Company Information + Selected Works

FIRM DESCRIPTION & RESUME
NELSON EDWARDS COMPANY ARCHITECTS LLC

FIRM DESCRIPTION

Nelson Edwards Company Architects is a small firm with a sixteen
year history of the highest quality design and documentation
TYPE OF ORGANIZATION services for institutional, preservation, and residential clients. A
 Limited Liability Company, commitment to quality in every project characterizes the work of
registered in the State of Nelson Edwards Company Architects, LLC. The firm is dedicated
Connecticut to excellence in design, consistency in documentation, and clear
communication with clients and project team members. This
approach to their work has brought the firm prestigious clients who
return repeatedly with new projects. The firm has received
national, regional and local awards.

The firm’s best asset is the ability to focus on details while
maintaining the parameters of the overall project goals. The firm’s
work reflects a high degree of organization and clarity, resulting in
new facilities, renovations and restorations that are both
contextually appropriate, and truly practical. Their diverse
practice has special experience in preservation, institutional,
institutional, municipal and residential work. The principals
recognize that budget and schedule are critical on every project,
and work with their clients to prioritize and reconcile project goals
PRIMARY AREAS OF
with finances, and feasibility.
DESIGN EXPERTISE
 Restoration A major advantage in working with NEC ARCHITECTS is that it is a
 Preservation small firm. Principals Sara O. Nelson, and Thomas D. Edwards work
directly on projects, functioning as project managers, designers,
 Adaptive Reuse
and production staff; there is less opportunity for mistakes resulting
 Institutional from a lack of communication between people running a project,
 Residential and those producing it. The principals maintain close
communication and coordination with their consultants and staff,
and take a positive leadership role for the design team. This
PRINCIPALS
includes interactions with local interest groups and code
 Sara O. Nelson, AIA enforcement officials, with whom they have good working
 Thomas D. Edwards, AIA relationships based upon mutual respect and cooperation.

Nelson Edwards Company Architects was established in 1996 and is
STAFF
a Limited Liability Company registered in the State of Connecticut.
 3 Licensed Architects The firm is certified as a Minority Business Enterprise (MBE) by the
Connecticut State Department of Economic Development. In
 2 Intern Architects
addition, both principals are certified by Connecticut State Historic
 2 Administrative
Preservation Office as meeting federal qualification standards for
“historical architect” (FR vol. 62, no. 119).

AWARDS

AIA CONNECTICUT DESIGN AWARD
R ESTORATION OF P UTNAM M EMORIAL S TATE PARK (2009)
Redding, Connecticut

ASID CONNECTICUT DESIGN AWARD OF EXCELLENCE
INSTITUTIONAL DESIGN
O FFICE OF U NDERGRADUATE S TUDENT A FFAIRS , Y ALE U NIVERSITY (2008)
New Haven, Connecticut

EDUCATION INTERIORS – GOLD CITATION SHOWCASE
COMPETITION
W INTERGREEN I NTER -D ISTRICT M AGNET S CHOOL (2001)

NATIONAL SCHOOL BOARD ASSOCIATION CITATION WINNER
W INTERGREEN I NTER -D ISTRICT M AGNET S CHOOL (2000)
Hamden, Connecticut

AIA NEW ENGLAND AWARD OF MERIT
N EW H AVEN C ITY H ALL , R ESTORATION OF THE H ISTORIC M ASONRY F ACADES
(2000)

AIA CONNECTICUT DESIGN AWARD
N EW H AVEN C ITY H ALL , R ESTORATION OF THE H ISTORIC M ASONRY F ACADES
(1999)

S A R A O . N E L S ON

Sara O. Nelson is a founding partner in the office of Nelson Edwards
Company Architects, LLC. She has 22 years of experience. Prior to
starting her firm in 1996, Ms. Nelson worked as a Project Architect and EDUCATION
Designer with Noyes Vogt Architects in Guilford, Connecticut and has
additional architectural experience in the offices of Cesar Pelli and  University of Virginia, Master
Alan Greenberg Architect. of Architecture (1989)

