Historical Restoration Project

CLIENT

Kenosha County, Kenosha, Wisconsin

BUILDING

Kenosha County Courthouse and Jail are part of the National Register of Historic Places and part of the Civic Center Historic District, with exterior walls of Bedford (Indiana) Limestone. The structure comprises an entire city block and has been in continuous use since opening in 1924.

National Register of Historic Places District #89000069 and National Register of Historic Places Building #72000677


SCOPE OF SERVICE

• Preliminary condition assessment
• Failure investigation
• Measured baseline drawings
• Critical façade examination
• Rehabilitation design documentation
• Bidder prequalification
• Bidding phase services
• Structural analysis and monitoring
• Stone restoration drawings and specifications
• Construction phase services -  comprehensive

SOLUTION

• Researched and reviewed archival documentation
• Performed laser scan of existing façades
• Developed baseline drawings of the exterior
• Performed a detailed condition investigation of the courtyard, walls, and skylights of the building
• Evaluated the structural systems of the walls and monitored for movement
• Performed additional studies including the evaluation of several areas of structural steel to determine the long-term effectiveness of proposed solutions, the evaluation and field testing of cleaning techniques for the limestone cladding; field studies of  new pointing mortar
• Prepared drawings and specifications for the exterior stone restoration
• Provided continuous on-site documentation and observation of the work, including cleaning all exterior limestone, stone masonry repairs, and the adjacent roof membrane and flashing systems
• As part of the construction observation phase of the restoration, prepared daily field reports, photographs and computer-based as-built drawings as a permanent record of the work