Below you'll find a list of all posts that have been categorized as “Restoration”
Historic Restoration Cast Iron Fountain The Henderson, KY Central Park “Rebecca” Fountain returned to its former location in Central Park after an extensive restoration by Robinson Iron in Alexander City, AL. The fountain was reinstalled just in time to serve as a backdrop for fall festivals and holiday pictures. Designed and fabricated 18 years ago, it is a replica of …
Historic Restoration Cast Iron Fountain The Henderson, KY Central Park “Rebecca” Fountain returned to its former location in Central Park after an extensive restoration by Robinson Iron in Alexander City, AL. The fountain was reinstalled just in time to serve as a backdrop for fall festivals and holiday pictures. Designed and fabricated 18 years ago, it is a replica of …
Historic Restoration Iron-plated Lighthouse Since 1946, restoration, replication, custom casting and preservation of significant historic architectural treasures have been our passion. So when Robinson Iron was given the opportunity to restore one of the most famous lighthouses of the nineteenth century, The Tortugas Harbor Lighthouse, we knew we would be saving not only the structure, but the history of navigating …
Restoration / January 2017 Union Station Redevelopment Corporation In 2016-2017, the Union Station Redevelopment Corporation (USRC) and Aeon Preservation Services called on Robinson Iron to restore the iconic rostral columns at Washington Union Station, a national landmark located in Washington, DC. Union Station History Built in 1907 and opened in 1908, Washington Union Station once served as a major rail transportation …
The Jefferson at Penn Quarter Washington, DC Façade Restoration / April 2004 This important building in our nation’s capital housed Clara Barton’s offices during the Civil War. The preservation and restoration of the structure involved removal of the façade, cataloging and replication of missing components. A new steel support armature was engineered, fabricated and installed to hold the restored cast …
Basilica of the National Shrine of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Baltimore, Maryland Perimeter Fencing Restoration / September 2006 Winner of 2009 Institute of Honor Award for Architecture – AIA Restoration of Henry Benjamin Latrobe’s cathedral masterpiece involved the cataloging, removal, restoration and installation of the restored gates and perimeter fence. Robinson Iron’s crews removed the fence and …
Donald Judd Museum and Studio 101 Spring Street New York City, New York Facade Restoration / January 2013 Lucy G. Moses Preservation Award 2013 Restoration of the mid nineteenth century cast iron facade involved the cataloging, removal, restoration and re-installation of restored materials. The two sided, five story, 1870 façade at this address is attributed to Nicholas Whyte, architect. Its …
Vulcan Birmingham, AL Restoration of Monumental Cast Iron Sculpture / June 2003 Thomas Jefferson Award for Historic Preservation 2004 National Trust for Historic Preservation Honor Award 2006 Cast in 1904 from local foundries, Vulcan glorified Birmingham. Alabama, the South’s leading industrial center in the 1900s. At 56 feet in height, Vulcan is the tallest freestanding cast iron sculpture in the …
Photo credit: Valerie Brown Bartholdi Fountain & Basin Lighting Bartholdi Park, Washington, DC Restoration & Replication / May 2011 The Bartholdi Fountain named in honor of its creator, Frederick Auguste Bartholdi, is located in Washington, DC southwest of the Capitol Building, across Independence Ave. from the U.S. Botanic Garden. It is the centerpiece of Bartholdi Park, a triangular island between …