 Wellesley College, Bachelor
As a partner with Nelson & Edwards Company Architects, Sara Nelson of Arts, cum laude (1983)
has been the Principal-in-Charge for a wide variety of projects
including the award-winning restorations of the New Haven City Hall
and Putnam Memorial State Park Pavilion as well as the firm’s PROFESSIONAL
preservation. institutional and municipal work. Through this ORGANIZATIONS
experience, she is familiar with and adept at working within the
parameters of state and municipal agencies, institutions, local boards  American Institute of
and commissions and code enforcement agencies. She is well Architects (AIA)
qualified to lead the multi-disciplined team of consultants required by
the complicated nature of these projects.  American Institute of
Architects, Connecticut
Ms. Nelson‘s ability to analyze, organize and communicate the goals
 Association for Preservation
of a particular project has won her the respect of facilities managers
Technology
and private clients. She is a careful listener and brings a high level of
professional dedication to meeting individual user needs within the  National Trust for Historic
context or larger institutional goals. Her creative solutions are carefully Preservation
formulated to respond to budget, schedule, and program while
maintaining quality of design and responsiveness to context.
REGISTRATION &
She received her Bachelor of Arts, cum laude, from Wellesley College CERTIFICATION
(1983) and her Master of Architecture from the University of Virginia
(1989). She holds architectural registration in the State of Connecticut,  Architect: Connecticut
interior design registration in Connecticut; and a certificate of the
National Council of Architectural Registration Boards (NCARB). She is  Interior Design: Connecticut
certified by the Connecticut State Historic Preservation Office as
 National Council of
meeting federal qualification standards for “Historical Architect” (FR vol.
Architectural Registration
62, no. 119) and is included in the State of Connecticut list of historical
Boards (NCARB)
architects. She is currently in the process of becoming LEED certified.
 “Historical Architect” (FR
Ms. Nelson is a member of the American Institute of Architects (AIA) vol. 62, no. 119)
and the American Institute of Architects/Connecticut. She is a former
chair of the Guilford Local Historic District Commission, and is currently
a member of the Board of Directors for Connecticut Preservation
Action. She has served in many capacities for a number of
organizations related to preservation and health care reform.

THOMAS D. EDWARDS

Thomas D. Edwards is a founding partner in the office of Nelson
Edwards Company, Architects, LLC. He began his career in 1966 in
Kansas, with Woodman – Van Doren Architects, Wichita, and with EDUCATION
Wolfenberger & McCulley, Architects, Manhattan, Kansas. After
completing his Master of Fine Arts degree at Yale University in 1983,  Yale University, Master of Fine
Arts (1983), Elizabeth Canfield
Mr. Edwards taught in the School of Art for two years prior to joining
Hicks Memorial Award
the firm of Noyes Vogt Architects in Guilford, Connecticut. Mr.
Edwards remained at Noyes Vogt Architects as a Project Manager  Kansas State University,
and Secretary of the Corporation until founding his new partnership Master of Arts (1978)
in 1996.
 Kansas State University,
Bachelor of Architecture
In his 40 years of professional practice, Mr. Edwards has designed
(1971)
and managed a wide variety of building types and projects, ranging
from academic buildings to single-family residences. He was the
Project Manager for a number of municipal firehouses, university PROFESSIONAL
renovations, hospitals and laboratories and commercial ORGANIZATIONS
development. His residential work includes new houses, additions
and alterations, and he has extensive experience in dealing with the  American Institute of
requirements for coastal construction. Architects (AIA)

 American Institute of
An award-winning artist, Mr. Edwards’ work has been exhibited Architects, Connecticut
nationally and internationally, and is part of many public and private
collections, including the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York  Construction Specifications
and the National Museum of American Art in Washington, D.C. He Institute (CSI)
has been a Visiting Artist or Lecturer at Kansas State University,
 American Association of
Wesleyan University, and Yale University, and is a faculty lecturer and
University Professors
art adjunct professor at Central Connecticut State University.
 College Art Association
Mr. Edwards is a member of the American Institute of Architects
 Boston Printmakers
(AIA), the American Institute of Architects/Connecticut, and the
Construction Specifications Institute (CSI). He is a member of the
American Association of University Professors, the College Art REGISTRATION &
Association, and the Boston Printmakers. CERTIFICATION

Mr. Edwards received his Bachelor of Architecture degree (1971)  Architect: Connecticut,
and his Master of Arts degree (1978) from Kansas State University. He Kansas
received his Master of Fine Arts degree (1983) from the Yale
 Interior Design: Connecticut
University School of Art, where he was awarded the Elizabeth
Canfield Hicks Memorial Award (1983). Mr. Edwards holds  National Council of
architectural registration in Connecticut and Kansas; interior design Architectural Registration
registration in Connecticut; and a certificate of the National Council Boards (NCARB)
of Architectural registration Boards (NCARB). He is certified by the
 “Historical Architect” (FR vol.
Connecticut State Historic Preservation Office as meeting federal
62, no. 119)
qualification standards for “Historical Architect” (FR vol. 62, no. 119)
and is included in the State of Connecticut list of historical
architects.

RELEVANT PROJECTS

HISTORIC PRESERVATION

Our preservation work includes a full range of services from conditions
assessments and feasibility studies to highly detailed conservation efforts
with historic building materials. Our preservation work also may include
historical or archaeological analysis to document the nature of a
historic resource (resource inventory), in preparation for nomination to
the State or National Register.

