Congregation Beth Elohim, Brooklyn, New York (1910)
Congregation Beth Elohim, also known as the Garfield Temple and the Eighth Avenue Temple, is a Reform Jewish congregation located in the Park Slope neighborhood of Brooklyn. In 1910, construction was completed on the new synagogue with a dome-capped sanctuary, seating 1,500, The building is listed as a New York City Landmark and is on the National Register of Historic Places.
John Tiedemann Inc./HPCS USA was contacted after a rather large (approx. 100 sq. ft.) section of plaster fell from its wood lath substrate. A JTI/HPCS USA assessment of the plaster on the attic side of the ceiling revealed serious and widespread deterioration that urgently needed to be stabilized. Engineering firm Wiss, Janney, Elstner Associates were called upon to review the assessment and concurred with the report’s findings. Approximately10,000 square feet of the plaster on wood lath ceiling were stabilized with the three-step HPCS plaster consolidation system. In addition, the lost plaster, which had occurred over the years, was re-plastered by JTI craftspeople. The consolidation of the plaster is guaranteed for 25 years.