Restoring 1860s Farmer's Market Cupola Cupola in Petersburg

We recently completed a project for the City of Petersburg to restore the cupola over their 1860s Farmer's Market on 9 E Old Street.

Years of wear, tear, and a bit of neglect had taken their toll on this architectural gem. 

Before

We rented a man-life to reach the top of the Farmer's Market for access to the cupola

This job required restoration of the windows, frames, sills, and all of the sashes along with the soffitt.

Completed and like new. 

Progress at Hillary Baker House

When the rain traps us inside, the inside gets built into something awesome! Here you can see the framing we've been doing, from the beginnings of a new staircase with spots for a microwave, minifridge and oven underneath, to the wainscotting knee wall going up. We've also been chugging along with window restoration, and it is so nice to get sashes back in place. You can see the cute casement windows with super wide stools.  We have one window we built from scratch to take the spot of what used to be a 2nd back door - the brick masons built the wall back and we framed and trimmed in the window. We're also working on getting the historic mantles back in place. And some HVAC person left some modern art in our historic jobsite!

When the window is open, you can just barely see the draft stop between sash and frame

New pilaster trim for the replacement windows