Woodstock Cemetery Chapel
Background This nineteenth-century columbarium is the central structure in a cemetery for Maryland’s Jesuit priests affiliated with St. Alphonsus Rodriguez Church. Scope Because of rising damp problems, WEI removed the asphalt paving surrounding the structure and dug trenches at the perimeter, installing drainage pipes sloped toward the drainage field. Bluestone pavers […]
St. John The Evangelist
Background Construction began on the current church of St. John the Evangelist in 1833. At the time, it was the largest parish church in the U.S., and the first consecrated church in the Archdiocese of […]
St. John’s Episcopal Church
Background In 1815 a Federalist style church was sited across a meadow from the presidential mansion and stands today at the north edge of Lafayette Square in Washington DC. Benjamin Henry Latrobe generously donated his architectural services to the design of the project. Within four years […]
Peace Cross
Background Originally dedicated in 1925, the Peace Cross was commissioned by the American Legion in memory of Prince George County servicemen who died in World War I. The monument has been maintained by the state of Maryland since 1961 and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2015. It was constructed by […]
C&O Canal National Historic Park
Background Originally providing a major shipping access route along the Potomac in the 19th century, the C&O Canal is now preserved as a National Historic Park natural recreation area that runs through Maryland, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia. To provide pedestrian and vehicle crossings as well as […]
Episcopal High School Smokestack
Background A former 20th century automotive repair and storage building on the Episcopal High School Campus, which was renovated in 2014 to serve as faculty housing, featured a 100-foot tall historic Alphons Custodis smokestack built from wedge-shaped radial bricks. Deterioration of the cap parging enabled water to erode the mortar joints over the years and […]