Celebrate-the-Restoration-of-the-28-Street-Obelisk
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Tonya Daniels, E-mail: tonyadaniels@miamibeachfl.gov
Melissa Berthier, E-mail: melissaberthier@miamibeachfl.gov
IMMEDIATE RELEASE
September 19, 2019
Celebrate the Restoration of the Historic 28 Street Obelisk
– Wednesday, September 25 at 3:30 p.m.–
WHO/WHAT: Join the City of Miami Beach for a ribbon cutting ceremony unveiling the
completed restoration of the historic 28 Street obelisk on Wednesday,
September 25 at 3:30 p.m.
Formerly a wastewater pump station for the city, this piece of public works
infrastructure was decommissioned in 1976 and replaced with a new
pump station just northeast of the original facility on the same site. In
November 2016, the city was awarded a matching grant from the Florida
Department of State’s Division of Historical Resources to restore the
historic obelisk under the tutelage of Historic Preservation Architect
William B. Medellin.
While some equipment was beyond salvage, the historic pump room was
restored to resemble its original state, including the original switchgear
cabinets by General Electric, refinished in ashy gray. The project
consisted of excavation of the buried exterior steps, interior structural
repairs, wood window and door restorations, exhaustive concrete and
stucco repairs and restoration of the original 60’ diameter plaza around
the obelisk’s octagonal base building, following the original design form.
Notable ornamental features include three artfully restored trefoil
fountains on the east, west and south sides of the base building as well
as new ornamental railings with a faithfully replicated wood cap.
WHEN: Wednesday, September 25 at 3:30 p.m.
WHERE: 300 West 28 Street
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