Agenda - Council Work Session - 09/25/2012

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April 19, 1978 -2- MD783 Concrete steps have been added at the front entrance of the building in later years. Similarly a concrete belt course has been installed around the entire foundation presumably to protect the original brick foundation from further damage due to rising damp. It was not possible to determine the condition of the original brick foundation to determine whether spelling has occurred because of ground water deterioration. The roof of the building is currently covered with an asphalt shingles. Undoubtedly the original structure had a wood shingle roof probably of cedar shingles. ^� V/ There is some indication of settlement in the brick work immediately adjacent to the chimney on the west side of the building. Similarly some settlement has occurred in both the northeast and northwest corners of the building. torm windows for the eight (8) windows in the structure are in place with the exception of the window in the southwest corner which is missing. The original structure probably had half screens for use during the spring and summer months. These are currently stored in the partial basement of the structure. ---- The window sills in some instances have deteriorated and wi11 need re.placement ter-` Simi ar me prick sills are in need of repointing as well as the brick work �on the exterior of the structure. This should be done with a mortar which matches in composition and profile the original mortar joints. Additional research is indicated to obtain photographs of the exterior of the building to determine such items as window patterns, the existence of a flag- pole on the front of the building, original signs designating the building as either District No. 28 or Ramsey School, etc. In addition the location of out buildings as well as the original well should be determined for possible future archaeological excavation. The painted sign on the front of the building which reads Ramsey Town Hall should be removed with a paint remover. (p Under no circumstances should the exterior brick work be sandblasted because of detrimental affect to the brick work which is a relatively soft brick resemwbly manufactured locally. A modern chimney has been installed to accommodate an oil -fired warm air furnace in the partial basement. This chimney would obviously be removed in any restoration of the structure. "`�"`� Y� --------- The interior of the school consists of a single classroom together with an entry hall, a cloak room, what is now a kitchen (formerly a second cloak rnnm) and a stair to the partial basement (originally a small closet, there was no basemcl Tho classroom has a pressed metal ceiling which is probably original to the / structure. All of the window trim is in place together with the window sash J locks. These too appear to be original to the structure. Some of the slate chalk boards are in place although they have been painted yellow. Others have either been removed or covered with later fiber board for use as bulletin boards. The entire interior walls of the classroom have been covered with some kind of fiber board which should be removed in any restoration of the interior.