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Design vs. Draft: Unraveling What Exactly an Architect Does

Sometimes we get a call for work, and the potential client says, “I need someone to draft some plans”. We can tell ...
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Menokin: Fiercely Ambitious 18th Century Historic Construction

The Wall Street Journal called the Menokin project “…the most fiercely ambitious historic restoration project in America today.” The project includes stabilizing ...

RE-thinking Restoration, Renovation & Rehabilitation of Historic Buildings

The terms we use for describing the work we do on historic buildings can be a bit complex and confusing to say ...
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Masonry Mystery at Historic Menokin

At the Historic Menokin house, a national Historic Landmark in Warsaw, VA, a mystery is unfolding. The home of Francis Lightfoot Lee, ...
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Open Door: The Gilded Age of Hawley-Hutzler

Some say the Gilded Age extended from the end of the War Between the States (aka US Civil War) to the beginning ...
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Slate Roof Restoration: Preserving Critical Protection and Historical Accuracy

The first call to Encore is often about fixing a roof leak or pieces falling down. Investigation often finds the roofing materials ...

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