Met History wrote:
> Received this from Westford, Mass, thought others on list might like
> to chime in to her...the link shows panels with a steam roller, steam
> shovel, etc., v. cool ---- Christopher
> <<<<<I am trying to locate large granite panels that were created,
> probably during the WPA timeframe, from Chelmsford (MA) granite by the
> Fletcher Granite Company and installed beneath the roofline on some
> building.
Christopher,
I do not know where the panels are. They look awesome. But I note that
yesterday I received this notice from Ivan Myjer for a symposium on
building stones that includes speakers from Fletcher Granite as well as
a tour of the quarry.
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BUILDING WITH STONE: Preliminary DRAFT Schedule
Granite & Marble for Architectural Exteriors & Monuments
May 8-9, 2004 Cambridge, Massachusetts
SATURDAY, May 8, 2004 Wong Auditorium, MIT
7:30am Registration Begins
8:15-8:30 Welcome, Co-Chairs Susan E. Schur, Hon. AIA,
Publisher-Editor, Technology & Conservation, Ivan Myjer, Principal,
Building & Monument Conservation, and Prof. John E.Fernandez, MIT,
School of Architecture & Planning Building Technology Program
8:30 9:00 Historic Perspectives I (including the stone choices of noted
architects from four time periods pre-1800s, 1800s, early 1900s,
contemporary), Prof. John Ochsendorf, MIT, School of Architecture &
Planning Building Technology Program
9:00-9:15 Historic Perspectives II (the stone choices of a few noted
sculptors of various time periods), Rebecca Reynolds Luce Fellow,
Boston University
9:15-9:30 Historic Perspectives III (the role of transportation
developments and of technology), W. Lewis Barlow, IV, FAIA, Sr.
Historical Architect, National Park Service
9:30-10:05 Basic Material Properties (the prime properties of granite
and marble and how you define these, both on the micro and macro scale,
with an emphasis on what these mean in terms of specifying stone),
Dorothy Richter, Principal, Richter/Hager Geoscience, Inc.
10:05-10:20 Coffee Break
10:20-11:00 Granite & Marble Performance I Thick Wall Stone Buildings
The Role of Mechanical Properties, from traditional masonry to
composites through to early steel-frame buildings, Donald Friedman, PE,
Donald Friedman, Consulting Engineer
110:00-11:40 Granite & Marble Performance II Thin Wall Stone Buildings
The Role of Thermal & Water Absorption Properties, Stephen Kelley, PE,
Senior Engineer, Wiss, Janney, Elstner Associates, Inc.
11:40-12:00 Q&A
12:00-2:00 Luncheon MIT Faculty Club
2:00-2:45 Granite & Marble Performance III Environmental Interactions
Buildings, Monuments, and Tombstones, Prof. George Scherer, Princeton
University
2:45-3:15 Specifying Granite, John Barretto, Jr., CSI, Sales Manager
Dimension Stone, Fletcher Granite Co. LLC
3:15-3:35 Coffee Break/Poster Discussions
3:35-4:15 Specifying Marble, Luca Mannolini, Vermont Marble Co.
4:15-4:50 Campus Buildings Clio and Whig Halls, Princeton University-
Michael Mills, FAIA, Principal, Ford Farewell Mills and Gatsch Architects
4:50-5:30 Managing Historic & Contemporary Stone Buildings II
Government Buildings (including Federal Hall) and Meeting Seismic
Requirements for Traditional Buildings, Marie Ennis, PE., Principal,
Einhorn Yaffee Prescott A&E
5:30-6:15 Q&A
6:15-745 Reception Cambridge Marriott Hotel
SUNDAY, May 9, 2004 Wong Auditorium, MIT
8:00-8:30am Historic Quarrying Operations Film
8:30-9:15 Quarrying Practice, including New Developments, Matt Peterson,
Business Development Manager, Fletcher Granite Co. LLC
9:15-10:00 Fabrication Basics + New Techniques, TBA
10:00-10:20 Issues of Sources & Shipping Moving Stone Around the
World, TBA
10:20-10:30 Q&A
10:30-10:45 Coffee Break
10:45-11:05 Identifying Historic Stones, Steven Haynes,
Founder/Director, Maine Granite Industry Historical Society Museum
11:05-11:30 Reopening Historic Quarries, Tony Ramos, President, New
England Stone LLC
11:30-12:00 Traditional Stone Detailing & Finishing, Stephen Boyle,
Stone Masonry Consultant, Mesick Cohen Wilson Baker Architects, LLP
12:00-12:30 Q&A
12:30-2:00 Luncheon MIT Faculty Club
2:00-2:15 Replicating Historic Finishes- Tooling, TBA
2:15-2:45 Repair or Replicate Monuments, Sculptures, & Grave Markers,
Ivan Myjer, Principal, Building & Monument Conservation
2:45-3:10 How to Specify Carving for Existing and New Buildings &
Monuments, Ivan Myjer, Principal, Building & Monument Conservation
3:10-3:25 Q&A
3:25-3:40 Coffee Break
3:40-4:20 Managing Historic & Contemporary Stone Buildings III Modern
Architectural Icons, David Fixler, AIA, NCARB, Principal & Director,
Historic Preservation, Einhorn Yaffee, Prescott A&E; others TBA
4:20-4:50 New Methods of Evaluation, TBA
4:50-5:35 New uses of Stone in Architecture, Prof. John E. Fernandez,
MIT, School of Architecture & Planning Building Technology Program
5:35-6:00 Q&A
MONDAY, MAY 10, 2004 Optional Tour
Available for conference registrants. (There is no charge for the tour.
Select one see registration form.)
The tours offered (which will start at 9 am) are:
· Tour of Fletcher Granite Quarries (transportation provided)
· Tour of Mt. Auburn Cemetery (Choose One)
REGISTRATION FORM
Conference Registration Fee:
BUILDING WITH STONE:
Granite & Marble for Architectural Exteriors & Monuments
Prior to March 1, 2004 After March 1, 2004 Amount
$405/person $495/person
$_____________
Basic fee covers the 8:00-6:15 pm conference program May 8 and 9, the
May 8 and 9 luncheons, and the Saturday evening, May 8, reception
Please indicate any special accessibility or dietary needs:
______________ Vegetarian meals
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Guest tickets for the May 8 reception @ $50/ticket. $______ ( no charge
of conf. attendees)
I would like to attend ___the May 10 Fletcher Granite Quarries tour
____the May 10 Mt. Auburn Cemetery tour Please select only one tour per
person
TOTAL
. $_____________
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registration fee (and for any guest tickets for the Saturday reception)
is enclosed. Check should be made payable to: The Technology
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