Rowhouse Attic Renovation
This Victorian jewel needed extra room for an in-house office. The third floors’ two bedrooms were removed and the space became a modern office with custom desk and built in bookcase. *Photos by Alan Holm Photography
Categories: Private Preservation Projects
Tobacco Warehouse Adaptive Reuse
This interesting project took a former tobacco warehouse that had been converted into a set of offices (in what was likely Lancaster, PA’s first ever adaptive reuse project) and adapted it once again – this time into a private residence. The project was so successful it won the C. Emlen Urban Award for Preservation from the …
Stone Farmhouse
In this project we replaced modern cabinetry around the stove with historically sensitive cabinetry we created in our millwork shop that had maple countertop and shelves, a leather back splash, and was finished with traditional milk paint. We also constructed sink and dishwasher cabinetry. These were finished with milk paint, though the drawer fronts and …
Two-Story Log Home, Southern Lancaster County
For this project we removed all daubing and chinking, repaired logs as needed, and applied a wood protector. We also replaced daubing and chinking with historically accurate materials to help prolong the life of the logs. We also installed a mahogany deck with retaining wall and railroad steps to blend into the natural landscape. All …
Log Home in Elizabethtown, PA
What looked like a duplex house with 50’s asbestos siding on the exterior, revealed its true “inner beauty” to be instead a c. 1800 log house. The owners wanted to expose the logs and create an art gallery to show their work and the works of other artists in the community.