Category: Other Works

Overview A church in central Illinois recently underwent a large renovation. As part of this project, Heritage designed and created three new stained glass windows and installed them into the church cry room.

Overview In this project, Heritage hunts for a rare replacement glass panel for a decades-old lampshade.

Overview Recently, an antique plaster memorial plaque was discovered in a church’s attic. It commemorates members of the parish who gave their lives in the service of their country during the Second World War. A full restoration was required to salvage the plaque so that it could once again hang proudly inside the church.

Overview A California church reached out to Heritage and asked us to create a stained glass window of their patron saint, St Elizabeth Ann Seton. It would replace their existing clear window near the entryway of the church.

Overview Today Heritage Restoration restored the original 1906 mosaic tile floor in the main entrance of the Carnegie Library Building in Mendota, Illinois

Summary Heritage Restoration recently re-purposed and refinished the furniture for St. Thomas Church in northern Illinois. The altars, credence table, pulpit, and baptismal font were rebuilt using a mixture of marble inserts and the original pieces’ woodwork.

In Brief Heritage Restoration was contacted to restore a window from the mid 1800s. This stained glass panel was discovered inside of a church wall facade during a recent renovation.

Summary An outdoor crucifix has stood tall in the midst St. Vincent’s Cemetery for many decades. The years have weathered the surface of the steel cross and compromised the integrity of the corpus. Heritage Restoration was contacted to come out and restore the crucifix so that it can continue to bring peace to those who …

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In Brief Heritage recently constructed this wooden shrine for an out-of-state client. We put specific detail into the liturgical design of the shrine, in as much as it needs to match with the overall aestheic of its church.

Overview Two antique ceiling medallions were ordered for reconstruction for the historic Peoria Marriott Pierre Marquette Hotel. The originals were long gone, but Heritage was able to accurately rebuild them using photographs as a reference.