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Laurel Hill Site and Facility Activities
Engineering Study of the Wall The Lorton Prison Wall Structural Assessment report was prepared by Collins Consulting Engineers, Inc., and Edafos Geotechnical Consulting Engineers. Summary of Wall Assessment
Tower Maintenance Work Maintenance work was completed on two of the former Lorton Prison penitentiary guard towers (the northwest and southwest towers) and one guard hut at the Adaptive Reuse site. This work addressed safety and aesthetic problems associated with vandalism and aging. The Department of Planning and Zoning provided the Architectural Review Board with a memo summarizing this work. Photos of one of the towers and guard hut are included in this memo. Tower work memo to ARB, August 2007
Adaptive Reuse Area Roof Work During late winter 2006-2007 and spring of 2007, roof work was completed on several buildings within the Adaptive Reuse Area (former Penitentiary and Reformatory) as part of the County's building stabilization efforts. View photos of the work on the Guard Quarters, Laundry Building and Ballfield Bleachers
Crucifix Removal, Cleaning and Stabilization
Fairfax County removed a
life-sized, historic crucifix on December 6, 2006 from the former Lorton
prison chapel for cleaning and restoration. The county was assisted in
the removal by ELY, Inc., a firm that specializes in the proper handling
and packaging of art and artifacts. Dana Moffett performed the cleaning
and restoration work on the crucifix. The crucifix, which dates to
approximately 1961, consists of a plaster body cast modeled after a
death-row inmate, later pardoned, and a cross that was likely fashioned
from timbers from the prison site. The closure of Lorton prison, in 2001,
resulted in a loss of climate control in the buildings causing the 15 by
8 foot crucifix to show signs of deterioration. A final home for the
crucifix will be determined by the county.
Land use information for the County-owned parcel located at the corner of Furnace and Hooes Roads Land Use Fact Sheet - Board of Supervisors' Furnace Road parcel
Laurel Hill activities and accomplishments:
2007 Accomplishments- 2007 Laurel Hill Activities Laurel Hill Update 2007 Activities (Photos and Slideshow--large file 7MB)
2006 Accomplishments - 2006 Laurel Hill Activities Laurel Hill Update 2006 Activities (Photos and Slideshow--large file 8MB)
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