Restoration Projects

The Scaffolding is up, and work has begun to restore and preserve the historic exterior of Seven and Eight Park Street.

Façade Restoration

The repair and restoration project on the Club’s Façade and Ironwork fronting Seven and Eight Park has begun!

The work includes:

• Mitigation of rust that has accumulated on the Ironwork and which needs to be scraped and repainted with a durable coating which will last for many years to come

• Repair of masonry where the Ironwork is joined to the Façade, and in other areas such as the cast stone on the fifth floor, outside of The Oak Room

• Repointing of the mortar on the entire Facade

• Replacement of the copper roof over the second-floor windows

• Reglazing and repainting the windows along Park Street as necessary

• Replacement of the wooden decking with steel

$750,000.00 has been budgeted for the project, a once-in-a-generation undertaking. The Seven and Eight Park Street Foundation has launched a campaign to raise funds for this purpose. Already we have had several meaningful gifts from Members.

Thank you for your patience with the project, and your support and stewardship of The Union Club, our home away from home!

Download the Facade Restoration Pledge Form to make your contribution to the campaign.

Interior Renovations

One of our best known and most successful endeavors has been the Adopt-a-Window program, in which individuals or groups can fund the replacement of a window and at the same time commemorate the gift with a plaque bearing their own name or commemorating a friend or family member. 

Recent examples include a window in the Red Room in memory of former Club President and Foundation Director, Peter J. Fallon, Jr. and his wife, Ellen.  Some 70 windows have already been adopted, and more are available. Please inquire if you are interested.

The Foundation also funded the installation of a new steam boiler to provide heat and hot water to the Clubhouse replacing an inefficient and deteriorating system. This major capital improvement has materially improved the comfort for Club members, staff and guests, while helping to preserve and protect the building itself.

Throughout the clubhouse there is a fire suppression system, a critical component of which are the sprinkler heads.  Once a fire is detected, a triggering mechanism disperses water into the room through these sprinkler heads, extinguishing the fire.  The foundation has funded the replacement of these sprinkler heads to help ensure the protection of our historic clubhouse.

Exterior Renovations

Throughout the Foundation’s existence funding has been provided to repair and restore the brickwork on the façade of the clubhouse as well as maintaining the front-of-the-house lintels and sills, which are the beams over and below the windows. 

Essential work on the roof, and particularly the elevator headhouse, including replacement and repair of supporting brick and mortar, has also been funded.

Funding has also been provided for the restoration of the entrance to the clubhouse at No. 7 Park, and a major renovation to the main entranceway at No. 8. 

Prospective Projects

The Foundation has just agreed to fund the repair and replacement of the cast stone that can be seen along the roofline, as well as the professional services required to oversee and bid out the work.