History
Located north of Pennsylvania Avenue, between the Capitol and the White House, Judiciary Square is adjacent to the monumental core of Washington, DC. This northwest DC neighborhood is mostly occupied by various federal and municipal courthouses and office buildings, among them: the Superior Court of the District of Columbia, the H. Carl Moultrie Courthouse, the Old DC Courthouse (Old City Hall), the E. Barrett Prettyman Building, the United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces, the United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, and the United States Tax Court. Court Building A (the former Police Court, dating from 1936) and Court Building B (the former Municipal Court, dating from 1938) are the work of Nathan C. Wyeth, DC Municipal Architect from 1934 to 1946, who designed the limestone and granite buildings in a neo-classical style.
Description
BUILDINGS A, B, C, H. Carl Moultrie, Court of Appeals, and Historic Juvenile Court Building
Buildings A and B: Perform exterior restoration including cleaning the limestone and granite facades to remove various type of soiling; removing and tuck pointing masonry joint; installing lead tees at skyward facing joints; pinning cracked stones and performing epoxy injection; prepping and installing granite and limestone dutchman; remove granite steps after documenting and labeling, waterproof base with Kemper system and reinstalling the granite steps in its original location; install bird netting at all porticos; interior lobbies were also cleaned and restored. Carl Moultrie: Remove and dispose of all existing limestone coping, flashing, and lightening protection system; provide and install new limestone coping (over 3500 Linear Feet), stainless steel flashing and lightening protection system; scaffold and clean the exterior façade using glass bead abrasive system; remove all exterior façade deteriorated sealant (over 60,000 Linear Feet) and replace with new; remove and replace sealant at all aluminum/glass operable and fixed windows. Court of Appeals: Clean limestone cornice to remove various types of staining and soiling; install metal flashing to the skyward surface of the upper cornice; repairing cracked limestone units by inserting stainless steel rods in epoxy; patching spalls and holes in limestone and granite with composite patching mortars; repairing losses using limestone and granite dutchman to match profile, color, and finish of the adjacent stone; cut out existing mortar and sealant joints at granite steps and plaza and install new sealant and repointing mortar; perform exterior window repairs as required and prime and paint all windows
Historic Juvenile Courthouse (410 E Street, NW) Complete exterior restoration including cleaning limestone and granite facades to remove various type of soiling; removing existing mortar joints and replacing with new; installing lead tees at skyward facing joints; pinning cracked stones and performing epoxy injection; prepping and installing granite and limestone dutchman; installing terne coated stainless steel flashing at skyward surface of the main cornice; installing bird netting at portico; complete restoration of wood windows including removing sashes and transporting to WEI shop for complete restoration and painting; restoring and painting window frames in place and reinstalling restored sashes.