"....the greatest glory of a building is not in its stones nor its gold. Its glory is in its Age."
— John Ruskin The Seven Lamps of Architecture 1849
In our restorations we strive to authentically recover the form and details of a building and its grounds as it appeared in a particular period in time. This may involve the careful removal of later work or the replacement of missing earlier work.
Restoration, Greek Revival Shaker Tavern circa 1869
Rehabilitation, Gothic Dairy Barn circa 1908
Rehabilitating a building or property returns it to a state of utility by means of repair or alteration which makes possible an efficient contemporary use while preserving those sections or features which are significant to its historical, architectural and cultural values.
Reconstruction is actually a type of new construction in which we can reproduce the exact form and detail of a vanished building, structure or object ( or a part thereof), as it appeared at a specific period of time.
Reconstruction, Walnut Entrance Doors circa 1875
Preservation Trades, Inc. • P.O. Box 1102 • Wayne • IL
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