Santa Barbara Courthouses Great Arch getting restorative surface treatment News Channel 312

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. – The Santa Barbara Courthouse Legacy Foundation (SBCLF) has started restorative work on the Great Arch of the Santa Barbara County Courthouse on Tuesday. Tuesday’s work started a focus on dark biological growth on the garden-side of the sandstone arch’s base by specialty conservators using dry ice and localized micro air abrasion methods to remove the darkened stains that have accumulated over the years. This section of restoration is expected to be completed by June of 2023 according to the non-profit SBCLF whose sole purpose is the preservation and conservation of the courthouse, a National Historic Landmark…