{"id":103037,"date":"2019-04-29T11:39:30","date_gmt":"2019-04-29T15:39:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/?p=103037"},"modified":"2019-04-29T09:53:55","modified_gmt":"2019-04-29T13:53:55","slug":"preservation-month-workshops-on-windows-and-exteriors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/?p=103037","title":{"rendered":"Preservation Month workshops on windows and exteriors"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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In observance of Preservation\nMonth, the Gerrit Smith Estate National Historic Landmark in Peterboro will be\nproviding two workshops on Saturday, May 11, 2019, at the Land Office (circa\n1804) on the Gerrit Smith Estate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

From 1 to 2:30 p.m.: Window\nMaintenance<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kurt Riegel will\ndemonstrate how to care for wooden windows and storms in various stages of\ndeterioration. Riegel will feature an historic window sash from the Gerrit\nSmith Land Office in its current condition. The demonstration will show how\nmaintained wooden windows with storms can surpass modern window application in\nenergy efficiency, while maintaining the original character of an older home. Workshop\nmaterials will be provided. Donations are welcomed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Riegel is the owner of\nRiegel Restoration, a company that specializes in the restoration and conservation\nof wooden windows and historic gravestones. Riegel earned his bachelor\u2019s degree\nin urban and regional planning from the University at Albany and his master\u2019s degree\nin historic preservation from the University at Buffalo. His capstone project\nfor his graduate work reflected upon the restoration of historic window sash\nand the importance of public workshops in helping to foster an appreciation for\nwindows in many communities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Riegel grew up in Bainbridge\nand lives in Unadilla in an 18th<\/sup>-century turnpike tavern that he is\npreserving and documenting. Riegel has worked on various windows and\ngravestones across New York, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts and Connecticut.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He also conducts workshops\non various historic preservation matters and does consulting work for\ninterested building owners, municipalities and agencies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

From 2:30 to 4 p.m.: Exterior\nMaintenance<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nell Ziegler will\ndemonstrate how to care for stone, brick and wood-clad exteriors with a focus\non wood exteriors for repair, replacement and preparation for paint\/stain with\nan overview of products and tools. Ziegler will share practical advice in\ntaking care of the exterior of a building. Workshop materials will be provided.\nDonations are welcomed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ziegler, president of the\nSmithfield Community Association, which manages the Gerrit Smith Estate, has an\nacademic background in architecture and historic preservation and American\nhistory, with a professional background in real estate (re)development,\ncommunity (re)development and energy-efficiency technologies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

From childhood, Ziegler has\nbeen drawn to the built environment and the narrative that construction use and\npast occupancy share.  She is a building-lover, a visionary of space and a\nstructure “fixer.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For more information,\ncall 315.280.8828 and info@gerritsmith.org.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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