DESCRIPTION:
Subject: Court House, York, PA
Condition: Good (See scans)
Back side: Simple
Circulated: Yes
Year: 1908
Publisher: Unknown
Postmark: May 1908, Dallastown, PA
"As part of an adaptive reuse of the original York County Courthouse, the York County Commissioners authorized the restoration of the original structure as the new York County Administrative Center.
MPS was brought on to orchestrate a rehabilitation program that would provide long-term solutions to ongoing problems the building was experiencing.
The primary focus of the restoration effort would be the structure’s three terra cotta domes and associated appendages.
The original construction of the domes included glazed terra cotta suspended from a steel-framed substructure; at numerous locations, this design did not provide adequate provisions to accommodate sufficient flashing or backup masonry to protect the substructure from rain or condensation
The corrosion of the substructure steel caused oxide jacking, which in turn cracked and displaced the terra cotta components, allowing more moisture to enter the assemblies
Previous misguided maintenance efforts contributed to an accelerated deteriorative cycle
After the time and economic implications of traditional
design/bid/construction methods were considered, a negotiated
design/restore option was chosen"
(Attribution: http://www.masonrypreservation.com/sites/www.masonrypreservation.com/files/documents/Project-York_County_Admin_Center.pdf)
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