Project Profile: Building the Queens Farm Museum Greenhouses Phase III
Long before we were able to bring the new greenhouses to the Museum, the old greenhouses had to be removed. […]
Long before we were able to bring the new greenhouses to the Museum, the old greenhouses had to be removed. […]
Phase II began with the process of determining what materials would be best for the restoration. As with all historical restoration projects we attempt to use the same or similar materials used in the original structure. However, we also need to take into consideration environmental/climate conditions, durability and public safety.
The historic and much needed greenhouses at the Queens Farm Museum in New York were falling apart and dangerous to walk into.
We were told the original structures were probably erected about 100 years ago with a renovation project sometime in the 1930’s.
What could possibly be the connection between these two things?
Well, here’s the story. A few years back, Conservatory Craftsmen was commissioned to add a new conservatory/orangery onto the carriage house of the old Naval Hospital in Washington, DC.
A conservatory on the White House has its place in history when our Nation had an abiding appreciation for the very objectives you are achieving through your garden — the growth of fresh nutritious foods.
Would you believe the White House probably had the most historic US Conservatory you have never heard of? The conservatories of the West Wing, at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave.
When we travel across the country building new conservatories, we often stop to pay our respects to the old timers that graced so many cities, large and small, in America from 1890 to today.
Orangeries have become the most popular conservatory project in England today. An orangery is much like a conservatory. One deciding feature is more ‘mass’ on the wall design and less window.
People say to us all the time, “You’re in Minnesota, (home of the Minnesota Vikings) how does this work long distance?” Well, I admit, we have to be very efficient to make it work
There are many conservatory design options to consider. Conservatory Craftsmen has had a busy year, traveling across the U.S. in