Historic Preservation & Conservation
Preserving the PastBuilt to Last
Caring for the art, architecture, and artifacts that carry our history.
What we do
Expert Care for the Things That Matter.
From fine art and sculpture to monuments, artifacts, and historic architecture, we bring formal conservation training and skilled craft to every project — balancing an object's history, its materials, and your goals, with every treatment held to recognized conservation standards.
Services
Two Disciplines, One Standard of Care
We pair hands-on restoration with the rigorous assessment that should always come before it.
Conservation & Restoration
Hands-on treatment that retains original material wherever possible and replaces only what is beyond saving — from paintings, sculpture, and artifacts to monuments and historic architecture. We match methods, materials, and craft to the object and its era.
- Surface cleaning, stabilization, and consolidation
- Fine art & painting conservation — cleaning, inpainting, structural repair
- Sculpture, monument & decorative-finish conservation
- Masonry, stone, metal, wood & composite restoration
Assessment & Documentation
Rigorous investigation before a single treatment begins. We diagnose what is failing, why, and how to treat it — then document the object or structure so every decision is informed and defensible.
- Condition surveys and assessments — objects and structures
- Materials analysis and finishes testing
- Environmental and deterioration investigation
- Photographic and measured documentation
Selected work
Landmark Projects
From Parliament Hill to national monuments — a selection of recent conservation work. Click through for the full story.
Our process
How a Project Unfolds
A disciplined sequence that protects historic fabric at every step.
Assess
We examine the object or structure, test materials, and identify the root causes of deterioration — not just the symptoms.
Plan
A treatment approach is designed around the piece's history, condition, and your goals, aligned to recognized conservation standards.
Treat
Skilled conservators carry out the work, preserving original material and using appropriate, reversible methods wherever possible.
Document
Every intervention is recorded, so future stewards inherit a complete, transparent history of the piece's care.
Credentials & standards
Held to the Highest Standard in the Field
Decades of hands-on experience on landmark projects — from Parliament Hill to national monuments — backed by recognized conservation ethics and a materials-first discipline.
Recognized Conservation Standards
Our work follows the AIC Code of Ethics and, for historic properties, the Secretary of the Interior's Standards — the benchmarks for responsible conservation.
Materials-First Philosophy
We preserve original material wherever possible and replace in-kind only when something is beyond saving — favoring reversible treatments.
Trained Conservators
Our team pairs formal conservation training with hands-on craft, making decisions grounded in each object's history and materials.
30+
Years of conservation & preservation
1,000+
Restorations completed
500+
Materials and surfaces treated