"A morsel of genuine history is a thing so rare as to be always valuable."
— Thomas Jefferson letter to John Adams Sept 8, 1817
Preservation Trades, Inc. is a full service design/build company specializing in traditional craftsmanship with a sensitivity for the natural and built environments. Our goal is to implement the latest methodologies in evaluating, planning, improving and rebuilding historic structures as established by The Secretary of the Interior.
"In Architecture as in all other Operative Arts, the end must direct
the Operation. The end is to build well. Well building hath three
conditions. Commodity, Firmness and Delight."
— Sir Henry Wotton, Elements of Architecture 1624
Preservation Trades, Inc. • P.O. Box 1102 • Wayne • IL
Phone/Fax 630-443-0411 or E-mail us to discuss your requirements.