Our preservation clients, who include not-for-profit organizations and
municipalities, need expertise in establishing a framework for capital
expenditure, grant applications for restoration funding, and
development of institutional memory for building history and condition.
These clients require clear, practical Contract Documents that minimize
the exposure to cost overruns from hundreds of potential unknown
conditions, and all require experience in understanding the
requirements inherent in State and National Register listings, as well as
local Historic District regulations.

Our consultant teams for preservation projects include architectural
historians, archaeologists, materials conservation specialists, and
structural engineers with historic building experience.


AVON OLD FARMS SCHOOL, POPE QUADRANGLE
Avon, Connecticut
R ESTORATION OF P OPE Q UADRANGLE

AVON OLD FARMS SCHOOL, POPE QUADRANGLE
Avon, Connecticut
C ONNECTICUT CCT, H ISTORIC R ESTORATION F UND , G RANT A PPLICATION

AVON OLD FARMS SCHOOL, FORGE BUILDING
Avon, Connecticut
R ESTORATION OF F ORGE

AVON OLD FARMS SCHOOL, FORGE BUILDING
Avon, Connecticut
C ONNECTICUT CCT, H ISTORIC R ESTORATION F UND , G RANT A PPLICATION

CITY OF NEW HAVEN, NEW HAVEN CITY HALL
C ONDITIONS A SSESSMENT S TUDY

CT H ISTORICAL C OMMISSION , C ERTIFIED L OCAL G OVERNMENT G RANT
A PPLICATION , P HASE 1 – R ESTORATION T ESTING

R ESTORATION OF THE H ISTORIC M ASONRY F ACADES
AIA CT D ESIGN A WARD FOR T ECHNICAL R ESTORATION (1999)
AIA N EW E NGLAND C ITATION FOR R ESTORATIONS (2000)

CITY OF NEW HAVEN, FIRST ABIJAH PARDEE HOUSE
H ISTORIC S TRUCTURES R EPORT

S TRUCTURAL S TABILIZATION

COLONIAL DAMES OF AMERICA IN THE STATE OF CONNECTICUT,
WEBB-DEANE-STEVENS MUSEUM
Weathersfield, Connecticut
P ROGRAMMING AND F EASIBILITY S TUDY

EDWARD FOWLER HOUSE
Guilford, Connecticut
E XTERIOR E NVELOPE R ESTORATION

FIRST CHURCH OF CHRIST, SCIENTIST
E XTERIOR E NVELOPE R ESTORATION

H I S T O R I C P R E S E R V A T I O N (continued)

FIRST CHURCH OF CHRIST, SCIENTIST
CT H ISTORICAL COMMISSION, CERTIFIED LOCAL GOVERNMENT GRANT APPLICATION

FIRST CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH OF GUILFORD, INC.
C ONDITIONS A SSESSMENT OF 1829 S ANCTUARY

C ONNECTICUT T RUST FOR H ISTORIC P RESERVATION HPTAG G RANT A PPLICATION

CT H ISTORICAL COMMISSION, H ISTORIC R ESTORATION F UND , G RANT A PPLICATION

NORWALK LAND TRUST, 34 SAMMIS STREET CARRIAGE HOUSE
Rowayton, Connecticut
C ONDITIONS A SSESSMENT R EPORT

NORWALK LAND TRUST, 34 SAMMIS STREET CARRIAGE HOUSE
P ROGRAM W ORKSHOP

NORWICH HISTORICAL SOCIETY, BUCKINGHAM MEMORIAL
MUSEUM
Norwich, Connecticut
C ONDITIONS A SSESSMENT R EPORT

ORANGE CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH
Orange, Connecticut
C ONDITIONS A SSESSMENT FOR H ISTORIC S ANCTUARY

Orange, Connecticut
CT H ISTORICAL COMMISSION, HISTORIC RESTORATION FUND, GRANT APPLICATION

STATE OF CONNECTICUT, PUTNAM MEMORIAL STATE PARK
R ESTORATION OF P UTNAM M EMORIAL S TATE P ARK AND P AVILION
AIA CT D ESIGN A WARD FOR P RESERVATION (2009)

THE TRUST FOR PUBLIC LAND, PRATT STANNARD HOUSE
Westbrook, Connecticut
C ONDITIONS A SSESSMENT AND F EASIBILITY R EPORT

TOWN OF BOLTON, BOLTON HERITAGE FARM COMMISSION
Bolton, Connecticut
R ESTORATION OF B ARN R OOF AND C UPOLA

H I S T O R I C P R E S E R V A T I O N (continued)

Bolton, Connecticut

Bolton, Connecticut
B OLTON H ERITAGE F ARM C OMPLEX C ONDITIONS A SSESSMENT , H ISTORICAL
D OCUMENTATION AND F EASIBILITY S TUDY FOR B ARN S TABILIZATION

TOWN OF SCOTLAND, TOWN HALL
Scotland, Connecticut
C ONDITIONS A SSESSMENT AND F EASIBILITY S TUDY

