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" Architects and historians have slowly been salvaging what they can of the century-old courthouse's former ambiance for the past two decades But you may never know that from its patchwork paint job — peach on some floors, pea green on others — or its industrial-looking drop-ceiling tiles Pittsburgh Restoring Historic Courthouse Feb 26, 12:54 PM EST It is considered one of the most significant buildings in the nation and the crowning achievement of one of the most revered American architects The thick, rough hewn bricks, some weighing more than five tons, give it a sense of gravity and impenetrability "The county was doing what it had to do at the lowest cost," Ziegler said org/ Allegheny County Courthouse: http://www The brick main entrance and grand staircase have been steam-cleaned and reopened Most of the restoration costs have been paid with donations or county money used to keep the courthouse running county phlf The building is listed on the National Register of Historic Places " ——— On the Net: Pittsburgh History and Landmarks Foundation: http://www "When the opportunity comes up, we are trying to do what we can — a hallway, a courtroom," Schmidlapp said He is credited with his own movement, Richardson Romanesque (1870-1900), an update of French Romanesque with picturesque towers and heavy, almost imposing, stonework allegheny -based Welsh Color and Conservation Inc C Richardson, who also designed Boston's Trinity Church and Harvard's Sever Hall, considered the Allegheny County Courthouse to be the pinnacle of his style County officials have agreed to repaint the walls to match those colors — reddish brown with darker brown bands at the top and bottom — when the time comes for another coat While the courthouse's exterior has retained the grandeur Richardson designed, the inside may be a study in how not to manage a historic building com Restoration began with the courtyard, once an asphalt parking lot Work is under way to reclaim the luster of the Allegheny County Courthouse, down to the paint and tiles Henry Hobson Richardson chose in 1884 for one of his last buildings S Ziegler figures that more than a decade's worth of work could be done on the courthouse, but acknowledges that money may be a problem "This is Most architects and historians agree And then there are the anachronistic drop-ceiling tiles, which hide not only pipes, snaking electrical and computer wires and heating and cooling ducts, but also the barrel-vaulted ceilings asp National Register of Historic Places: http://nationalregisterofhistoricplaces our international claim to architectural fame here," says Arthur Ziegler, president of the Pittsburgh History & Landmarks Foundation, who has worked for 20 years to restore the building, still a working courthouse "We want to get the grandeur back without a museum-style restoration pa With its 318-foot-tall central tower and heavy brick walls with turrets, it resembles a castle rather than a courthouse "This is a building that appears in almost every textbook on American architecture and is taught in every class," says Richard Guy Wilson, an architecture history professor at the University of Virginia, who ranks it as one of the 20 most important buildings in the country still standing Post Office in Washington, D us/comm/jail "You just had department heads who did whatever was the quickest thing to keep up with modern demands Last week, a crew from Bryn Mawr, Pa Over the past 20 years, the History & Landmarks Foundation has spent $1 million, not including the two courtrooms, one which cost $500,000 When finished in 1888, it molded government buildings and churches nationwide, including the former U And two courtrooms have reclaimed their 25-foot-high barrel-vaulted ceilings with exposed steel rafters and chandeliers Its original color scheme has been lost under layers of paint — the latest coat pea green on one floor, peach on another and blue on yet another — and most of its ceramic-tiled floor replaced with marble scraped through 100 years and at least a dozen layers of paint to find the courthouse's original color scheme Richardson, who died in 1886, is considered to be one of the top American architects, ranked with Louis Sullivan and Frank Lloyd Wright About 40 years after it was built, the three-story courthouse was converted into a five-story building by cutting its 25-foot-high ceilings in half, said Ellis Schmidlapp, a Pittsburgh architect shepherding efforts to restore the courthouse "Die Another Day," $7 That pattern will continue next weekend with a big lineup of debuts, including "The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers," Martin Scorsese's "Gangs of New York" and Sandra Bullock's romance "Two Weeks Notice "But we still feel comfortable going into the holidays," said Wayne Lewellen, head of distribution for "Star Trek" studio Paramount Though "Two Weeks Notice" will compete for the same crowd, "Maid in Manhattan" has a good head-start on the holidays, when romantic comedies tend to draw solid audiences, said Tom Sherak, a partner in Revolution Studios, which produced the movie for distributor Sony 4 (tie) 4 (tie) " The overall box office rose slightly, with the top 12 movies grossing $90 Directed by Alexander Payne ("Election"), "About Schmidt" was picked as the year's best film Saturday by the Los Angeles Film Critics Association, which also named Nicholson best actor "Maid in Manhattan," $19 million 4 with the James Bond flick "Die Another Day," last weekend's top movie " Jack Nicholson's dark comedy "About Schmidt" opened strongly in limited release, taking in $283,000 at six theaters for a whopping $47,167 average 2 "Die Another Day" and "Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets" had been duking it out for the No It was the first time in weeks that new movies led the box-office charts 1 "Evelyn" took in $72,000 at 15 theaters for a $4,800 average 05 million was "Drumline," an energetic tale of a Harlem drummer playing in a marching band at a Southern university 75 million "Drumline," $13 3 1 and 2 spots over the last few weekends "The Santa Clause 2," $4 million 3 with $13 6 It expands to more cities Friday and right after New Year's Premiering at No 5 million 05 million Lopez's 'Maid' Cleans Up at Box Office Dec 15, 2:48 PM EST Jennifer Lopez's romantic "Maid in Manhattan" cleaned up at the weekend box office, narrowly sweeping past "Star Trek: Nemesis Rob Schneider's comedy "The Hot Chick" debuted with $7 15 million "The Hot Chick," $7 Inc 7 5 million Final figures will be released Monday "Empire, "$2 3 million "Analyze That," $5 "Treasure Planet," $3 million 8 10 The 35-year-old franchise is showing its age, with men older than 25 making up the biggest share of the audience 5 million, up 3 percent from the same weekend last year Estimated ticket sales for Friday through Sunday at North American theaters, according to box-office tracker Exhibitor Relations Co 9 "Star Trek: Nemesis," $18 "Maid in Manhattan," a "Pretty Woman"-style romance, stars Lopez as a hotel housekeeper wooed by a political heir, played by Ralph Fiennes "Star Trek: Nemesis" had the weakest debut for the franchise since 1991's "Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country," the last adventure starring the original 1960s TV cast "It's a great opening, and now we're about to come up on the 10 biggest consecutive days of the year, the time when people really go out to the movies," Sherak said 8 million "Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets," $6 75 million, according to studio estimates Sunday Also opening in limited release was the feel-good Irish drama "Evelyn," with "Die Another Day" star Pierce Brosnan " "Maid" debuted with $19 million, while the 10th "Star Trek" adventure took second place with $18 5 million, tying for No "We're hoping the audience that didn't show up this weekend will find the movie in the next few weekends Nicholson plays a drab, retired insurance man who re-examines his life and isn't sure he likes what he sees The three previous "Trek" movies featuring the "Next Generation" cast each opened with $22 million or more Women made up 60 percent of the audience |
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