Architectural Restorations

Much of what we are working toward may take years to achieve, but through your actions we are able to sustain progress. Thank you.

As many of you know, our grounds were placed on both the World Monuments Fund list and the National Register of Historic Places in 2014, which led to a Getty Grant to perform an in-depth study of the Arts Building.

Our gratitude deepens, as this led to a robust training plan for our younger craftspeople in the fine art of restoration architecture. It’s kept us busy for nearly three years, encompassing a series of much-needed repairs.

Most recently, we’ve restored two roofs of varying design and began learning the trade of stonework. Most notably  the plywood Hyperbolic Paraboloid roof of our Arts Building has been successfully repaired and restored in keeping with the original design.

Next on our list of hopes is restoration of the Ben Shahn mosaic, which was installed on the Arts Building in 1971. We are actively searching for grants that may allow us to do so in the near future, and have begun examination and estimates for this work.

Also on our watchlist: the Pool House, built in 1960. Its barrel vault plywood shell is in dire need of attention, as are the reinforced concrete cantilevers on both the pool and the pool house.