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Howard Hall Farm is both an historic restoration project and a vehicle for educating people in sustainable, environmentally conscious restoration techniques. The site of our learning laboratory is a 1780s stone manor in the heart of the Hudson River Valley. This Federal style home presents a number of restoration challenges specific to this region of the country. We invite you to join us in our effort to RESTORE GREEN.
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Tuesday, November 28, 2006

Mid-Autumn Update

Pointing in ProgressThings are moving along here this season as we brace ourselves for the coming winter. This week we are eagerly anticipating the heat getting up and running and the mansion's 1,500 gallon oil tank filled (ouch!).

We have completed pointing the north-side face of the building, which has turned out very nicely after much hard work and with the help of U.S. Heritage Group in matching the original limestone motar in their labs (see Videos for footage of Mortar Workshop and stay tuned for Part II).

In an effort to winterize, we have also been working on getting up storm windows and repairing sash to protect the original cylinder glass that is still intact. They turned out beautifully!

Completed Pointing NW Face



















Our Heat-wrangler, Tom










Sash Before and Sash Restored







Digging Trench




Window Repair













Trench Phase II

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