The building was closed six years ago because of water damage to the roof and interior plaster.

The interior plaster work was extensively damaged by subsequent exposure to rain.

The wood beams over a third of the building were destroyed, and all the interior plaster was damaged by smoke.

The interior plaster walls were painted in tones of white and grey to resemble paneled woodwork(see Trompe-l'œil).

Then, on March 9, 1837, the building committee determined that work done on the roof was incomplete or faulty, resulting in water damage to the interior plaster.

The interior was severely damaged when the interior plaster was removed in the 1973 renovation by D.J. Kennedy.

So an important and painstaking part of the renovation is stripping the walls of their interior plaster, applying a special vapor-controlling insulation and replastering them.

A large circular plug neatly cut from the gallery wall (from exterior brick to interior plaster in about 15 inches) echoes the other circles and cylinders.

Mr. Hardy said the theater's original brownstone stoop would be reconstructed, the cornice replaced, and the interior plaster and woodwork restored.

Two-storey and Italianate it was another timber building treated to resemble stone, like the second Government House, but a tall structure, with some good interior plaster work.

In 2005, Hurricane Katrina caused heavy rain and wind damage, and water infiltration damaged interior plaster and ceiling, according to the National Park Service.

The restoration that followed included a new roof, repair of exterior stucco and interior plaster, new wiring and plumbing, and refurbishing of most other finishes inside and out.

ROCKY FOLEY was demolishing an interior plaster wall at his 1776 home in South Deerfield, Mass., when a smooth white shape amid the rubble caught his attention.

The modest, wood-frame buildings clearly reflect the constraints of time, money and materials placed on publicly funded housing construction during the period, but though simple in design, they have full-dimension clear fir framing and heavy interior plaster.

It may be appropriate to add additional nails between the sill plate of the perimeter wall erected upon the floor diaphragm, although this will require exposing the sill plate by removing interior plaster or exterior siding.

The exterior stucco finish and interior plaster also met a new state requirement that frame structures be enclosed in incombustible material, adopted in the wake of the 1908 Collinwood school fire near Cleveland, which killed 175, most of them students.

Poseidon is cast above the front entrance and the interior plaster ornamentation includes: Dionysus above the proscenium, Maenads encircling the chandelier in the lounge, Pan beneath the organ grilles and various stylized seahorses, shells and fish throughout the theater.

Donations and grants paid for extensive repairs and improvements, including new heating and electrical service, repointing stonework, roof and window repairs, repainting interior woodwork, repairs to interior plaster, and repainting of the intricate stenciling on the interior of the building.

They rebuilt the roof soffits, reshingled the roof, filled cracks in exterior stucco and interior plaster, put in new wiring and plumbing, refinished floors, replaced damaged parts of windows, scraped off layers of paint and wallpaper and put on fresh paint inside and out.