CPA Projects – Detailed Report

The scope of the project is to remove the cannons and the statue off-site. The Soldier will be raised and inspected to see what, if any, repairs need to be made.  These would be limited to filling any holes to prevent water from entering the Soldier, repairing the bayonet, and ensuring that the holes to re-secure the Soldier to the base are strong enough.  The Soldier will not be “cleaned,” the patina of the bonze will be allowed to remain. The base of the Soldier will be inspected and the footings will be evaluated, repaired or replaced if required. The Granite will be re-pointed.  The cannons will be cleaned up, but any natural patina will remain.  The concrete bases and footings will be removed and discarded.  New footings will be poured and new Granite mounts will be installed.  The cannon balls will be cleaned up and any re-soldering that is required will be done.  New footings will be poured.  The trees bushes and grass on site will be removed and new plants and sod will be put in their place once the footings and mounts are in place.  The area between the monument area and the stairs to Stetson Hall will be reworked to allow the installation of a memorial walk way, that any resident, company or family or group can participate in.  The Granite base for the Soldier will have new anchor bolts put in, (existing ones are rotted through) and the Soldier, cannons, and cannon balls will be remounted in front of Historic Stetson Hall.