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Categories: Public Preservation Projects
John Harris-Simon Cameron Mansion, Harrisburg, PA
[social_share/] History of the Harris-Cameron Mansion in Harrisburg, PA In the early 1700’s, Harrisburg’s founder John Harris Sr. immigrated to the area from Yorkshire, England after receiving a land grant. When he first arrived, Harris Sr. built a homestead on the bank of the Susquehanna River and established a trading post, and then a successful …
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Architectural Details and Features
The majority of the time it is necessary to match what is existing in the building or pieces of the original trim work we find within the house. Our shop produced all of the woodworking in the projects featured below. Great Conewago Presbyterian Church Floor Original floor was taken to our shop, cleaned, milled …
Historic Wood Window Replication at the Mill at Anselma
History of the Mill The Mill at Anselma has truly historic origins. In the late 1600’s, the property was owned by Pennsylvania’s founder William Penn, though there was no mill on the property just yet. That would come in the mid 1700’s when influential Quaker Samuel Lightfoot decided to build a water-powered mill along the Pickering Creek after purchasing the …
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Historic Door Restoration at the Wilmington Public Library
We recently completed a historic door 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 …
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