G. Drake Masonry, Inc.

12/13/2025

Our biggest project of this year, rehabilitation of the historic bell tower at Christ Church Episcopal in Gardiner, was recently featured on the '207' show by News Center Maine - check it out:

Restoration of the bell at Christ Church in Gardiner; Steve Sicinski makes Sicilian marinated shrimp; Maine Things To Do

07/02/2023

12/04/2021

By request - a great fireplace reconstruction project from 2016

11/12/2020

In May of 2018, G. Drake Masonry was asked to consult on an assessment of the tower at St. John's Catholic Church. That assessment report (by Artifex Architects & Engineers) turned into a successful restoration project completed in June of 2019, and this week Maine Preservation announced that the project is one of its 2020 Honor Award Winners! Many thanks to everyone who worked hard to make the project a success.

This next Honor Award Week high is an absolute stunner. Built in 1855, Saint John’s Catholic Church in Bangor is an elegant Gothic Revival style structure, designed by Patrick C. Keely, a renowned Irish-American architect based in Brooklyn, New York. Spurred by religious and communal pride by Bangor's Irish immigrant community, the church was, partly, a response to the the rise of nativism of the "Know Nothing" party in the mid-1800s. By 2017, the steeple was showing signs of distress, and was experiencing significant water intrusion and needed serious work to bring this important building back to its original condition. After securing a $65,000 grant form the Maine Steeples Fund, restoration work began by Artiflex A/E and Drake Masonry and included masonry repairs, plaster repairs and many other projects. This rehabilitation project not only repaired serious structural and aesthetic damage on an architecturally significant building, but has furthered the community’s use of the space. This church has served, and continues to serve, the region’s Catholic community along with the general population through a multitude of services.

To learn more about the Saint Johns Catholic Church or any of other Honor Awards winners visit the link in our bio or https://www.mainepreservation.org/2020-honor-awards

Photo courtesy of Artiflex A/E

04/03/2020

Here's a recent project using locally quarried granite from one of our great vendors - Freshwater Stone

Reconstruction of half-round brick steps with new granite treads.

04/03/2020

Reconstruction of half-round brick steps with new granite treads.

08/17/2019

After many years of faithful service, ol' red was finally retired yesterday. 334,000+ miles made it pretty easy to stick with a Tundra!

06/07/2019

Good morning Bangor!

04/29/2019

We're hiring!

Maine JobLink is a web-based job-matching and labor market information system.

02/26/2019

Drivers license and reliable transportation required as well as lifting up to 100 lbs and working at heights. Pay based on level of experience. Residential, commercial, and restoration work, mostly within 50 miles of Dixmont. Previous masonry experience is preferred but not required.

02/26/2019

Drivers license and reliable transportation required as well as lifting up to 100 lbs and working at heights. Pay based on level of experience. Residential, commercial, and restoration work with brick, block, stone and more, mostly within 50 miles of Dixmont.

12/04/2018

If you've noticed the scaffolding at St. John's Catholic Church in Bangor, yes, that's us! Here's a few photos from our ongoing restoration project with Artifex Architects & Engineers. Great view from the top!