Charlottesville, Virginia

Founded in 1828, the Cemetery at the University of Virginia has served as the final resting place for many of the most prominent figures of the University. Burials of those who taught or were associated with the University have continued to this day. Also interred at the solemn and peaceful site are fallen Confederate soldiers from nearby battles of the Civil War. Moss covered headstones of marble and granite rest within mature stands of old growth trees inside the cemetery’s stone wall enclosure.

The fall of one of those trees caused extensive damage to a number of the stones. In addition to heaving and shifting several stones off-level, a number were broken, chipped or fractured. Although another contractor performed an initial survey and repairs during the immediate clean-up, Conservation Solutions, Inc. (CSI) was brought in to perform fine, detailed restoration of the damage.

CSI conservators carefully restored each of the damaged stones. Working with staff from the University, off-level stones were straightened, losses were replaced with hand-carved dutchman repairs, fragments were reattached, fractured stones were reattached and reinforced where needed, and small chips and spalls were filled with custom color mixed lime based grouts and patching compounds.

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