Re-building New England Heirlooms
In the 1700’s our New England forefathers walked into immense forests and felled trees to make their homes. They sawed and adzed 36’ beams to build post and beam frames, tied those frames together with huge summer beams that three men can barely lift, and pit-sawed floor planks 2 feet wide – or more.
Fast forward to today’s world of mass home production. The building materials we use today for framing, flooring, and doors, for example, can’t match the quality and beauty of wood from 200 years ago. Even knowing this, we’ve allowed colonial era homes to collapse, be torn down, or burned. We’ve heard, by one estimate, that Connecticut alone over the last century has lost 60% of its colonial architecture.
We’ve been losing irreplaceable assets. As builders, our mission is to find these endangered gems, dismantle, re-assemble and restore them. In doing so, we carefully add the modern amenities today’s families require so that new and old are blended seamlessly, tastefully. The old homes are born again, glowing with warmth, comfort, durability and classic, authentic refinement unparalleled in new construction.
If enduring quality, originality, and traditional craftsmanship appeal to you, please scroll through our website to find out about our historic homes in New Hampshire. The before and after pictures will amaze you!
View the pull down tabs to see plans for our next projects: the brick federal period Heald Cottage, and the early 1700’s saltbox, the Ebenezer Pierce homestead.
Email us with any questions and, if you’re in the area, please call and come visit the Maxcy Fisher homestead in the historic village of Hollis.
