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The Salvage Detectives, Part I
Read more: The Salvage Detectives, Part IThe 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 architectural documentation of the building at the height of its…
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Press on Preservation
Read more: Press on PreservationLast 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 my favorite stories about the building, including its origin story,…
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PTF in the MFA
Read more: PTF in the MFASunday, the Maine Sunday Telegram printed an article about Preservation Timber Framing’s participation in the renovation of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston: BOSTON – When the Museum of Fine Arts needed experts to complete a pair of 1700s period rooms in its new wing, a couple of craftspeople from…
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Traditional Repair of the Abyssinian Meetinghouse
Read more: Traditional Repair of the Abyssinian MeetinghouseBuilt 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 the cornice, and completed the roof and basement phases. In…
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Sill Crazy After All These Years
Read more: Sill Crazy After All These YearsWe’ve begun work on the Abyssinian Meetinghouse again. Last week, archaeologists dug test pits in the basement and driveway, while we worked on cutting a new front sill. After years of damage, no part of the original front sill could be saved. Click on the photos below for a complete…
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Friezing to Avoid Freezing
Read more: Friezing to Avoid FreezingOver the last month, our Damariscotta crew has been busy. We completed the frieze, fascia, crown and bed moldings. We helped to install the clock, assembling the clock faces and carefully attuning the clapper and its mechanisms to the bell. Lastly, we cleaned up and hauled out, leaving the site…
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Coverage
Read more: CoverageWe’re building the roof that will link the belfry and clock tower, while the local media is covering the crane day, and the steeple’s connection to the community. Christine Parrish of The Free Press wrote one of the best articles I’ve read, she really focuses on the joinery and construction…