Restoration of University Club wainscot, and decorative painted frieze.





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site by Stefan Hepner

University Club,
7th Floor and 9th Floor, and Dining Rooms

Location: 1 East, 54th Street., NYC
Completion Date: December, 1999

Scope of Work:
Restoration and refinishing of carved quarter-sawn white oak wainscot 9'6"H in various rooms aggregating 300'L. Extensive Dutchman inlays into damaged doors, frames, and other millwork. Repair and restoration of all original brass hardware and half-lapped locksets. Repair and restoration of ornate molded plaster frieze with new cast plaster elements, repainting of all faux oak finishes, paint consolidation and conservation of painted faux wood composition bas reliefs.

Club Manager: John Dorman,


	During stripping	Extensive damage evident

	These doors and paneling suffered one century of heavy daily use and lack of maintenance.

	Sconces after restoration	Extensive dutchman inlays, stripping the finish, re-staining and applying new varnish, corrected the deterioration.

		Almost one hundred dentils in the cornice were missing and replaced.

		Faux-painted plaster panels after restoration