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As we all consider the rules and guidelines for our Comprehensive Ordinance and specifically what we say about historic building materials, it is important to really think about what “modern” materials offer as an alternative. We know that most of our housing stock is around 100 years old and, except for hazardous paint and deferred […]

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LinkedIn Angela Threadgill has sent you a message. Date: 10/20/2010 Subject: District designation notes Hello Ron, As a follow-up to the preservation forum, I hope to offer some good information to you. I’m happy to read your community agrees that some laws or regulations are needed; however, the downside is they fear the regulations just […]

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 I had the chance to speak with David Keefe from Efficiency Vermont, http://www.efficiencyvermont.com, about warming up our old houses for the winter. http://www.cctv.org/node/100134 Always a great conversation. Thanks to David and Preservation Burlington for the opportunity.

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Wanamaker Restoration has expanded business, combining historic restoration with Champlain Valley Millworks, a showroom and distributer for Green Mountain Windows and Doors. We are still in Burlington, Vermont, but are now located at 16 Kilburn Street, facing Pine Street. Our Green Mountain Window showroom features an array of  quality windows, both Classic and Milestone series, […]

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Ron and Amy were far more than just contractors; they were our guides.  They helped us understand that many of best parts of the house we had bought were hidden, not ruined: the woodwork covered in paint, the tilted and seemingly unrepairable windows,the stained and bashed floors. But they also listened carefully to what was […]

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Preservation Burlington presents Historic Wooden Window Workshop Sponsored by Freeman French Freeman, Inc. and Wanamaker Restoration     Place:  462 South Willard Street                      Date:  October 18, 2008              Time: 9AM-4PM                                                Cost: $70 Members/$80 Non Members (bagged lunch included) Instructors: Ron Wanamaker and Amy Mentes – Wanamaker Restoration Contact: presburl@gmail.com or call 802-578-5837   Workshop Overview:  Historic […]

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While walking around Burlington I can’t help but notice all of the beautiful historic homes. The first feature that I notice on these old buildings are the windows, also thought of as the eyes of the building because they allow us to see out, as well an invitation for light to enter. It’s like Paul […]

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It is the time to decide whether Burlington adopts a conservation ethic that supports and encourages sustainability and regard for our heritage or supports the continued development status quo with its disposable new vs. old, planned obsolescence mentality that fills our landfills.

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