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The marble does last, but the Federal Courthouses must be restored and renovate like anything else. For example, the Miami Federal Courthouse has been under re
by will_brown 10y ago
The marble does last, but the Federal Courthouses must be restored and renovate like anything else. For example, the Miami Federal Courthouse has been under renovation for what feels like more than 2 years now. That gorgeous masonry work on the outside/facades over time crack and end up breaking off. Maybe the Miami courthouse is just a poor example of good masonry work, but I'm pretty sure it's not unusual for the beautiful masonry in DC to have to continually be attended to in order to avoid continued and further damage.
- cmurf 10y agoI suppose, and I'm all in favor of cost/benefit analysis where it makes more sense to replace rock buildings with something modern with a fixed lifespan. We're sorta stuck with these buildings due in part to the era in which they were built, and that razing them would cost a lot also.