Sundial Repair In Denver's Cranmer Park To Begin

DENVER, CO-- A group of neighbors and the Denver Park District will celebrate the beginning of a historic restoration project Monday in Cranmer Park. A terrace and six-foot sundial in the park have fallen into disrepair and been vandalized. Neighbors from Hilltop raised almost $2 million to repair the terrace and sundial. In November 2017 the plaza was closed for safety.

Monday, the restoration project begins after months of fundraising.

Built in the 1930s, the then-MountainView Park terrace was crafted out of Colorado flagstone and includes a terrazzo mosaic panorama depicting the Front Range mountains visible from the park. Over the years, Denver’s freeze-thaw cycles damaged the terrace flagstone, mortar and mosaic panorama.

During the restoration, the entire terrace will be removed, a new foundation will be built with a slight grade to improve drainage, according to a statement from the Denver Park District. Design plans will ensure that the terrace, mosaic panorama and sundial are historically accurate. Construction is anticipated to begin in early 2018 and be completed by late fall 2018, weather permitting.

Neighbors will meet Monday, Dec. 18 at 1:30 to celebrate the beginning of the reconstruction at Cranmer Park, 4501 E 1st Ave. in Denver.

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