# 1,2 AND 3

In Old Wethersfield, the Captains Charles Bulkeley House at Founder’s Farm receives a total exterior make-over. The edges of trim pieces added as an early repair will be beaded as was the original. A new mechanical stripping technology collects all old, lead-containing paint, leaves the clapboards smooth and crisp ready for refinishing to as-new appearance.

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In the center of Sherman, Conn., Bielitz hurries from building to building, supervising the work of crews serving the local historical society. Delicate window tracery was stripped painstakingly and returned to its former glory. The former general store is an antique/crafts emporium run by the historians as a fund raising activity.

#7 and 8

Near by the Connecticut River ferry stands this handsome Greek Revival with its recreated front door architecture.

#9, 10, 11

Not only is the cabinetry of this “as-old” kitchen made of antique wood, but also its design and construction is as-correct for the period of the house. Antique glass and window-light configurations add to the correctness of the room.

#12, 13

When all the elements come together with the accuracy of the restoration work, the results can be stunning. This Seventeenth Century country manse combines Georgian symmetry, crispness of detail and exquisite proportion to achieve a greatness of restoration.