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Blogs, Resources
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 ...
Blogs, Featured Properties, Resources
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 ...
Blogs, Featured Properties, Resources
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 ...
Blogs, Featured Properties
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, ...
Blogs, Featured Properties, Resources
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 ...
Blogs, Featured Properties, Resources
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 ...