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Completed Monogram Building Facade Restoration

Western Specialty Contractors Restore Facade of Historic Downtown St. Louis Monogram Building

Former 1900s women’s hatmaking factory and warehouse converted to luxury apartments.

July 17, 2018

Western Specialty Contractors - St. Louis Masonry Restoration Branch recently completed a $1.2 million facade restoration of the historic Monogram Building at 1706 Washington Ave. in Downtown St. Louis.

Frederick Architectural Firm Assumes New Ownership

May 1, 2018

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Kori Purdum Matheis and John Matheis recently acquired Proffitt & Associates Architects, P.C., the longtime Frederick, Maryland-based practice.

Capitol Improvements: Interior Plastering in Minnesota

Steven Pedracine CSI, CDT,

May 1, 2017

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Daunting challenges necessitate a mix of old and new plastering methods to bring back a historical landmark.

A Tale of Plaster Toiling: Wood Lath and Plaster Ceilings

N. A. Mednick

April 1, 2017

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After an accident in the Holy Trinity Episcopal Church in Brooklyn, New York, the cast plaster ornament and the wood lath and plaster ceiling was reevaluated.

Deteriorating Limestone on Historic Bank Building Restored

March 6, 2017

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Historic restoration experts Western Specialty Contractors, Springfield branch, recently completed a two-month project to repair the limestone base of landmark Illinois National Bank in Springfield, Ill.

Interior Plastering Vocabulary

In order to make it in this industry, you will need to understand the basic day-to-day terms used on the job site.

Patrick Webb

March 1, 2017

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The foundations of a good trade education is an understanding of the plaster industry’s vocabulary.

Deteriorating Limestone Restored on Historic Bank Building

Western Specialty Contractors completes restoration project on historic bank two blocks away from Abraham Lincoln's home.

January 13, 2017

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Historic restoration experts Western Specialty Contractors - Springfield, lL Branch recently completed a two-month project to repair the limestone base of landmark Illinois National Bank (INB) in Springfield, IL.

Modest Museums Seen as Wise Investment

How a new, modest museum has helped create foot traffic in downtown area.

November 14, 2016

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Can museums revitalize Main Street? In municipalities around the country, mayors and town councils see new proof that they do. Some point to Florence County, S.C., where a new museum has sparked economic revitalization and renewed civic pride.

Phelps Construction Group Begins Construction of New Statue of Liberty Museum

October 10, 2016

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Phelps Construction Group, a full-service construction management firm, participated in a groundbreaking ceremony on Thursday, October 6 for the new 26,000 square foot Statue of Liberty Museum on Liberty Island in New York Harbor, a project of The Statue of Liberty-Ellis Island Foundation, Inc. (SOLEIF) working in partnership with the National Park Service.

Contractor Makes a Break at Alcatraz

Western Specialty Contractors restores concrete support beams in the historic Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary.

August 24, 2016

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When the main cell house building at the historic Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary was constructed in 1910-1912, prison workers mixed salt water from the surrounding San Francisco Bay and brick rubble in the concrete support beams.