As seen on a USPS Box on Court Street:
"Je me nouris de souvenirs"
(I sustain myself on memories)
Notice Of Upcoming Work At Lightstone Development Site In Gowanus
Renderings courtesy of Lightstone Group
A notice of upcoming site work on the development site located at 363-365 Bond Street and 400 Carroll Street in Gowanus was sent out by Community Board 6's District Manager Craig Hammerman this past Wednesday.
The work is starting today, Monday, and will involve demolition, soil boring, asbestos abatement, and construction of fencing.
Below is the entire notice:
Beginning Monday, December 2nd, 2013, The Lightstone Group will begin pre-construction site preparation at its Gowanus property, located at 363-365 Bond Street and 400 Carroll Street.
The site preparation work that will be conducted includes:
363 Bond Street:
Completion of sidewalk bridge & fence installation
Routine asbestos abatement on roof and inside building, performed by personnel in full protective gear as required by code
365 Bond Street:
Construction fence relocation
Demolition start
Soil boring at bulkhead
Subcontractor walk-throughs
400 Carroll Street:
Deliveries to construction trailer
Brick mock-up installation
Soil boring at bulkhead
Routine asbestos abatement on roof and inside building, performed by personnel in full protective gear as required by code
Langan Engineering will oversee the asbestos abatement and ensure that the work is conducted in accordance with standard procedures.
Lettire/Pride will conduct the demolition work.
Hours of work: The work will be conducted between the hours of 7:00am and 6:00pm Monday through Friday. On Saturday work may be conducted between 9:00am and 6:00pm.
A Moment Back In Time: The Founding Of St. Paul's Church On Clinton Street At Carroll Street
The wooden structure that first housed the St. Paul's congregation
The Gothic Revival church designed by Richard M. Upjohn, which still stands today.
vintage photos courtesy of St. Paul's Church
St. Paul's was founded on Christmas Day of 1849 in a stable on lower Union Street. By 1850, the congregation had swelled in numbers and soon after constructed its first house of worship, a simple wooden building on a plot of land that had once been part of the elegant John Rankin home on Clinton Street.
Just ten years later, the growing congregation had outgrown this first structure and "inspired ideas of a more noble and permanent church were beginning to rise in the hearts and minds of its congregants."
Parishioner Richard M. Upjohn, an influential American architect and co-founder and president of the American Institute of Architects, volunteered his free services to design a new Gothic Revival structure. In 1869, "a mere twenty years since its founding", the congregation was able to raise enough money to lay the cornerstone for the structure that stands at the corner of Clinton Street and Carroll Street today.
In the 1980s, the aging church structure was in desperate need of costly structural repairs. A major fire in 1987 damaged the roof, stained glass windows and much of the interior of the building. The congregation vowed to save the church and started a fundraising campaign to cover the cost of an ambitious renovation, which ultimately saved the structure.
St. Paul's Church was placed on the National Registry of Historical Places in 1991.
The video highlights beautiful old photos of the church and features recollections by life-long parishioners.
I am sure you will enjoy this glimpse into the past of St. Paul's and the neighborhood's history.
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