TROY, NEW YORK

Project History
Bush Memorial Center is one of the finest examples of Greek
Revival Architecture in the Country. It serves as an elegant,
formal approach to the northern end of the historic Sage
College Campus. It was originally designed by James Dakin in
1836 as the First Presbyterian Church. The firm, architectural+,
was selected to design the complete interior and exterior
renovation. The existing stucco system had extensive cracking
and was delaminating. Investigation of the structure determined
that the entire stucco system which was applied directly to
the multi-wythe brick walls, required replacement. Exterior
restoration included replacing the deteriorated stucco system
with a polymer-modified fiber reinforced base coat and a
traditional cementitious stucco finish. The base coat varied
from 1/2 – 1-1/2 inches in thickness. The contractor recreated
the original profiles with the use of templates and imagination.
The project received an Excellence in Historic Preservation
Award from the Preservation League of New York State.

Time Frame – Summer 2004

Architect
Architectural +,
Troy, NY

Contractor
DeBrino Caulking
Associates,
Castleton, NY