Pilot Approach - Conservation and Partial Restoration. Tablet structure and portions of the original stucco were conserved, while much of the missing stucco was replicated. The pilaster moldings were replicated based on the original evidence. The tomb was finished with an oyster-shell based limewash.

Perrault Tomb #351

The Perrault Tomb is another example of classically inspired desgin. This tall, three-vault structure has a shallow hipped roof, corner pilasters and a pronoiunced cornice. A derivative of the pediment or temple type, this Classical tomb design can be seen throughout the St. Louis Cemetery No. 1. The earliest date on the Perrault Tomb's closure tablet is 1863 and the last date is 1892. Interred within is the family of Appolinare Perrault, a free man of color and prominent brick mason who built many of the tombs in the St. Louis Cemetery No. 1, including his own. Fortunately, one of Perrault descendants, Gregory Osborn, was actively involved in the Conservation Program and contributed much valuable information. A descendant of the family and a brick mason, Raoul Perrault, was actively involved in the SAT tomb restorations on Alley 9-L.

The Perrault Tomb was in a moderate state of disrepair; it was structurally sound, but portions of its stucco were very deteriorated and there were extensive areas of loss. Its marble closure tablet was in good condition, but bowed from years of exposure. Because of the superficial nature of the deterioration present on this tomb, the plan for its restoration included restoration and conservation; meaning conservation and stabilization of much of the tomb's original features could be performed, but some restoration was planned where the materials were irreparable or completely missing.

Above text adapted from Dorothy Krotzer and Frank G. Matero, PIlot Tomb Project Report, 2002.