TOWN OF WATERFORD
C ONDITIONS A SSESSMENT R EPORT FOR A LESSANDRO S ECCHIAROLI B ARN

TOWN OF WATERFORD
C ONDITIONS A SSESSMENT R EPORT FOR T ARAHA H OUSE

WILLINGTON HISTORICAL SOCIETY, DANIEL GLAZIER TAVERN
Willington, Connecticut
R ESTORATION OF B UILDING S TRUCTURE



WOMEN AND FAMILY LIFE CENTER

YALE UNIVERSITY, HALL OF GRADUATE STUDIES
R ESTORATION OF P UBLIC S PACES

YALE UNIVERSITY, LEWIS WALPOLE LIBRARY
R ESTORATION AND A DAPTIVE R EUSE OF T IMOTHY R OOT H OUSE

R ESTORATION OF E NTRY P ORCH AND S ITE F ENCE OF T IMOTHY R OOT H OUSE

CONDITIONS ASSESSMENTS

CITY OF NEW HAVEN
C ONDITIONS A SSESSMENT FOR F IRST A BIJAH P ARDEE H OUSE

CITY OF NEW HAVEN
C ONDITIONS A SSESSMENT S TUDY FOR H ISTORIC F ACADES , N EW H AVEN C ITY H ALL

CITY OF WEST HARTFORD
West Hartford, Connecticut
C ONDITIONS A SSESSMENT S TUDY FOR S ARAH W HITMAN H OOKER H OMESTEAD

COLONIAL DAMES OF AMERICA IN THE STATE OF CONNECTICUT
P ROGRAMMING AND F EASIBILITY S TUDY FOR W EBB -D EANE S TEVENS M USEUM

C ONDITIONS A SSESSMENT FOR 1829 C HURCH S ANCTUARY P ORTICO ( OWNER REP )

NORWALK LAND TRUST
C ONDITIONS A SSESSMENT S TUDY FOR 34 S AMMIS S TREET

NORWICH HISTORICAL SOCIETY
C ONDITIONS A SSESSMENT S TUDY FOR B UCKINGHAM M EMORIAL M USEUM

Orange, Connecticut
C ONDITIONS A SSESSMENT FOR C HURCH S ANCTUARY

THE TRUST FOR PUBLIC LAND
C ONDITIONS A SSESSMENT S TUDY FOR P RATT S TANNARD H OUSE

Bolton, Connecticut
C ONDITIONS A SSESSMENT FOR B OLTON H ERITAGE F ARM C OMPLEX

TOWN OF SCOTLAND
C ONDITIONS A SSESSMENT S TUDY FOR T OWN H ALL

TOWN OF WATERFORD
Waterford, Connecticut
C ONDITIONS A SSESSMENT S TUDY FOR A LESSANDRO S ECCHIAROLI B ARN

TOWN OF WATERFORD
C ONDITIONS A SSESSMENT S TUDY FOR T AHARA H OUSE

C O N D I T I O N S A S S E S S M E N T S (continued)

WILLINGTON HISTORICAL SOCIETY
C ONDITIONS A SSESSMENT S TUDY FOR D ANIEL G LAZIER T AVERN

YALE UNIVERSITY, CENTRAL CAMPUS
C ONDITIONS A SSESSMENT S TUDY FOR 211 P ARK S TREET

YALE UNIVERSITY, CENTRAL CAMPUS
C ONDITIONS A SSESSMENT S TUDY FOR D ANIEL C ADY E ATON H OUSE

Farmington, Connecticut
C ONDITIONS A SSESSMENT S TUDY FOR C OWLES H OUSE

C ONDITIONS A SSESSMENT S TUDY FOR T IMOTHY R OOT H OUSE

FEASIBILITY STUDIES

H ISTORIC S TRUCTURES R EPORT AND S TUDY FOR A DAPTIVE R EUSE

COLD SPRING SCHOOL
F EASIBILITY S TUDY FOR 64 J AMES S TREET

COLONIAL DAMES OF AMERICA IN THE STATE OF CONNECTICUT,
WEBB-DEANE-STEVENS MUSEUM

NEW HAVEN CHILD DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM
C APITAL P ROJECTS S TUDY

NEW HAVEN CHILD DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM
J OB C ORPS S TUDY

ST THOMAS’S DAY SCHOOL, ROBBINS HALL

F EASIBILITY S TUDY FOR P RATT S TANNARD H OUSE

Bolton, Connecticut
F EASIBILITY S TUDY FOR B OLTON H ERITAGE F ARM C OMPLEX

TOWN OF FARMINGTON, TOWN HALL

TOWN OF HAMDEN, HAMDEN PUBLIC SCHOOLS
Hamden, Connecticut
PORTABLE CLASSROOM STUDY FOR ALICE DUNBAR SCHOOL

Hamden, Connecticut
PORTABLE CLASSROOM STUDY FOR BEAR PATH SCHOOL

Hamden, Connecticut
PORTABLE CLASSROOM STUDY FOR MARY PECK SCHOOL

F E A S I B I L I T Y S T U D I E S (continued)

