The Fairfax County CourthouseNetherton, Ross De Witt
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The Fairfax County Courthouse
Netherton, Ross De Witt
Courthouses -- Virginia -- Fairfax County -- History; Law -- Virginia -- Fairfax County -- History
Plaster surfaces, when thoroughly dry, shall be washed with zinc
sulphate neutralizer. First paint coat shall be wall size and primer.
Second coat two parts flat wall paint & one part size. Finish with
egg-shell wall paint. Plaster cornice to receive first coat of size,
second coat half size & half enamel. Finish coat semi-gloss enamel.
Architect shall select all colours.
_FLOOR FINISHING_--Floors shall be lightly sanded to remove stains and
imperfections & to reasonably level. Floors shall be stained, filled,
shellaced and waxed. Colour of stain shall be selected by architect.
_LATHING & PLASTERING_--All interior surfaces of exterior masonry
walls shall receive 3/8" gypsum lath securely nailed to 1" x 2" wood
furring strips anchored to masonry. Coat masonry before furring with
"Thoroseal" from Standard Dry Wall Products Co., New Eagle, Penna.
Entire ceiling to be lathed with high-rib metal lath securely nailed
directly to ceiling joists. Stud partitions to receive 3/8" gypsum
lath. Ceiling of porch to receive high-rib metal lath applied over
existing wood ceiling. All inside corners to receive expanded metal
cornerite. Outside corners to receive metal corner bead. Apply strips
of metal lath 6" wide over openings in stud partitions.
All plaster cornices shall be run in place and formed over heavy gauge
metal lath, with moulding plaster. All surfaces to be plastered
minimum 3/4" thick (including lath) in two coats; Brown & finish
white. White coat to have smooth float sand finish.
_GLAZING_--All windows to be glazed with 9" x 10-3/4" welded glass
edge or metal edged insulating glass one-half inch thick composed of
two sheets of 1/8" double strength "A" window glass with one-quarter
inch air space between. All glass to be set in frames with glaziers
points. Back-bed w/thin coating of elastic glazing compound and
putty-in smoothly.
_SCREENING_--All louvres in cupola to be back screened with fine mesh,
copper screen wire.
_FINISHED HARDWARE_--All hinges, locks, latches, shutter hardware,
etc. shall be selected by the architect. Allow $400.00 for finished
hardware.
LIST OF SOURCES
_BOOKS_
Black, J. B. _The Reign of Elizabeth, 1558-1603._ Oxford: Oxford
University, 1936.
Bruce, P. A. _Institutional History of Virginia in the Seventeenth
Century._ New York: Putnam, 1910.
Catton, Bruce. _A Stillness at Appomatox._ New York: Cardinal Giant
Edition, Pocket Books, Inc., 1958.
Clark, Sir Kenneth. _Civilisation._ New York: Harper & Row, 1969.
Cresswell, Nicholas. _The Journals of Nicholas Cresswell, 1774-1777._
Pt. Washington, N. Y.: Kennikat Press, 1968.
Davis, Jefferson. _The Rise and Fall of the Confederate Government._
New York: Yoseloff, 1958.
Fairfax County Board of Supervisors. _Industrial and Historical Sketch
of Fairfax County, Virginia._ Fairfax: County Board of Supervisors,
1907.
Fairfax County Chamber of Commerce. _Historic, Progressive Fairfax
County in Old Virginia._ Alexandria: Newell-Cole. 1928.
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