Masonry and Monumental Stair Repairs
The Innovative Academy Charter School occupied an English Revival Style building, built in1924, constructed of wood framing with solid load-bearing masonry walls, cast stone accents, and wood double-hung window frames. The building’s original monumental stairs were constructed of granite block walls and stair treads with cast stone railings and landings. Deterioration of cast-stone accents, masonry walls, and granite created safety concerns and caused the closing of the monumental stair access. Gale designed the masonry repairs, cast stone restoration, and replacement of monumental stair handrails to be historically replicated, providing assistance with bid and construction phase services.
