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Church of St. Mary the Virgin
Chappaqua NY, 2008
This country Gothic-Revival church in northern Westchester county was constructed in 1906 to evoke a similar 16th Century structure in the United Kingdom. Aside from the use of locally quarried stone in a structural capacity, it is unusual in its early implementation of cast stone for all the trim, crenellations, copings, lintels and buttress caps.
Despite consistent building maintenance by the congregation for decades, weathering and spalling of the cast stone elements, leaks at the multiple roofs and flashing, and structural cracks in the belltower had reached a critical point. The congregation commissioned JHPA to survey the entire structure for a conditions assessment report, from which design development and construction documents were generated to address the highest priority issues.
The first phase of work entailed removing and restoring offsite the existing chimes and steel dunnage atop the belltower, rebuilding the crenellated cast stone and masonry parapet, and replacing the entire roof drainage system to ensure proper function. Subsequent phases included the complete removal and restoration of the slate gable roofs, flashings and gable copings, as well as the reinstallation of the restored chimes with a new control system and electrical upgrades.
The church is now watertight and structurally stable, while maintaining its original details and regaining the use of its complex and finely wrought chimes.
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