Historic Restoration

Distinctive Design, Fabrication & Restoration for Interiors, Garden & Landscape

Plank Road Studios

We've had the fortunate opportunity to

collaborate on several prominent garden

restorations commissioned by the Garden Club of Virginia, and complete various projects for properties listed on the National Register of Historic Places, including: Montpelier, Belmont, Monticello, College of William & Mary,

University of Virginia, Woodlawn Plantation,

Sailor's Snug Harbor, Burwell-Morgan Mill,

Mary Ball Washington House, Edgemont Farm,

Guthrie Hall, Blandy Farm, Hollins University,

Historic Jamestowne, and Sunnybank Farm. In recent endeavors we departed the terra firma for a nautical destination - performing detailed restorations on historic Robbins Reef Lighthouse, which is situated on a rocky shoal in the midst of New York Harbor.

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fabrication of historic bridges at Hollins University

Restoration of vernacular architecture and landmark sites is a means of preserving our cultural heritage, and the rehabilitation and reproduction of building details to exacting specifications allows us to coexist with the craftsmen and designers of times past. We share in their accomplishments while examining extant fragments, uncoupling joinery and removing layers of finish to reveal palimpsest notes. If we listen closely, remnants of an original artifact recite their own story, then graciously request a new lease on life. To repair a forlorn architectural element or re-create a missing one is indeed a rewarding experience, for most of what was built then is rarely ever built that way today.

Historic Restoration