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“Our goal has been to restore all of Warren Manning’s gardens,
and the Lagoon is the last garden that needs restoration.”
-Mark Gilles
A BUSY YEAR
For Historic Restoration and ARRC, Inc.
The Historic Structures department and ARRC, Inc. are already very busy this year,
working on restoration throughout the estate as well as in the community. In the
Carriage House, the Tier 2 restoration of doors and windows is almost completed.
Zinc came glass in the second floor conference room, admissions and the orientation
room were removed in January by Whitney Stained Glass, who is now restoring them.
The windows will be re-installed by the time we open for the season.
The Tier 2 restoration also includes
replacing the French doors that connect
the Carriage House Auditorium to the
tent. When the auditorium was created
in 1962, windows in what was originally
the garage were removed and replaced
with doors that led to a new patio. New
French doors will be replicated with
glazing and stain to match the zinc
caming of the original windows being
restored in the Carriage House.
The Tea Houses restoration project,
including the cliff face stabilization
and restoration of the Hidden Aspect
should be completed by the beginning
of the wedding season this spring.
The Hidden Aspect re-opened last
year and the cliff face stabilization
testing showed the cliff face to be in
better-than-expected shape.
After the Tea Houses restoration is
completed, the next project is to drain,
remove silt and reline the Lagoon with
clay “mats,” to correct a water leakage
problem. Before the Lagoon can be
drained the gate valve – 12 feet below
the surface of the Lagoon – must be
restored. “It’s never been opened, as
far as we know,” according to Mark
Gilles. Once the sluiceway is restored,
the Duck Pond can accept the water as
it drains from the Lagoon. This project
will begin later this year and continue
into 2019.
Stan Hywet’s for-profit company,
ARRC, Inc. is also busy with several
large external projects, serving both
residential and commercial customers.
Stay tuned as this work can soon
provide an additional source of
financial support for Stan Hywet
Hall & Gardens.
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