Governor's Mansion Renovation All Records
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Note ID: | MS755 | Weather Conditions: | Rainy, low 60s | Report Author: | Mary Harding Sadler | Report Date: | 10/17/1999 | Location: | Mansion - Second Floor - General | Work Type: | Miscellaneous | Notes: | High tech switches are being installed. |
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Note ID: | MS753 | Weather Conditions: | Rainy, low 60s | Report Author: | Mary Harding Sadler | Report Date: | 10/17/1999 | Location: | Mansion - Second Floor - Lafayette Room (E/R) | Work Type: | Miscellaneous | Notes: | Removal of earlier finishes has revealed a painted rectangle which may indicate the location of an earlier heating element or even a decorative element. This room, the Lafayette Bedroom, has not yet been primed. |
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Note ID: | MS747 | Weather Conditions: | Rainy, low 60s | Report Author: | Mary Harding Sadler | Report Date: | 10/17/1999 | Location: | Mansion - Second Floor - Library (E/R) | Work Type: | Miscellaneous | Notes: | The Library doorway has been framed and the jambs have been paneled. The Library's north wall has not yet been repaired. |
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Note ID: | MS751 | Weather Conditions: | Rainy, low 60s | Report Author: | Mary Harding Sadler | Report Date: | 10/17/1999 | Location: | Mansion - Second Floor - Northeast Bedroom and Bath (E) / Family Room (R) | Work Type: | New Finish Application | Notes: | New casework has been installed in the Family Room. Installation of other new millwork is nearly complete in this space. |
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Note ID: | MS758 | Weather Conditions: | Rainy, low 60s | Report Author: | Mary Harding Sadler | Report Date: | 10/17/1999 | Location: | Mansion - Second Floor - Old Governor's Bedroom (E/R) | Work Type: | Window Conservation | Notes: | Window sash have been repaired and reinstalled on the 2nd Floor. There are several different profiles which mark the different periods of renovations to the Mansion. |
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Note ID: | MS748 | Weather Conditions: | Rainy, low 60s | Report Author: | Mary Harding Sadler | Report Date: | 10/17/1999 | Location: | Mansion - Second Floor - Private Dining Room, Bathroom, and Powder Room (E) / Bedroom and Bathroom #3 (R) | Work Type: | New Finish Application | Notes: | Bedroom #3 has been painted, and its trim and hardware installed. Some of the final pieces of trim have not yet been painted. |
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Note ID: | MS759 | Weather Conditions: | Scattered clouds, low 60s | Report Author: | Mary Harding Sadler | Report Date: | 10/19/1999 | Location: | Mansion - First Floor - Old Governor's Office (E/R) | Work Type: | Mantel Conservation | Notes: | Greg Cowan from Tidewater Preservation prepares the chimney breast for reinstallation of the historic mantel which has been conserved off-site. A plastic conduit has been installed so that the top of the mantel can receive an electrical receptacle. |
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Note ID: | MS761 | Weather Conditions: | Light rain, low 50s | Report Author: | Mary Harding Sadler | Report Date: | 10/20/1999 | Location: | Mansion - First Floor - Ladies Parlor (E/R) | Work Type: | New Finish Application | Notes: | A painter, propping the sash against the doorway into the Ladies Parlor, primes repaired windows prior to their reinstallation. There's an obvious push to complete the project. |
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Note ID: | MS762 | Weather Conditions: | Light rain, low 50s | Report Author: | Mary Harding Sadler | Report Date: | 10/20/1999 | Location: | Mansion - First Floor - Ladies Parlor (E/R) | Work Type: | New Finish Application | Notes: | A sample of the carpet and carpet border is brought to the Mansion for consideration. The carpet is far richer in color and texturet than the photograph suggests. |
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Note ID: | MS760 | Weather Conditions: | Light rain, low 50s | Report Author: | Mary Harding Sadler | Report Date: | 10/20/1999 | Location: | Mansion - First Floor - Old Governor's Office (E/R) | Work Type: | Mantel Conservation | Notes: | The restored mantel has been reinstalled in the Old Governor's Office. Two small brackets recessed into the plaster at the top corners secure the mantel to the chimney breast. New cap molding for the door casings has been milled and installed. Sections of new chairrail and base have been milled and installed. Plaster patching appears to be complete except at the mantel brackets. |
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