19th century gate being assessed for preservation effort
The elaborate gate outside the entrance to Water Works Park on East
Jefferson is being primed for cleaning and preservation work.
The elaborate gate outside the entrance to Water Works Park on East Jefferson is being primed for cleaning and preservation work.
Excerpt:
The Chauncey Hurlbut Memorial Gate, a 19th century monument that wasn’t
expected to survive into the 21st century, is being primed for
preservation.
A restoration firm recently started assessing damage to the
113-year-old limestone monument that has experienced more than a
century’s worth of abuse, thievery and neglect.
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