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Trinity Church needed a variety of upgrades, includ- ing complete conservation and restoration of the Gothic Revival chancel and the his- toric Astor memorial altar.
Rugo Stone was selected to dismantle and conserve the Astor memorial altar based on extensive experience in stone and mosaic conserva- tion and restoration. Their task was to carefully dis- mantle the marble and the mosaic which formed the al- tar. The mosaic panels, be- lieved to have been created in the 1870s by acclaimed Italian mosaic artist Antonio Salviati, are considered priceless, as is the Vermont statuary marble altar.
Rugo Stone carefully cat- aloged the altar by 3D scan- ning it in place, and then dismantled and transported it to their carving studio. Over the next 6 months, ar- tisans carefully cleaned and restored the damaged pieces, as well as produced new col- umns, hand-carved capi- tals, performed dutchman patches, and new gilding, all to create a new configura- tion for an ADA accessible altar mounted to a new steel frame.
The team also sourced new Caen French limestone to recreate rear wall missing pi- lasters and base, which was particularly challenging as the original Caen limestone was quarried in the 1860s.
Grande Pinnacle R
Grande Pinnacle Award
Rugo Stone Receives 2020
RENOVATION/RESTORATION RUGO STONE
Trinity Church Wall Street Chancel & Altar Restoration New York, NY ____________________
Rugo Stone
Lorton, VA
ugo Stone in Lorton, Virginia has been named the recipient
of the 2020 Grande Pinnacle Award for their work on the Trinity Church Wall Street Altar & Chancel Restoration project in New York City.
Located at the crossing of Wall Street and Broadway, Trinity Church is an his- torical structure that for 174 years has served New Yorkers as a place of wor- ship. During 9/11 the church served as a shelter from the debris caused by the col- lapse of the first World Trade Center tower.