From the Asheville Citizen-Times:
Maintaining the historic Basilica of St. Lawrence in downtown Asheville, which celebrated its centennial in 2010, requires constant vigilance on the part of curator and property manager Bud Hansbury.
One of his latest challenges: Buildings with leaded glass windows need the lead replaced every 100 years. The basilica has at least 15 major stained glass windows with lead “cames,” the dividers that both separate and hold together the separate panes of colored glass.
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