Christmas Greetings And A Look Back Over 2022
Overview Merry Christmas from Heritage Restoration! Now that 2022 is winding down, we are taking a few moments to reflect over the past year. It has certainly been an interesting time.
Heritage’s Recent Grotto Restoration Is Featured In A Wisconsin Newspaper
Overview Back in September, Heritage Restoration’s staff began a preservation and restoration project for the historic grotto at Holy Ghost Church in Dickyville, Wisconsin. We later discovered that this work was featured in a local newspaper. Below are some details on this unique project.
Heritage Restoration’s Work At Hale Memorial Church Is Featured In Local News
Overview Heritage Restoration was recently featured in the news for our part in the ongoing restoration of the Hale Memorial Church. This structure has stood in the West Bluff region of Peoria for well over a century. The church’s forty-two stained glass windows are compromised and nearing collapse. To prevent further deterioration, the property’s new …
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A Web Series on The Natural History Building Restoraiton
Restoring the Natural History Building Web Series Between the years 2016 and 2018, Heritage Restoration refinished thousands of feet of both millwork and doors for the Ricker Natural History Building in Champaign-Urbana, Illinois. We also recreated a missing four story staircase as an exact copy of its original design. Using footage taken during the project, …
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Covid-19 Announcement
A Letter from the President of Heritage Restoration and Design Studio Date: 03-23-20 Friday afternoon, 3-20-20, Illinois Governor JB Pritzker issued EXECUTIVE ORDER 2020-10 requiring people to shelter in place starting 3-21-20. This order requires all people to stay at home, except for those who are considered essential for the infrastructure workplace of the United …
HRD is Cathedral Stone Certified
Overview Heritage Restoration and Design Studio is happy to announce that we are certified to use the JAHN Mortar and the rest of the product line produced by Cathedral Stone, Inc. Cathedral Stone is based out of Maryland, and is an importer of quality masonry products from Europe. “This is another great feather in our …
We’ve Requalified for the Quality Certification from AWI
Heritage Restoration and Design Studio has successfully requalified for the AWI QCP program. The Architectural Woodwork Institute creates and maintains standards for fine wood work construction. To qualify for the Quality Certification Program, AWI conducts many site visits to Heritage Restoration and Design Studio’s shops and larger projects to confirm that our work exceeds the …
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HRD Project Receives Docomomo Award
With great joy, Heritage Restoration and Design Studio and the renovation teams at Unity Temple are proud to announce that we received the 2018 Docomomo “Special Award of Restoration Excellence.” Throughout the past decade, the Unity Temple Restoration Foundation planned and prepared for the restoration of world-renowned architect Frank Lloyd Wright’s Unity Temple in historic …