THE INVENTION FACTORY AT ROEBLING WIRE WORKS

Project Name: Restoration of the Invention Factory
Project Address: Roebling Wireworks, Trenton, NJ
Project Contract Amount: $1,450,000
Project Executive: Scott V. Hall
Project Manager: Scott V. Hall

Executive Supervisor:

Richard Lefebvre/Demetrius Thompson
Owner's Name/Contact Person: The Invention Factory - Diane Carroll
Owner's Address: 379 Hamilton Avenue, Trenton, NJ 08609
Owner's Phone/Fax Numbers: Phone: 609-396-2002/Fax: 609-396-0676
Architect's Name/Contact Person: Ford Farewell Mills & Gatsch - Walter M. Ksiazak
Architect's Address: 103 Carnegie Center Suite 301, Princeton, NJ 08540-6235
Architect's Phone/Fax Numbers: Phone: 609-452-1777/Fax: 609-452-7192
Description of Project:







  • Complete Interior and Exterior Historic Restoration of former Cable Manufacturing Facility
  • Restored interior and exterior masonry
  • New cast stone
  • Clay Masonry restoration
  • Repointed all mortar joints
  • Structural Steel window Frames
  • Restored wood doors and replaced steel/glass windows
  • New aluminum/glass entry's
  • New finishes; drywall, resilient flooring, ceramic tile, carpet, painting
  • Stile and rail wood doors
  • New metal framed skylights
  • Toilet partitions and accessories, signage, floor mats
  • New plumbing system
  • New HVAC system
  • New fire protection system
  • New electrical system
  • ADA upgrades
  • Site restoration
Date of Completion: May 2002
Historical Preservation Review Agency: Listed in the National & State Registers of Historic Places