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:
Categories: City of Paris, feature, General
Buy a newspaper and read it for yourself.
What day was it in print?
I’ll have to get one – I like old buildings 🙂
I’m not sure, last week I believe. They used to keep back issues
that you can still purchase. Not sure if they still do.
Not sure if they still do.
I’ll check it out.
I believe it was Pre-WWII
Does 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.
If you would read the Beacon there was an article explaining all of this.
Post a link so we can read it…