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Restoration | |
Restoration Progress |
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| The following is list of
recent milestones in the effort to restore the former Dutch Reformed Church,
with links to pages with more detailed information. |
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| 2006 | All Columns Restored. The shafts of all four 38-foot columns of the DRC were restored by Polonia Restoration together with Chris Yeagley of All-Around Home Improvement to restore the two remaining columns, with additional help from Minnow Associates. | ||
| 2005 | First Column Restoration. Polonia Restoration restored the shaft on one column, offer a first glimpse of what the restored structure might be. | ||
2004 |
First Window/First
Column Restoration. In the summer of 2004, the National Park Service (a) restored one window of the
DRC to the way it looked in the 1860s, (b) built new foundation supports in the basement and (c) re-installed the front doors. The NPS also prepared detailed specifications for the restoration a first
column, to be carried out by Polonia Architectural Restoration. |
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2003 |
• West foundation wall stabilized
& drainage repaired. |
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2002 |
• NPA commisions Historic
Structure Report. • City commissions archaeology study. National Park Service approves it. • NPA receives Preserve New York Grant. |
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2001 |
• Restoration Committee interviews four restoration architecture
firms. |
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2000 |
"Save America's Treasures" grant of
$125,802 awarded by Dept of Interior to the Hudson Valley Greenway for the
restoration of the DRC. |
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| Updated: January 11, 2007 |