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Historic Preservation Trust of Lancaster County Architectural History Tour

Central Pennsylvania Preservation Society, Historic Preservation Projects, Historic Preservation Tax Incentives, Historic Reconstruction, Historic Rehabilitation, Historic Restoration, Preservation in the News, Wood & Millwork / By Danielle Keperling

On Sunday, October 19, Chuck, Lois, Jonathan, Danielle, and Josh attended the Architectural History Tour of the Northeast Lancaster Township Historic District. The tour was appropriately called “Mansions on Marietta” and highlighted buildings built as the first suburban development in Lancaster County. The oldest house on the tour was built in 1828 and is Wheatland …

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Columbia Preservation Fair

Architectural & Building Character, Colonial Architecture, Historic Preservation, Historic Preservation Projects, Preservation Education, Preservation News / By Danielle Keperling

On Saturday, September 20, 2008 we presented “How to Approach Work on Your Older Home” to a group of interested homeowners in Columbia, Pennsylvania. We discussed avoiding common mistakes, how to make an older home more energy efficient, and how to plan for the work. After we finished the question and answer segment Chuck offered …

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Restoration is Green Building

Energy efficiency, Historic Preservation Projects, Historic Wood Windows, Indoor Air Quality, Preservation News, Uncategorized, Wood Restoration / By Danielle Keperling

Green building is all the rage in the building industry. I can not open a remodeling or design/build magazine without a reference to a green building project. Preservation and restoration work is green in it’s approach. By using resources (building materials) that have already be harvested on land that has already be cleared is a …

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Wood Window Repair Seminar in Bellefonte, PA

Architectural & Building Character, Help for Historic Home Owners, Historic Preservation Projects, Preservation and Economics, Preservation and Restoration Case Studies, Resources for Historic Restorations, Wood Restoration / By Danielle Keperling

Last Saturday, June 7, Chuck, Lois, and Danielle drove to Bellefonte, Pennsylvania (right above State College) to conduct a seminar for the Borough of Bellefonte as part of their wood window seminar day in the park. There were various other exhibitors (replacement windows, storm windows, and stained glass window experts with booths) as part of …

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