Yaddo Mansion Artist’s Community
INDUSTRY: Historic Restoration
PROJECT TYPE: Masonry, Historical Restoration
SERVICES: Carpentry, Concrete, General Construction, Masonry
The Yaddo Mansion is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and was designed by William Halsey Wood, in collaboration with Yaddo's founders, Spencer and Katrina Trask. Erosion under the massive terrace surrounding the historic mansion had caused the walls of the structure to bow. BHI was in charge of restoring the terrace porch, and began by building a retaining wall designed to stem underground drainage problems and shore up the terrace.
The Foundation wanted to reconstruct the terrace rather than replace it, requiring the BHI team to number each stone as it was taken from the wall. It was then reassembled in the same order as the stones had stood for more than 100 years. BHI has since rebuilt the stone steps and has completed finishing work on the terrace floor and ledge.
