The towers of the old Ponce de Leon Hotel -- now Flagler College's Ponce Hall -- are undergoing their first intensive restoration. Primarily made of terra cotta, the towers are solidly built, according to Roland Ray of Byron & James, Inc, the construction company working on the restoration. But their age -- the Ponce was built in 1888 -- is catching up to them. The towers have small cracks that worsen during rainy weather, as water causes them to expand. Byron & James is fixing that problem by repairing cracked areas and recasting them with concrete, in addition to reinforcing the entire structure with steel rods. Work on the roughly $560000 project began this spring and should wrap up before fall classes begin. Video shot and edited by Liz Daube, Assistant Editor of Flagler Magazine: flaglermagazine.com
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Q8-z0mcZYw&hl=en
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