TOWN OF HAMDEN, WINTERGREEN INTER-DISTRICT MAGNET
SCHOOL
Hamden, Connecticut
FEASIBILITY STUDY (JOINT -V ENTURE WITH J ETER COOK & J EPSON ARCHITECTS )

TOWN OF REDDING
M ASTER P LAN FOR T OWN C AMPUS

TOWN OF REDDING
F EASIBILITY S TUDY FOR T OWN H ALL R ENOVATIONS

UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT, SCHOOL OF NURSING
Storrs, Connecticut
P ROGRAMMING S TUDY

YALE UNIVERSITY, COLLECTIONS RESEARCH FACILITY
West Haven, Connecticut
M ASTERPLAN FOR M USEUM C OLLECTIONS & R ESEARCH

YALE UNIVERSITY, DANIEL CADY EATON HOUSE

YALE UNIVERSITY, HALL OF GRADUATE STUDIES
F EASIBILITY S TUDY FOR A DMINISTRATIVE O FFICES

YALE UNIVERSITY, RAY TOMPKINS HOUSE
F EASIBILITY S TUDY FOR F OOTBALL D EPARTMENT

YALE UNIVERSITY, PAYNE WHITNEY GYM
F EASIBILITY S TUDY FOR P RACTICE P OOL

YALE UNIVERSITY, SMILOW FIELD HOUSE
F EASIBILITY S TUDY FOR B UILDING E XPANSION

YALE UNIVERSITY, TIMOTHY ROOT HOUSE
F EASIBILITY S TUDY FOR T IMOTHY R OOT H OUSE

YALE UNIVERSITY, 77 PROSPECT STREET
F EASIBILITY S TUDY

YALE UNIVERSITY, 211 PARK STREET
F EASIBILITY S TUDY

F E A S I B I L I T Y S T U D I E S (continued)

YALE UNIVERSITY, 451 COLLEGE STREET
F EASIBILITY S TUDY

R E P R E S E N TAT I V E W O R K

B O L T O N H E R I TA G E FA R M C O M P L E X
Bolton, Connecticut

Owner:
THE TOWN OF BOLTON

Client:
BOLTON HERITAGE FARM COMMISSION

Contracts:
CONDITIONS ASSESSMENT STUDY
FEASIBILITY FOR ADAPTIVE REUSE
GRANT APPLICATION FOR BARN, ROOF,
& CUPOLA RESTORATION

Client Rep:
SANDRA PIEROG
Chair, Bolton Heritage Farm Commission

Construction Cost:
N/A
Year Completed:
2008

Structural Engineer:
GNCB CONSULTING ENGINEERS, P.C.

Achaeologist:
MARY G. HARPER
Archeological & Historical Services, Inc.

Architectural Historian:
BRUCE CLOUETTE, PH.D.

Consulting Architectural Historian:
JOHN OBED CURTIS

In August 2000 the Town of Bolton acquired a 90-acre parcel known as the former Valley View Farm. The tract included open
fields and woodlands as well as a historic house and barn complex. The site is listed on the National Register of Historic Places
as it was one of the locations of encampment for Rocheambeau’s army on their march from Newpor t to New York during the
American War of Independence in June 1781.
In order to thoughtfully and responsibly plan for the future use of the site as well as address deferred maintenance for the
buildings, the Town of Bolton, under the direction of the Heritage Farm Commission, hired a consultant team experienced with
historic buildings and sites to prepare a Conditions Assessment Study. The Study was expanded to include a detailed history of
site and individual buildings as well as a feasibility study for adaptive re-use of the buildings. To help plan for capital expenditure,
our work included a prioritized list of repair and maintenance items that acknowledged a multi-year schedule for completion.
One year after the completion of our Conditions Assessment Study, we were hired by the Town to prepare Contract Documents
for rehabilitation of the barn, roof, eave, soffit, and cupola areas. These documents were used to apply for a HRF grant from the
Connecticut Commission on Culture and Tourism.

NELSON EDWARDS COMPANY ARCHITECTS LLC 1156 MAIN STREET BRANFORD, CONNECTICUT 203.481.6611


B O L T O N H E R I TA G E FA R M C O M P L E X
Bolton, Connecticut

Owner :
THE TOWN OF BOLTON

Client:
BOLTON HERITAGE FARM COMMISSION

Contract:
GRANT APPLICATION
BARN RESTORATION

Client Rep:
SANDRA PIEROG
Chair, Bolton Heritage Farm Commission

Construction Cost:
N/A
Year Completed:
2009


Archeologist:
ARCHAEOLOGICAL AND HISTORICAL
SERVICES, INC.

