Durable Restoration executed exterior conservation at the 1747 Reynolds Tavern, stabilizing its historic Flemish bond brickwork, installing a blended historic slate roof, and fabricating custom copper flashings.
For the Old Treasury Building, Durable Restoration executed historic brick repointing with custom oyster shell lime mortar and installed reclaimed Cypress wood shingles with historically accurate swept valleys.
Durable Restoration meticulously preserved Baltimore's 1807 Davidge Hall. We fully restored its iconic Pantheon-inspired Delorme dome and roof back to their original historic copper.
Built in 1764, Trinity Chapel Clock Tower is an incredible architectural gem of Downtown Frederick. The Durable Restoration Company is looking forward to being a part of this ongoing restoration effort.
We selectively raked out and repointed the masonry with historically appropriate, custom matched lime mortar; repaired the wood elements on the exterior of the building; and recoated the metal roof.
Preservation efforts included replacing the cedar shake roof with an in-kind replacement; repairing and preserving the upper floor windows, trim, and dormers; and, finally, repairing and resetting the upper belltower.
Besides historic plaster work on the Cloister Sanctuary and Little Chapel, The Durable Restoration Company restored the cemetery's magnificent mahogany doors. The Battery Jameson's undercarriage and the Liberty Bell's headworks were both historically replicated and replaced.
We undertook slate roof repair, stone façade repair, and exterior carpentry repair, doing our part to transform historic Grosvenor Mansion into Hope Connections.
The Durable Restoration Company restored the stone's exterior using historically appropriate mortar, preventing any further water infiltration, restoring the building's magnificent exterior.