Historic Restoration

Since I have my Masters degree in historic preservation I felt the need to relocate to Charleston, SC in 1991. I work with the local preservation boards, including the BAR (Board of Architectural Review) and the zoning boards. I believe in preserving as much of the past as possible but still understand and design for the needs of today and the future.

Cherokee Plantation Boathouse

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Located along the pristine coastal wetland of Yemassee, SC lies Cherokee Plantation.  The plantation boasts 3700 acres of lush vegetation, a Georgian Mansion and many restored outbuildings.  One of these outbuildings is a 1930's Arts & Craft Style boathouse located on the Combahee River.

The original boathouse was destroyed in the late twentieth century and all that remained was a brick chimney and boat slip.  The boathouse was restored using old photographs and written documents.  The project was rebuilt to match the original design including cedar board and batten elevation, wood shakes at roof, restored masonry chimney and bake ovens.  Cedar logs were found on site to rebuild the front railing.

After photographs provided by Margaret Wood/Atwood.

9 Lamboll

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Charming early 1800's Charleston home on a quaint historic street south of Broad. This project may be small, 1000 SF, but we tackled all aspects of construction during this process. We removed inappropriate portland cement mortar and tuckpointed the masonry at front elevation. We replaced the slate roof to match the historic original slate material. We restored the exterior stucco and interior plaster. We restored the existing windows. The Kitchen, Master Bath and landscaping designs were updated to meet contemporary needs while maintaining the integrity of this historic property.