TULSA, Okla. – Crews are restoring 10 historic buildings in Tulsa’s Greenwood District as part of a $650,000 federally funded project to preserve Black Wall Street.
The project, funded by a National Park Service grant, began Monday. Crews with Brothers Masonry are replacing damaged bricks and deteriorating mortar to help protect the buildings and maintain their historic character.
Crews Repair Years of Damage to Greenwood Buildings
Years of severe weather and water damage have deteriorated the mortar holding bricks together on several historic Greenwood buildings.
In some areas, the damage is so extensive that bricks can be pulled directly from the structures…