The Josephinum
Seattle, Washington
Originally built as a hotel in 1905, The Josephinum House was purchased by the Catholic Archdiocese in the 1970’s to provide low-income housing for people in transition. Unfortunately, the 14-story building suffered extensive damage during the Nisqually Earthquake in the form of plaster cracking and crumbling throughout the structure. After funding delays from FEMA and the Archdiocese’s insurance company were finally resolved in early 2004, Taylor Construction was hired to begin repair to this national historic registry building.
Plaster repairs were required throughout the entire building, ranging from ornamental plaster details in the lobby, to the more common plaster sheathing on the walls of 275 individual tenant rooms. Every crack was scraped out, followed by plaster repairs, replacement and smoothing. When all repairs were complete, each room was finished with a fresh coat of paint.
Taylor worked in conjunction with the Archdiocese to coordinate the work in floor-by-floor phases, in order to prevent undue disruption to the tenants.
