RESTORATION PROGRESS 

MUCH HAS BEEN ACCOMPLISHED SINCE 2006:                                           

Carriage House Patio Rebuilt – begun Fall ’06, finished Spring ’07, cost $201,833

“Lucknow’s” Chimney #4 Repair –  Fall ’06, cost $20,249

Chimneys #1, #2, #3 Repairs – Fall ’07, respective costs $8,033, $4,275, $9,714

Garage Roof Carriage House – begun Fall ’07, finished Spring ’08, cost $45,664

Basement Roof Repaired/Resealed Under Lawn – Fall ’07, cost $1,695

Walkway to Sunroom Repaired/Resealed – Spring ’08, cost $5,134

Library Alcove Roof/Bedroom Dormer –  begun Spring ’08, finished Spring ’09, cost $146,166

Bedroom Lakeside Dormer – begun Fall ’09, finished Spring ’10, cost $93,882

Balcony Lakeside Second Floor – Spring ’10, cost $95,432 (upper timbers still need replacing)

AND MUCH REMAINS TO BE DONE:

Master Bathroom Dormer – work currently underway, estimated cost $122,000

Basement Windows/Doors & Masonry Repaired – scheduled Spring ’11, estimated cost $52,000

Lower Gate House - portion of extensive work to begin Summer ’11,  estimated cost $477,800

New Electrical Service & Rewiring for “Lucknow” – electrical engineer now preparing estimate

FUTURE WORK FOR WHICH NO ESTIMATES ARE AVAILABLE BEYOND THE $5,000,000 ROUGH ESTIMATE GIVEN IN THE HISTORIC STRUCTURES SURVEY PREPARED IN 2005 BY PRESERVATION ARCHITECTS BARBE/WHEELOCK OF PORTLAND MAINE: a partial list includes Basement Restoration, Interior Restoration, Grounds Restoration, Furniture Conservation. 

To date restoration work commissioned by the Castle Preservation Society has cost less than the Barbe/Wheelock estimates.  Work has been directed by Steve Bedard of Bedard Preservation and Restoration of Gilmanton, NH, advised by Castle Preservation Society Board member John Merkle, preservation architect of Portsmouth, NH.   The Castle Preservation Society, ever grateful for donor support, strives to achieve top quality work for top dollar value, determined to deliver to donors maximum “bang for the buck”.  To donate click here.

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