Arron Sturgis
Arron@PreservationTimberFraming.com
Preservation Timber Framing, Inc.
P.O. Box 28; Berwick, ME 03901
cell: (603) 781 5725
office: (207) 698 1695-
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Acworth Meetinghouse receives Preservation Honor Award
Built by Elias Carter in 1821, the Acworth Meetinghouse, with its double lantern spire, is a masterful representation of historic building craft. But by 2008, the building was in desperate need of repair. PTF was called in to give an estimate, … Continue reading
Posted in Churches, Meetinghouses, Preservation, Steeples
Tagged Community, Preservation, Steeple Repair, Timber Frame repair
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Our Biggest Fan
In 1900, Charles Goodhue drew this sketch from the memory of an elderly parishioner. This is one of the only remaining images that depict the building from this era. Fortunately, evidence within the building has proven this sketch to be … Continue reading
Posted in Abyssinian, Churches, Meetinghouses, Preservation
Tagged Abyssinian, Fan, Maine, Meetinghouse, Portland, Preservation
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The Salvage Detectives, Part I
The most interesting part of working on the Abyssinian has been the process of discovery. When we first started working on the restoration, we encountered dank apartments and the absence of much of the original truss framing. There was little … Continue reading
Posted in Abyssinian, Churches, Meetinghouses, Museums, Preservation
Tagged Abyssinian, Maine, Meetinghouse, Museums, Portland, Preservation, Timber Frame repair
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Posted in Abyssinian, Churches, Meetinghouses, Museums, Preservation
Tagged Abyssinian, Maine, Meetinghouse, Portland, Preservation, Timber Frame repair
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Press on Preservation
Last week, PTF was featured in two more articles, these ones about developments at the Abyssinian. The DownEast article focuses on the social history of the building as well as the people responsible for its restoration. It contains some of … Continue reading
Posted in Abyssinian, Churches, Media, Meetinghouses, Preservation
Tagged Abyssinian, Maine, Media, Meetinghouse, Portland, Preservation, Timber Frame repair
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Traditional Repair of the Abyssinian Meetinghouse
Built in 1828, the Abyssinian Meetinghouse is the third oldest African American meetinghouse in the country. PTF was fortunate to join the restoration project in 2005, removing the tenement apartments inside, and repairing the king post truss frame. In 2010, we rebuilt … Continue reading
Posted in Abyssinian, Meetinghouses, Preservation
Tagged Abyssinian, Meetinghouse, Sill Repair, Timber Frame repair
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