Historic House Museums continued

 

 c.1890

New England College of Optometry,
Boston, MA.

When the college restored this Italian Renaissance style residence, our work included replacing plaster enrichments in the entrance hall, including a stylized fleur-de-lis as field enrichment, triple interwoven crescents, and various pendant festoons. In a separate area, water damage from above, resulted in damage to the upper cornice acanthus run and frieze. Large areas of the acanthus enrichment were replaced and the frieze repaired in place

 

 
 c.1911  

Weeks Summer House,
Mount Prospect, Lancaster, N. H.

This White Mountain estate house, belonging to the Secretary of War for President Harding, had a severe rising damp problem. The modern portland stucco patches used to repair the exterior were failing. These patches were removed and replaced with a historically correct lime render and textured to match the original finish.

 

 
 c.1843  
Twin Farms,
Barnard, VT.
Done over as an exclusive retreat, the designer, Jed Johnson wanted to use Venetian (pigmented) plasters. Paint chips were used to develop three coloration formulas that were selected from one hundred fifty samples that we provided to the designer. Lime-proof earth pigments were used for coloration of the plasters

 

 
 c. 1852  

Thomas Wolfe House,
Asheville, N. C.

After a devastating fire the interior needed to be rebuilt with in-kind replacements. I consulted on the scope of the needed to bring the house back, what materials were needed to preserve what was not destroyed, document what changes took place over the years, and how the specifications were written.

 

 

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