Battery Maritime Building Cast-Iron Medallion and Decorative Metal
From the exhibition Saving Place: 50 Years of New York City Landmarks
The Battery-Maritime Building, where the Governors Island ferry departs from, underwent a $36 million restoration from 2001 to 2005. This cast-iron medallion is a 2009 recreation of a 1907 original, and weighs 350 pounds. The medallion comes from the collection of Jan Hird Pokorny Associates, the firm that handled the renovation. The exhibition also has a original decorative metal piece from the building:
An original decorative metal piece from the Battery Maritime Building. From the exhibition Saving Place: 50 Years of New York City Landmarks
