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GODDARD CHAPELAtlanta, Fulton CountyThe HISTORYNamed for John Newton Goddard, a significantAtlanta businessman, the Goddard Chapelwas designed by Philip Trammell Shutze andhas existed as a separate entity within GradyMemorial Hospital since 1957.The PROJECTLocated within a busy public hospital andplagued by vandalism and neglect, thechapel required a unique approach from therestoration team to repair windows, matchhistoric paint color and decorative finishes,recreate the lost original draperies based onphotographs, restore pews and kneelers, andrefinish original marble flooring.EXCELLENCE IN RESTORATIONMICHAEL PURSERRosebud CompanyA native of Charlotte, where he learned muchabout the flooring business from his father,Michael started his own company, the RosebudCompany, to restore wood floors in Atlanta’shistoric neighborhoods. His interest in olderhomes prompted him to research and writeabout traditional methods and products usedin refinishing wood floors over the ages. Inhis more than thirty five years of workingon nothing but historic floors, Michael hasdeveloped considerable expertise at dealingwith what he calls “high risk” floors. Some ofhis notable restoration projects include RhodesHall, the Wren’s Nest, and one of the mosttalked about restorations in recent memory,James and Dolley Madison’s Montpelier.PRESERVATION SERVICECURRENT USEThanks to contributions by relatives of Mr.Goddard, the Henry W. Grady Foundation, theJohn H. & Wilhelmina D. Harland Foundation,and local architects and designers, the fullyrestored interdenominational chapel continuesto serve as a place of prayer and meditationwithin Grady Hospital.The Chapel, as depicted in a brochure dedicatingGrady Memorial Hospital, 1958