
Consultant to the U.S. National Parks Service on the restoration of the
Washington Monument.
Chevy Chase Presbyterian Church,
Maryland | Restoration project.
Saudi-Arabian Embassy, Ottawa,
Ontario | The largest job ever undertaken by RJW Stonemasons, a new
limestone embassy building in Ottawa for the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia,
commenced with shop drawings and plans in November 1999. The building
was completed, against all odds, in the Spring of 2002. In 2000, our new
stonecutting shop was opened in Ottawas west end and was the center
of operations for processing the stone required for this project.
Museum of Civilization, Hull,
Québec | Restoration and new stoneworks.
Canadian War Museum, Ottawa, Ontario
| Restoration and new stoneworks.
United States Embassy, Ottawa,
Ontario | Restoration and new stoneworks.
Christ Church, Aylmer, Québec
| Restoration and new stoneworks.
Madison Square Park, New York,
New York | Fountain restoration and new reflecting pool.
Hudson River Park, New York, New
York | Repairs to the centuries-old sea wall at the Immigrant Docks
near "Ground Zero"."
Kansas State Capitol, Topeka,
Kansas | Consulting and training program.
Pooleys Bridge, Lebreton Flats,
Ottawa, Ontario | Award winning reconstruction.
St. Matthias Anglican Church,
Parkdale, Ontario | Restoration of the west face; rebuilding of front
steps.
St. John the Divine Anglican Church,
Kars, Ontario | The entire church was lifted and a new stone foundation
installed.
St. John's Anglican Church, Smiths
Falls, Ontario | Restoration.
St. Andrews Presbyterian Church,
Ottawa, Ontario | Restoration.
Farm Museum, Massachussetts
| New construction.
Malabar State Park, Ohio |
Demolition and rebuilding of 130-year old stone barn foundation.
Commonwealth War Graves Commission,
Newfoundland and Alberta | Restoration of five Crosses and dozens
of gravestones in St. Johns and Gander, Newfoundland. We continue across
the country. The client is the Commonwealth War Graves Commission and
we are honoured to be asked to carry out this noble work.
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