PARIS, IL. (ECWd) -
While driving though town today I noticed a crew working on the exterior of the Paris Beacon News building. It appears as though the green Vitrolite has been separating from the building due to its age and the extreme weather the past couple of years. According to their website, the tiles were coming loose and needed removed.
The material is mint green Vitrolite, a structural glass, and is no longer manufactured in the United States. If you are interested in a little history behind this glass, Carol J. Dyson, an architect with Preservation Services, Illinois Historic Preservation Agency - and Floyd Mansberger, Director of Fever River Research, completed a five page study available here.
Pictures of the Vitrolite removal below:
9 Comments
Paul Lynch
Posted at 17:53h, 17 SeptemberDoes anyone know what year the Victrolite was put
on the building? My mother says she remembers them
working on it, but not when it was.
john doe
Posted at 19:36h, 07 NovemberIf you would read the Beacon there was an article explaining all of this.
jmkraft
Posted at 20:18h, 07 NovemberPost a link so we can read it…
Edgar County Watchdogs
Posted at 22:28h, 17 SeptemberI believe it was Pre-WWII
john doe
Posted at 19:07h, 08 NovemberBuy a newspaper and read it for yourself.
jmkraft
Posted at 19:39h, 08 NovemberWhat day was it in print?
I’ll have to get one – I like old buildings 🙂
john doe
Posted at 17:51h, 09 NovemberI’m not sure, last week I believe. They used to keep back issues
that you can still purchase. Not sure if they still do.
john doe
Posted at 17:53h, 09 NovemberNot sure if they still do.
jmkraft
Posted at 22:03h, 09 NovemberI’ll check it out.