Description Built in 1856 in the Greek Revival style with Italianate influences, the Old Town Hall rises two-and-a-half stories above grade on the Bedford Town Common. Following an exterior preservation phase, a rear addition was designed to allow public occupancy by providing universal access and life safety to meet current building codes. This adaptive re-use …
Description Designed by Alexander Esty in the popular mid-century Romanesque Revival style, the First Congregational Church of Winchester was built in 1854 of painted wood designed to give the appearance of stone. Additions in the late 1920s by prolific local architect Robert C. Coit doubled the footprint of the original church and introduced Tudor Revival …
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Description The 1819 Allin Congregational Church stands on Dedham’s historic town center green, displaying Georgian and Greek Revival stylistic influences. Our firm worked with the church leadership in two separate phases, first to restore the historic exterior and subsequently to make improvements to better serve the church and neighborhood community into the 21st century. This …
Description The expansion of the Worcester Jewish Community Center comprised three segments: an educational addition, a recreational addition and general renovations to the existing facility. The educational component, a day care center for 104 preschool age children located in a separately controlled wing, is composed of seven classrooms equipped for state-mandated skill development programs. The …
Description Temple Beth David in Westwood, MA, was designed in two separate phases over a span of 15 years. The most recent addition fulfilled our Master Plan for growth as envisioned in the site design of the original temple. An assemblage of traditional gabled forms with painted trim and clapboard siding, the Temple harmonizes with …
Description Temple Shalom, an iconic 1950s synagogue in Newton, MA, engaged us to develop a Master Plan for renovations and to explore opportunities for adding program space on its sloping residential neighborhood site. The resulting comprehensive renovations of the existing social hall/sanctuary wing and education wing include new lighting, finishes, and bimah; entry modifications; reconfigured …
Description Implementation of the Master Plan created by our firm for the Old North Church began with a three-part construction program. Work was performed in the tower entrance vestibule, the tower study room above, and in the tombs below the vestry. In order to provide universal access to the most-visited church in Boston, the main …
Description Temple Sinai is housed in a large and elegant 1911 Colonial Revival-style house with a 1963 Modernist addition. The congregation had outgrown its facility and our work began with a Master Plan proposing a compact addition to minimize the intrusiveness of a large institution in a residential neighborhood. The design addressed all the functions …
Description The Gothic Revival 1836 North Parish Church is a simple rectangular block with a ninety-foot spire and engaged tower, resting atop a rise overlooking North Andover Common in this historic town center. Our firm was retained for three projects at the church: exterior restoration, major renovations and a large addition to meet the needs …
Description Restoration Phase I Isaiah Rogers’ early Gothic Revival masterpiece of 1833 is being restored in a multi-phase campaign. Phase I Restoration of the Meetinghouse exterior has recently brought back previously-lost original detail using traditional durable materials such as copper and slate along with innovative Accoya wood and glass fiber-reinforced polyester (GFRP) for long-term sustainability …
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