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Before and after photos
The renowned Great Arch and historic gateway into the Santa Barbara Courthouse, Administration building, Hall of Records, and Sunken Garden had developed a post-historic, blanched coating on its sandstone masonry; greatly compromising its architectural integrity, and creating a risk of ongoing deterioration. The Courthouse Legacy Foundation (CLF) contracted with EverGreene Architectural Arts to perform the work to remove the coating and restore The Arch to its original beauty.
The first phase, which was completed in October, involved the cleaning of the surface soiling and biological growth, with the recommendation to complete annual aqueous cleaning to minimize future accumulations of soiling, deposits and biological growth, as well as modification of the fountain water circulation and purification systems to prevent further deterioration of the sculpted figures on The Arch. |
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Jan 07, 2021 06:08 PMFine. We are continually "restoring" this less than 100 year old building as though it was part of Pompei. Really, get a grip. This ersatz "Spanish" style building is certainly pleasing and it is pretty functional but it is not a remnant of some ancient culture.
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Jan 07, 2021 06:27 PMIt's not old enough, so we should let it fall into ruin first? Good thinking. That's bound to be cheaper.
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Jan 07, 2021 07:55 PMAll buildings require maintenance. Very glad to see this beauty getting attention. I’ll have to look into donating a bit to the foundation that’s funding it.
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Jan 08, 2021 01:54 AMThe courthouse may be of a young vintage,but it is truly fine. That this triumph of architecture is still a functioning courthouse is amazing and it's beauty softens the blow of jury duty.