Grant:
HISTORIC RESTORATION FUND (HRF)
Connecticut Commission on Culture & Tourism

A year and a half after we completed the Conditions Assessment Study for the Bolton Heritage Farm we continued our work with
the Bolton Heritage Farm Commission to prepare a grant application to the Connecticut Commission on Culture and Tourism for
restoration of the barn roof. Additionally we provided professional services for bidding and construction of the restoration work.

Grant applications to the CT Commission require complete “Bid Level” documents for the intended work as well as project budget,
overall project costs, detailed summar y of the project goals and owner provided financial information. We tailor our scope of
services for grant writing in response to owner needs.



D A N I E L G L A Z I E R TAV E R N

Owner:

Client:

Client Rep:
MELANIE TENNEY
Grant Coordinator

Contract:

Construction Cost:
N/A
Year Completed:
2010



Grant:
HISTORIC PRESERVATION TECHNICAL
ASSISTANCE GRANT (HPTAG)
Connecticut Trust for Historic Preservation


The Willington Tavern, constructed in 1815 with later addition, and now owed by the Willington Historical Society, has func-
tioned as a tavern, Town post office and meeting center, boarding house and single-family residence over its 195 year history.

Our Conditions Assessment Study for the Tavern included an analysis of the physical structure (building structure, exterior
envelope, interior finishes), an architectural and cultural history of the building, a prioritized list of recommendations and esti-
mates for repair, and schematic design options for adaptive reuse as a local history center.



F O R G E R E S T O R AT I O N
Avon Old Farms School, Avon, Connecticut

Owner:
AVON OLD FARMS SCHOOL

Client:

Client Rep:
STACY RUWE
Chief Financial Officer

Contract:
GRANT APPLICATION
FOR RESTORATION

Construction Cost:
$500,000.00
Year Completed:
2010

Materials Conservation Consultant:
PRESERVATION TECHNOLOGY
ASSOCIATES, INC.
(Judith E. Selwyn, Ph.D.)


Grant:

Avon Old Farms School was constructed in the 1920s to the designs of Theodate Pope Riddle, Connecticut’s first female licensed architect.
The School is listed on the Connecticut State Register of Historic Places.

In organizing the construction of her school Theodate Pope Riddle impor ted master craftsmen from the Cotswold region of England to serve
as project foremen. They in turn trained and super vised the over 500 workmen who labored on site to create the school buildings. The
craftsmen constructed the campus buildings of local materials using late 16th-century construction techniques.

The forge building was one of the first buildings constructed in an assemblage of structures that included the forge, and adjacent water tower, carpenter
shop and wheelwright shop. This complex of buildings served a dual purpose as a “mock-up” of the techniques, and aesthetic style for the entire
campus and served as the fabrication center for all of the materials used on site. Over time Powder post beetles and water infiltration have caused
significant deterioration of the forge’s timber framing and the roof has dropped several inches and pulled away from one of the chimney stacks.

The highly usual construction of the School buildings – atypical for the United States – required careful and deliberate testing of methodologies
The School viewed of the restoration of the forge as the first step in the sequential repair of the existing slate roofs and masonry walls of the
entire historic campus.



R E S T O R AT I O N O F P O P E Q U A D R A N G L E
Avon Old Farms School, Avon, Connecticut

Owner:

Client:

Contract:
REHABILITATION

Client Rep:
STACY RUWE
Chief Financial Officer

Construction Cost:
$590,535.95

Year Completed:
2009 (GRANT APPLICATION)
2010 (RESTORATION)

Architect of Record:
NEC ARCHITECTS, LLC

Landscape Architect:
RICHTER & CEGAN, INC.

Civil Engineer:
BUCK & BUCK, LLC

Grant:

The work of this project is the restoration of the historic bluestone paving of the Pope Quadrangle of the Avon Old Farms
School. The School was founded in 1927 by Theodate Pope Riddle, Connecticut’s first, licensed, female architect and was
constructed to her design between 1918 and 1927.

With time, heavy use and the effects of weather, the original bluestone walkways that bisected the Pope quadrangle fell into
considerable disrepair and were temporarily replaced with bituminous asphalt to avoid potential liability. As par t of a phased
maintenance and preservation effor t the Avon Old Farms School under took the restoration of the quadrangle in 2010.

Our work for the school included assistance with a (successful) grant application to the Historic Restoration Fund of the CT
Commission on Culture and Tourism. This project was awarded a grant for one hundred fifty thousand dollars during a time
of statewide financial uncer tainty.



P R AT T - S TA N N A R D H O U S E

Owner :

Client:

Client Rep:
ALICIA BETTY
Project Manager for Trust for Public Land

Contract:
CONDITIONS ASSESSMENT

Construction Cost:
N/A
Year Completed:
2007


JAMES SEXTON, PH.D.

