Quarterly Care Workshop: Taking Care of Your Bricks and Mortar
Channel: VCC Foundation
Date: 2019-05-22

Learn from an expert how to take care of your historic bricks!

This workshop focuses on bricks and mortar. Bricks and mortar are equally critical components of a building’s structural system. Teaching property owners how to best care for and maintain their bricks and mortar will protect and preserve not only the structure, but also the owner’s investment.

The Quarterly Care Workshop series is designed to provide hands-on demonstrations and resources to property owners and caretakers about the nuts-and-bolts of architectural preservation. Maintenance is preservation – and proper maintenance will protect historic structures from untimely deterioration.

This workshop series is part of a multi-tiered education initiative that will teach people of all ages and backgrounds about the value of the French Quarter’s architecture and proper stewardship of their historic structures through compliance with the Vieux Carré Commission Design Guidelines. Our goal is to raise awareness of the French Quarter’s cultural, economic, and historical value, as well as to concretely educate people about the nuts-and-bolts of architectural preservation by way of demonstrations and resources to French Quarter stakeholders that directly yield value to the district’s distinctive character.

Thank you to Michael Russo of Mason Masters for this important lesson on historic masonry.

Thank you Antoine’s Restaurant for supporting this event.