It probably comes as no surprise to most of us that history is very important to us here in Lancaster County. So important, in fact, that Lancaster County’s Historical Society and President James Buchanan’s Wheatland are working together to recreate Wheatland into an entire campus dedicated to Central Pennsylvania history. Here is the press release …
Garden Spot Village is developing the Lancaster Press Building as a site for urban retirement units. As part of their repurposing plan to turn the former tobacco building into retirement units, Historic Restorations helped restore windows and doors in the model unit toured in this video.
Seventy some years ago, carpenters working on the construction of the NIH campus in Bethesda made a mere $1.62 per hour. Carpenter apprentices made even less. Fast forward to 2011 and carpenters working on the restoration of Building #3 on the campus were paid a prevailing wage rate of $17.44 per hour. That’s a big difference …
Tradespeople and Craftspeople often seem like they are speaking a foreign language with all the strange architectural terms that show up in their sentences. Here are a few you may hear and what they refer to: FOIL:An architectural foil refers to the arcs (or lobes) between projection points of a circle (think of a clover …
Lancaster County is not normally the place one thinks of when considering social experimentation. Yet that is exactly what The Drogaris Group and Garden Spot Village are doing with the Lancaster Press Building that sits on the corner of Prince and Lemon Streets. The 100-year-old, massive brick building was originally built as a cigar factory …
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Working on the restoration of a historic building is always awe-inspiring, but working to restore a historic building that once housed the laboratories and research of brilliant medical scientists who advanced our medical knowledge by leaps and bounds over the last 75 years inspires a particular awe. Cornice restoration work by Historic Restorations in progress …
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Michael Bovie’s work on display at the 2011 Lancaster Historic Home Show Stained glass has been around for thousands of years. Stained glass, as most of us think of it, has been around for hundreds of years. Stained glass artist Michael Bovie has been around much less, but he is undoubtedly making his mark on this …
3. Replacing Original Wood Windows. Technology and architectural styles have shaped the design of windows throughout history. The windows are one of the few parts of a building that serves as both an interior and exterior feature, and they usually make up 20-30% of the surface area of a historic building. It is for these reasons …
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2. 10 Common Mistakes People Make While Working on their Historic Building. Structures are historic because the materials and craftsmanship reflected in their construction are tangible and irreplaceable evidence of our cultural heritage. Substitute materials subtract from the basic integrity, historically and architecturally, of buildings. Historic materials should be retained whenever possible. Since wood has …
10 Common Mistakes People Make While Working on their Historic Building. 1. Repointing Bricks with Modern Mortar Masonry is one of the most durable historic building materials, however it is also very susceptible to damage as a result of improper maintenance or repair. Mortar is used to bond together masonry units. The interaction between mortar …
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