Grant:

In 2006 The Trust for Public Land acquired 22 acres and a house, anecdotally thought to be built in the 1600s, in Westbrook,
CT. Consistent with their mission, the Trust acted as a temporary steward for the house and proper ty with the aim of having
most of the proper ty acquired by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to expand the boundaries of the Stewar t B. McKenny
Refuge Salt Meadow Unit.

To determine the best use for the historic house and remaining proper ty, the Trust for Public Land hired the consultant team
to conduct archival and physical research in order to determine the age and architectural significance of the house, to prepare
a structural evaluation of the house, and to suggest a plan for adaptive reuse that would conserve the character defining fea-
tures while making the proper ty marketable to a new owner. Based on the findings of the consultant team the house was
dated to the mid 1700s, and was sold to a private residential owner with protective easements to ensure the exterior character
defining elements remain unchanged.



BUCKINGHAM MEMORIAL MUSEUM

Owner:
UNITED WAR VETERANS GRAND
ARMY OF THE REPUBLIC

Client:
NORWICH HISTORICAL SOCIETY

Client Rep:
WILLIAM CHAMPAGNE
President, Norwich Historical Society

Contract:

Year Completed:
2010


Grant:
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE GRANT

Listing:
NATIONAL REGISTER OF
HISTORIC PLACES
(1982)

The original Buckingham House was constructed in 1847 as a home for the William Buckingham – a prosperous businessman
who was at various times, was mayor of Norwich, Governor of the State of Connecticut and a US senator. While the Buckingham
house is currently owned The Grand Army of the Republic it was renovated, somewhat unsympathetically, in the early 1990s by
the City of Norwich for municipal use. In additional to municipal use, the building currently houses the Norwich Historical Society.

The information provided by our Conditions Assessment repor t was intended to facilitate coordinated and proactive capital
planning for building maintenance as well as providing guidance for the restoration of the exterior. Our work also included
measured floor plans drawings and outline specifications for repair work



ABIJAH PARDEE HOUSE, 324 TOWNSEND AVENUE

Owner :
CITY OF NEW HAVEN

Client:
BOARD OF PARK COMMISSIONERS

Contract :
HISTORIC STRUCTURES REPORT
EMERGENCY STABILIZATION

Client Rep:
ROBERT LEVINE
Director, New Haven Parks, Recreation & Trees

Construction Cost:
$200,00.00

Year Completed:
2005

BRUCE CLOUETTE, Ph.D.

M/E/P & FP Engineer:
GENERAL DESIGN & DRAFTING, INC.


The Abijah Pardee House (as shown on a 1868 Beers County Atlas Map, above) and proper ty at 324 Townsend Avenue in New
Haven was acquired by the Board of Park Commissioners in 2003 to expand the boundaries of the Pardee Seawall Park. The
house was extensively renovated in the late 19th and early 20th-centuries and had lost much of its 18th-century appearance
when viewed from the street. The City of New Haven recogized that although the city was one of the first areas of English
settlement in Connecticut, the city did not have a great number of early houses remaining. It is for this reason that we were
commissioned to write a Historic Structures Repor t to document the history and the physical condition of the house, and
to develop a long term preservation plan.

The historic structures repor t described extensive and immediate repair work required to stabilize the building. The city
completed this work to buy time to raise additional funds for building restoration and to develop a program for future use.


CONNECTICUT 1999 R E P R E S E N TAT I V E W O R K
D E S I G N AWA R D
NEW ENGLAND 2000
SPECIAL CITATION AWARD FOR
EXCELLENCE IN ARCHITECTURE
NEW HAVEN CITY HALL

Owner:
CITY OF NEW HAVEN
Client:
CITY OF NEW HAVEN

Client Rep:
LENELL KITTLITZ
Director, Capital Projects

Contract:
RESTORATION

Construction Cost:
$1,000,000.00

Year Completed:
1998
ASSOC. (JUDITH SELWYN, PH.D.)

Owner Representative:
LEHRER McGOVERN BOVIS

MICHAEL HORTON ASSOCIATES, INC.

Speciality Mason:
MARITIME CANSTONE
Halifax, Nova Scotia

Contractor:
PHOENIX BAY STATE
CONSTRUCTION COMPANY
Boston, MA

Grant:
SURVEY AND PLANNING GRANT
Connecticut Historical Commission
c David Ottenstein

R E S T O R AT I O N O F T H E H I S T O R I C M A S O N R Y FA C A D E S of the New Haven City Hall was a multi-year
endeavor that began with a Conditions Assessment Study and ended with full restoration of the facades. Prior to developing
final restoration plans, all treatment options were field tested and monitored to determine their effectiveness, visual characteristics,
chemical formulation and overall suitability for use in restoring the historic facades.

