Governor's Mansion Renovation All Records
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Note ID: | MS234 | Weather Conditions: | Clear, low 80s | Report Author: | Mary Harding Sadler | Report Date: | 6/2/1999 | Location: | Mansion - First Floor - North Foyer (E/R) | Work Type: | Demolition | Notes: | Demolition of the Powder Room adjacent to the North Foyer reveals clues about an earlier, perhaps original, north stair that went along the west wall of the stairway. Old wallpaper is also found above the dropped gypboard ceiling. The original doorway from the North Foyer to the Old Governor's Office has now been exposed. |
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Note ID: | MS231 | Weather Conditions: | Clear, low 80s | Report Author: | Mary Harding Sadler | Report Date: | 6/2/1999 | Location: | Mansion - First Floor - South Ballroom (E/R) | Work Type: | Demolition | Notes: | The contractors have begun to remove baseboard in order to install electrical, telephone, and data cable. |
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Note ID: | MS224 | Weather Conditions: | Clear, low 80s | Report Author: | Mary Harding Sadler | Report Date: | 6/2/1999 | Location: | Mansion - Second Floor - Above Ballrooms | Work Type: | Demolition | Notes: | Demolition advances in the east wall of the 2nd floor space over the North and South Ballrooms in order to achieve the new openings which will allow access to the First Family's future bedrooms, closets, and bathrooms. The ceiling structure is temporarily shored up. Again, this east wall is the original rear wall of the mansion. Also, the contractors undertake exploratory demolition in order to figure out the precise configuration of the beams that separate the Ballrooms and the center hall below this space. |
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Note ID: | MS236 | Weather Conditions: | Clear, low 80s | Report Author: | Mary Harding Sadler | Report Date: | 6/2/1999 | Location: | Site - General | Work Type: | Excavation | Notes: | The northeast corner (site of the new addition) has been excavated and temporary polyethylene sheeting and drains are installed to keep the area dry. |
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Note ID: | MS242 | Weather Conditions: | Partly cloudy, mid-80s | Report Author: | Mary Harding Sadler | Report Date: | 6/3/1999 | Location: | Mansion - Attic | Work Type: | Miscellaneous | Notes: | New mechanical ducts are being brought on site for installation in the attic. They are temporarily stored in the 2nd floor over the Ballrooms. |
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Note ID: | MS238 | Weather Conditions: | Partly cloudy, mid-80s | Report Author: | Mary Harding Sadler | Report Date: | 6/3/1999 | Location: | Mansion - Basement - Beneath Ballrooms | Work Type: | Framing | Notes: | Wood partition framing has begun in the south end of the area below the ballroom. Wood sills for the partitions have been nailed to the floor throughout. |
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Note ID: | MS249 | Weather Conditions: | Partly cloudy, mid-80s | Report Author: | Mary Harding Sadler | Report Date: | 6/3/1999 | Location: | Mansion - Basement - Entrance Hall (A) | Work Type: | Excavation | Notes: | Excavation of the new elevator pit is complete. |
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Note ID: | MS239 | Weather Conditions: | Partly cloudy, mid-80s | Report Author: | Mary Harding Sadler | Report Date: | 6/3/1999 | Location: | Mansion - Basement - Kitchen Service Area (E) / Serving Scullery (R) | Work Type: | New Masonry Construction | Notes: | The back service stairs have been demolished in preparation for framing and installing the new dumbwaiter. The concrete block shaft walls for the dumbwaiter are under construction. |
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Note ID: | MS237 | Weather Conditions: | Partly cloudy, mid-80s | Report Author: | Mary Harding Sadler | Report Date: | 6/3/1999 | Location: | Mansion - Basement - Women's Room (E) | Work Type: | Miscellaneous | Notes: | The new concrete floor and underground utilities have been installed. This area, at the northeast corner of the original mansion, will have a pit because the elevator eqipment will be installed here. The window opening will be enlarged to create a doorway. The wallpaper samples retrieved earlier from this corner have been professionally dated (by Colonial Williamsburg staff) to 1840-50. |
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Note ID: | MS240 | Weather Conditions: | Partly cloudy, mid-80s | Report Author: | Mary Harding Sadler | Report Date: | 6/3/1999 | Location: | Mansion - First Floor - Stair Hall (E/R) | Work Type: | Demolition | Notes: | Altered framing at the stair landings evidences 20th century modifications to the stairs and stairhall. |
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