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Save Our Heritage |
Protecting the Birthplace of the American Revolution, the cradle of the Environmental Movement, and the Home of the American Literary Renaissance |
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2009 - Posts, Roof, Ceiling, Cleanup, and Doors Early 2009 has work progressing on the SouthWest post, sills, and more roof work in March. Foundation masonry and cleanup in April. Doors in May. |
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SW Corner Post Repair, Feb 2009 with Rick Detwiller, Historic Architect | SE Sill Repair, Feb 2009 |
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SW Corner Post Repair, Feb 2009 |
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Neil (SOH President), Jim Henderson (volunteer), and Anna (SOH Executive Director) | Jim Henderson (volunteer) removing very thick, invasive multi-floral rose from property |
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Jake Pedro, coppersmith, pointing out shingle details just above the copper gutter just installed | North side gutter held up by bracket forged by Hammersmith Studios in Concord |
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Marc Green, general contractor, supervising roof and gutter installation on north side. April 09 | Rick Detwiller, architect, removing 20th century ceiling covering original, hand planed wood ceiling. |
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Mike Sentance (volunteer) scrubbing the parlor paneling. April 09 | Parlor with floor washed, getting ready for the Patriot's Day weekend open houses. April 09 |
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The North Bennet Street School crew at the kitchen door being installed. May 09. | |
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Student and Robert Adam (NBSS) planing kitchen door edge. May 09 |
Students working on West Ell door. May 09 |
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New front door. May 09 | New West ell door. May 09 |
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Kitchen door. May 09 | Flowering bush on East side. May 09 |
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Front of the house showing both the West Ell door and the main front door. May 09 | The West ell bullet-eye glass transom. May 09 |
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Inside of front door. May 09 | West Ell rear door. May 09 |
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Kitchen floor structure being reset. July 09 | Planning masonry work under kitchen floor. |
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Window frame sample with cross section and muntin. Oct 09 | NW Basement. Volunteers Rick, Mike, and scouts cleaned up under the West Ell. Oct 09 |
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Kitchen staircase being reinstalled. Oct 09 | SW Basement. Local scouts uncovered and cleaned up the cobblestones for storage barrels. |
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Wood for window molded frames finally ready for fabrication. Note high quality, fine grain needed for longevity and to meet restoration requirements. Dec 09. | |
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