The scope of the restoration work required that specialized contractors be found who were capable of performing the
work while meeting all state and local procurement requirements.


CONNECTICUT 1999 R E P R E S E N TAT I V E W O R K
D E S I G N AWA R D
NEW ENGLAND 2000
SPECIAL CITATION AWARD FOR
EXCELLENCE IN ARCHITECTURE
NEW HAVEN CITY HALL

Owner:
CITY OF NEW HAVEN
Client:
CITY OF NEW HAVEN

Client Rep:
LENELL KITTLITZ
Director, Capital Projects

Contract:
RESTORATION

Construction Cost:
$1,000,000.00

Year Completed:
1998

ASSOC. (JUDITH SELWYN, PH.D.)

Owner Representative:
LEHRER McGOVERN BOVIS

MICHAEL HORTON ASSOCIATES, INC.

Speciality Mason:
MARITIME CANSTONE
Halifax, Nova Scotia

Contractor:
PHOENIX BAY STATE
CONSTRUCTION COMPANY
Boston, MA

Grant:
Connecticut Historical Commission
c David Ottenstein

The restoration of the historic masonry facades of the New Haven City Hall utilized a variety of techniques to preserve as
much of the original stone material and detail as possible. If existing material could not be preserved, new Portland, Connecticut
Brownstone, pre-cast stone, or restoration mor tar was used. The overall cost of the restoration was of paramount impor tance;
each technique selected for use was judiciously employed to ensure maximum benefit.



SECCHIAROLI BARN

Owner:
TOWN OF WATERFORD

Client:
TOWN OF WATERFORD

Client Rep:
ROBERT NYE

Contract:
FEASIBILITY STUDY

Construction Cost:
N/A

Year Completed:
2011


ARCHAEOLOGICAL AND HISTORICAL
SERVICES

The Town of Waterford, Connecticut acquired the Alessandro Secchiaroli Barn in 2008 and successfully applied to the Con-
necticut Trust for Historic Preser vation and Connecticut Commission on Culture and Tourism to under take a conditions
assessment and feasibility study for stabilization and adaptive reuse of the barn. Our consultant team included a structural
engineer and architectural historian as well as the Town Historian which allowed us to identify historically significant elements
and establish a framework for adaptive reuse that balanced building structure with historical merit.



TA H A R A H O U S E

Owner:
TOWN OF WATERFORD

Client:
ARCHAEOLOGICAL &
HISTORICAL SERVICES, INC.
(NEC Architects worked as a consultant to
Archaeological & Historical Services.
Primary contact was the City of Waterbury.)

Client Rep:

Contract:
HISTORIC RESOURCE
DOCUMENTATION

Construction Cost:
N/A

Year Completed:
2010

Grant:

The one-stor y, 428 SF building is located on the grounds of the Congregation Ahavath Chesad cemeter y and was used to
prepare the deceased for burial. It is the only remaining Tahara house in the State of Connecticut.

Our work included detailed measured drawings to document the plans and elevations of this building, a conditions assess-
ment of the building and structure and prioritized list of repairs to stabilize the building.



SCOTLAND TOWN HALL

Owner:
TOWN OF SCOTLAND

Client:
TOWN OF SCOTLAND

Client Rep:
NANCY RIVERS
Administrative Assistant to First Selectman

Construction Cost:
N/A
Year Completed:
2009


Grant:

In the spring of 2009 we prepared a Conditions Assessment for the Scotland Town Hall. The Hall is comprised of two dif-
ferent buildings – the original Centre School (1840) and the Consolidated School (1898). Prior to commissioning our work
Town employees obser ved significant and increasing deflection of structural members at the intersection of the two historic
buildings. Our work included measured drawings for all floor levels, investigation of existing framing systems, development
of a prioritized list of repairs to the building with associated costs estimates, and suggestions on how to return the building
to a more “historic” appearance through removal of unsympathetic 20th-centur y alterations.



SCOTLAND TOWN HALL

Owner:
TOWN OF SCOTLAND

Client:
TOWN OF SCOTLAND

Client Rep:
NANCY RIVERS
Administrative Assistant to First Selectman

Contract:

Construction Cost:
N/A
Year Completed:
2009
Proposed Grant:
Early 20th c. facade HISTORIC PRESERVATION TECHNICAL

The Town Hall for the Town of Scotland Connecticut is located in the former Consolidated School building (1898). Unsym-
pathetic alterations to the School building over the years, as well as re-grading by the State DOT for road work have signif-
icantly altered the appearance of the building.

Par t of our Conditions Assessment study for the Scotland Town Hall included a study of historic photos in order to understand
size, location and design of original façade elements. We then developed design recommendations to improve and strengthen
the read of the historic building, while accommodating the myriad of needs for a public building, such as accessibility.


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