Andrea Gilmore honored by BCA

Giving Thanks! On November 20th, BCA honored Andrea Gilmore for her 20 years of service directing BCA's New England office. Andrea is retiring at the end of this year. We are so thankful for her leadership and look forward to building on her legacy with Lisa Howe on board as the new Director of BCA NE. 

The party was hosted at the Waterworks Museum in Chestnut Hill, MA. 

Pictured (from l to r): Dorothy Krotzer, Director, BCA South; Lisa Howe, Director, BCA NE; Claudia Kavenagh, Director, BCA NY; Andrea Gilmore, Director, BCA NE; and Raymond Pepi, President of BCA.

Happy Thanksgiving from everyone at Building Conservation Associates, Inc.

Photo of the Month

June 2015

Winning Entry

Name:        Melissa McGrew

Title:          Ferdinand's "Blue Store" Terra Cotta Facade
Description: "Photo shows the historic facade (c. 1887) of the main building on Warren Street, prior to reincorporation with the two other historic facades around the corner that now comprise the headquarters for Boston Public Schools."
Date:          October 2012
Location:   Dudley Square Municipal Office Facility
(adaptive re-use), Roxbury, Boston, MA

See prior winners here.

Photo of the Month

May 2015

Winning Entry

Name:        Assya Plavskina

Title:          Soffit of the Cleft Ridge Span Bridge
Description: "One of the oldest extant cast stone structures in the United States."
Date:          October 2014
Location:   Prospect Park, Brooklyn, NY

See prior winners here.

Photo of the Month

April 2015

Winning Entry

Name:        Laura Buchner

Title:          The Oyster Bar After Restoration
Date:          February 2014
Building:   Grand Central Terminal
Location:   New York, NY

See prior winners here.

Photo of the Month

Summer 2014

Winning Entry

Name:        Claudia Kavenagh

Title:          Multifoils Ad Infinitum
Date:          Fall 2013
Building:   Cathedral of Saint John the Divine
Location:   New York, NY

See prior winners here.

Photo of the Month

March

Winning Entry

Name:        Lisa Harrington

Title:          At the Cornice

Date:          October 2008

Building:    Ames Hotel

Location:    Boston, MA

At the cornice of the Ames Hotel, the mason doing repairs took it upon himself to give this guy a set of Jahn buckies.

February

Winning Entry

Name:            Lauren Drapala
Title:              Surveying Fort Sumter
Date:              December 2013
Building:       Fort Sumter
Location:      Charleston, SC

Dorothy Krotzer, Director of BCA South, is shown walking along the parapet wall of Fort Sumter. This important Civil War fortification is entirely surrounded by Charleston Harbor. BCA's survey of the masonry required inspection from the ground, ramparts, and by boat.

January

Winning Entry

Name:         Cory Trembath Rouillard

Title:           Construction Commencement Ceremony
Date:           September 17, 2013
Building:     The Filene's Building
Location:     Boston, MA

BCA is responsible for the exterior restoration of the Filene's Building, including the white and green terra cotta visible in the photo, and the massive wood windows.  The ceremony, which included a speech by Mayor Thomas Menino, is for both the restoration of the 1912 Filene's Building (already well underway) and the construction of the 60 story glass Millenium Tower next door.  The Filene's Building, which has stood empty for a number of years now, is a beloved iconic building in the heart of Boston.  Its restoration promises to help revitalize the Downtown Crossing neighborhood. Read more here: http://bit.ly/1jcsRwy

November

Winning Entry

Name:           Assya Plavskina

Title:             Dean in the Attic of St. Patrick's Cathedral
Date:             June 18, 2013
Building:      St. Patrick's Cathedral
Location:      New York, NY

October
Winning Entry

Name:           Laura Buchner

Title:             Surveying at St. John's
Date:             2013
Building:      Cathedral Church of Saint John the Divine
Location:      New York, NY

September
Winning Entry

Name:      Ric Viera

Title:        Our Friend Kissed by an Angel

Date:        May 6, 2004

Building:  Columbus Monument

Location:  New York, NY

It was the statue of Discovery (the Angel ) that appears to be kissing [Richard] him. It is located at the Columbus Circle monument at 59th street Columbus Circle. It was taken on May 6, 2004, and it will be a moment that I will never forget.