BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS

Project History
In 1972, Boston’s South End neighborhood was placed
on the National Register of Historic Places as the largest
Victorian brick row house district in existence in the United
States. 1 Union Park, built in 1859, with an architectural
style of French Second Empire was one of those houses.
It was purchased in 1861 by its original owner, doctor
John S. Flint, M.D. By 2005, the building was suffering from
severe scaling and delamination, as deep as two inches
in areas. Master Building Associates, hired to restore the
structure, chiseled the remaining outcropping of moulding
flush to the building, using light hammer blows to prevent
fracturing. Once a firm substrate was reached, little remained
of the building’s original detail. Matrix repair mortar, which
can be color matched on site, was used to reform the damaged
exterior stone and recreate its detailing. A sharpened profile
of the apron moulding was created, and used to build a
36 inch form. The form was then cast with Matrix, cured, and
fastened to the building with stainless steel pins and epoxy.

Time Frame – Winter - Summer 2005

Contractor
Master Building
Associates,
Lynn, MA

Distributor
Waldo Bros.,
Boston, MA