25 – Alonso, Head Stonemason
Restoring Washington National Cathedral
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Joe Alonso, Head Stonemason at Washington National Cathedral, discusses repairing the cathedral after the 2011 earthquake in DC, along with a variety of construction topics including structure settlement, mortar application, limestone qualities, and a special visit from the architects of Notre-Dame de Paris.
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SEE: George Frederick Bodley (architect 1906–1907)
SEE: Henry Vaughan (architect 1907–1917)
SEE: Philip H. Frohman (architect 1921–1972)
SEE: Notre-Dame Architects US Tour—Philippe Villeneuve & Rémi Fromont
SEE: Cathedral of St. John the Divine
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