During lunch today I walked over Golden Gate Park and snapped some pictures of the Spreckels Temple of Music. I worked briefly on this marvelous structure several years ago. Built in 1900, the Temple is made of Calusa sandstone. It suffered damage in the 1989 Loma Prieta Earthquake and received a major seismic upgrade. Several years ago water intrusion problems surfaced at the highest cornice. The decorative rosettes and modillions were jeopardized and in some case actually fell off. While the repairs look good, the color match is not perfect. Granted, matching patches is one of the greatest challenges for repairing unpainted stone!
