Governor's Mansion Renovation All Records
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Note ID: | MS152 | Weather Conditions: | evening, mid-60's | Report Author: | Mary Harding Sadler | Report Date: | 5/6/1999 | Location: | Mansion - Basement - Kitchen (E/R) | Work Type: | Demolition | Notes: | Observed floor framing of Dining Room from Kitchen, particularly beneath mantel that was located in Dining Room (mantel later removed). Framing is quite different from that used to support the early 19th century mantels. In this case the hearth support consisted of three headers. Compared this floor/ceiling framing to that exposed beneath the North Ballroom. |
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Note ID: | MS147 | Weather Conditions: | evening, mid-60's | Report Author: | Mary Harding Sadler | Report Date: | 5/6/1999 | Location: | Mansion - Basement - Mansion Director (E/R) | Work Type: | Excavation | Notes: | Rebar being placed to underpin north wall of Mansion Director's Office. Finish brick below grade at center of bearing wall is unexpected. Formwork has been placed to pour underpinning in section of west wall. Sections can only be excavated and poured in 3'- 4' lengths. One section has been poured. |
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Note ID: | MS149 | Weather Conditions: | evening, mid-60's | Report Author: | Mary Harding Sadler | Report Date: | 5/6/1999 | Location: | Mansion - Basement - Security Office (E) / Executive Protection Unit (R) | Work Type: | Excavation | Notes: | Rob Bliley noted that, to his surprise, the historic foundation of the northwest corner of the Security Office was more than 1' deeper than the other foundations excavated. The structural engineer will be making a site visit to determine if this area requires underpinning. |
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Note ID: | JL584 | Weather Conditions: | Sunny, mid-70's | Report Author: | Joseph D. Lahendro | Report Date: | 5/7/1999 | Location: | Mansion - Basement - Beneath Ballrooms | Work Type: | Demolition | Notes: | Video and digital photos of three new openings being created in the north-south brick wall between the stair hall and the area below the ballrooms. Video of mason forming new jamb at the southernmost opening. |
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Note ID: | JL583 | Weather Conditions: | Sunny, mid-70's | Report Author: | Joseph D. Lahendro | Report Date: | 5/7/1999 | Location: | Mansion - Basement - Hall (E) / Stairhall (R) | Work Type: | Demolition | Notes: | Video and digital photos of the underside of first floor structure in the south stair showing the infill framing for the original south stair opening and the original framing surrounding this opening. |
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Note ID: | JL587 | Weather Conditions: | Sunny, mid-70's | Report Author: | Joseph D. Lahendro | Report Date: | 5/7/1999 | Location: | Mansion - Basement - Household Storage (E) | Work Type: | Demolition | Notes: | Video and digital photos of west wall where a new opening in the brick wall is being created to connect to the stair hall, just south of the north stair. At this new opening the current stair hall floor is a couple of feet above the demolished floor level in the area below the north ballroom. In observing th cross-section of the stair hall floor at the new opening, the backside of painted wood boards was discovered. These finished wood boards appear to be applied to the face of the brick wall in the stair hall, but are now covered by fill and a later raised floor. The boards do not extend acrosss the entire opening. The demolition superintendent was informed of this discovery so that as the stair hall floor is demolished and excavated, hopefully these boards can be left undisturbed and exposed for further study. |
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Note ID: | JL585 | Weather Conditions: | Sunny, mid-70's | Report Author: | Joseph D. Lahendro | Report Date: | 5/7/1999 | Location: | Mansion - Basement - Household Storage (E) | Work Type: | Demolition | Notes: | Video and digital photos of early wallpaper discovered where the former north partition of the walk-in cooler intersected the east brick wall that was the rear wall of the original mansion. This wallpaper matches that found elsewhere in the area below the north ballroom (east wall of the former women's toilet, and west wall of the former storage room), and appears to suggest the entire area below the north ballroom was one large room in the early 19th century. |
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Note ID: | JL586 | Weather Conditions: | Sunny, mid-70's | Report Author: | Joseph D. Lahendro | Report Date: | 5/7/1999 | Location: | Mansion - Basement - Maid's Room (E) | Work Type: | Demolition | Notes: | Video of existing opening between the former maid's room and hall showing brick seams above the demolished ceiling indicating this opening originally was wider. |
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Note ID: | JL580 | Weather Conditions: | Sunny, mid-70's | Report Author: | Joseph D. Lahendro | Report Date: | 5/7/1999 | Location: | Mansion - Basement - Mansion Director (E/R) | Work Type: | Excavation | Notes: | Video and digital photos of excavations and new cast-in-place concrete for foundation underpinnings. |
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Note ID: | JL579 | Weather Conditions: | Sunny, mid-70's | Report Author: | Joseph D. Lahendro | Report Date: | 5/7/1999 | Location: | Mansion - Basement - Security Chief (E) / Office (R) | Work Type: | Excavation | Notes: | Video and digital photos of earth excavation around outside of masonry pit structure discovered below the demolished concrete slab (see above). The excavated material is compacted clay fill mixed with river rocks, similar to that found below exterior original walls. The backsides of the pit's brick walls were obviously laid to be hidden, as in a retaining wall. |
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