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Roosevelt Island Renwick Ruins – New York NY

CASE STUDY 127

YEAR BUILT:
1856

ARCHITECT:
James Renwick Jr.

RESTORATION:
2008-2010

PROJECT ARCHITECT:
John Milner Associates

MATERIALS:
Granite

The Renwick Ruins, located on Roosevelt Island in New York, were previously a smallpox hospital and a maternity and charity hospital training school. The Ruins are on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places and is a New York City Landmark.

Challenge

The abandoned neo-gothic building fell into disrepair and became ruins in the 1970s. In 2007, a section of the building collapsed, adding urgency to ongoing preservation plans.

Solution

The work performed by Lepore included deconstruction, salvage, stabilization, and reconstruction of fallen or bowing walls.

The Ruins are on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places and is a New York City Landmark.