Masonry restoration workshop draws 18 participants in Potsdam
Eighteen people took part in a historic masonry reconstruction workshop at Bayside Cemetery in Potsdam this summer, while restoration work also was completed on the cemetery entrance.
By Caleb Mercer, ClickNNY North Country Desk
Eighteen people participated this summer in a historic masonry reconstruction workshop at Bayside Cemetery in Potsdam. Adirondack Architectural Heritage sponsored the workshop, which was led by Andrew Turner and Noah Lupini of Lupini Construction of Utica.
Participants learned techniques including matching mortar to stone and historical periods, removing old mortar, preparing surfaces, applying new mortar and finishing masonry. Lupini Construction also completed restoration of the northern urn-bearing tower in the cemetery’s sandstone entrance, completing restoration of all towers surrounding the entrance gates.
Reported by ClickNNY and reviewed by an editor before publication.
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