May is National Historic Preservation Month, so we are taking a look at some of our favorite historical projects we have been involved in!
Charles H. MacNider Art Museum
This museum was originally built as a private residence in the 1920s. It was purchased in the 1960s and remodeled to serve as an art museum and remains to be present-day. This building showcases all the styling of a traditional Tudor; the red brick with varying installation patterns, the wood beams, the stone, and the imitation thatch roof.
Used in this roof replacement were our 16” #1 Blue Label, Western Red Cedar Shingles:
Bryce Canyon Lodge
The Lodge at Bryce Canyon is a National Historic Landmark located in Utah. The lodge’s designer (Gilbert Stanley Underwood) chose the roof’s hunter green color to better blend in with the surrounding Ponderosa Pines.
We carefully matched the shingle wave pattern to the original roof, and painted the shingles on site:
R. Harold Zook Home and Studio
Designed by the renowned architect himself, this house and studio served as his private residence until his death in 1949. During the 2000s, a developer purchased the property with plans to demolish the home. Hinsdale locals got involved and saved the home from being demolished by relocating it. Read more about it here: http://www.zookhomeandstudio.org/
R. Harold Zook was a huge fan of faux-thatch roof, and even created his own variation of it by stacking the shingles instead of steam-bending them. We have had the pleasure of replacing the roofs on several of the homes designed by him, as well as the honor to replace the roof on his home:
Deering Estate
Located in Palmetto Bay, Florida, Deering Estate is a classically styled estate owned by the Charles Deering until his death in 1927. It is currently owned by Miami-Dade County and runs as a museum and event space.
We used Wallaba shingles for the roof replacement, as their natural tannins and resistance to moisture help ensure a long-lasting roof, even in South Florida!
