This article is a part of a series from the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission’s excellent field guide on the architectural styles found in Pennsylvania. In it, they’ve assigned key periods of development – from the Colonial period in the 18th Century to the Modern Movements of the 29th Century. This article focuses on an overview of the …
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This article is a part of a series from the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission’s excellent field guide on the architectural styles found in Pennsylvania. In it, they’ve assigned key periods of development – from the Colonial period in the 18th Century to the Modern Movements of the 29th Century. This article focuses on an overview of the …
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We are currently working on a window replacement project at the United Arab Emirates building in Washington D.C. Built in 1912 in the Beaux-Arts style, the embassy is part of the former grounds of the National Bureau of Standards in Cleveland Park that became a high-security enclave just outside of Embassy Row. This enclave houses …
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We recently completed a restoration project of some truly massive doors at the Wilmington Public Library in Delaware. The library was built in 1922 with the bold shapes and lavish ornaments of the Art Deco style of architecture popular at that time. We restored a pair 22’6’ tall, 10-panel White Oak and Mahogany pocket doors. …
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We ended our summer here at Historic Restorations with a bang…our Preservation Circus in late August.We really enjoyed hosting it and all our guests raved about how much they enjoyed being there for it, so we’re calling it a huge hit. Penelope’s “reviewing” it from her perspective in her column this month (and we hear she took lots of …
I’m still so excited from our Preservation Circus that I can hardly sit still. There were so many people and Mommy tells me I was the star of the show! It was so much fun… there were tons of people, good music that kept my tail wagging, kids running around, and these cute popcorn cupcakes …
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Articles on Preservation of Historic Buildings and Architectures Tourist Cabins: Wallinda Cabins Perched on US Route 2, just west of Marshfield Village are the Wallinda Cabins. For years I’ve seen this sitting quietly on the side of the road, presumably unoccupied but having a neat and tidy appearance. Just last week on my way …
PA Architecture Traditional 1700 – 1870 This article is a part of a series from the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission’s excellent field guide on the architectural styles found in Pennsylvania. In it, they’ve assigned key periods of development – from the Colonial period in the 18th Century to the Modern Movements of the 29th Century. This article focuses …
Never ones to do things in a ho-hum way, we’re throwing a Preservation Circus for our client appreciation day on Friday, August 22nd from 4pm to 7pm. Whether you are a client, thinking about becoming a client, are just curious about what it’s like to be a Historic Restorations client, are into historic preservation, …
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