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Nearly 150 year old Church Restored, Sustainable and Ready to Serve
Nothing is more sustainable than reusing a historic building. This project harnessed community energy and embodied black history to enhance an equitable ...
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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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Sustainable Design: From Concept to Rendering to 3D in One Week
Encore Sustainable Architects is no novice at quick turns on envisioning plans for an adaptation of an existing building, or design of ...
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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 ...