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Lynchburg Monument Terrace – Lynchburg VA

CASE STUDY 142

YEAR BUILT:
1880s

ARCHITECT:
August Forsberg

RESTORATION:
2004-2005

PROJECT ARCHITECT:
John Milner Associates

MATERIALS:
Granite & Limestone

Monument Terrace is a large 1920s urban park and pedestrian corridor situated in Lynchburg, Virginia.

Challenge

The monumental stairway and many varied military monuments and war memorials had become severely displaced and dangerous.

Solution

Lepore completely dismantled all limestone balustrades and site walls to permit re-grading and terrace reconstruction to occur. They then reconstructed, repaired, and cleaned the stonework. Lepore reset many of the granite steps fabricated a new stone fountain at the base of the terraced stairway.