| Project Name:
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Stabilization/Exterior Restoration of Rhea-Applegate House |
| Project Address: |
Monmouth Battlefield State Park, Freehold, NJ
|
| Project Contract Amount: |
$337,389 |
| Project Executive:
|
Mark Hall |
| Project Manager:
|
Joseph Isdanavage |
| Superintendent: |
Douglas Gleason |
| Owner's Name/Contact Person:
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State of NJ-Division of Building & Construction - Ken Oliver
|
| Owner's Address: |
Trenton, NJ
08876-1262 |
| Owner's Phone/Fax Numbers:
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Phone: 609-292-6354/Fax:
609-633-7593 |
| Architect's Name/Contact Person:
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Watson & Henry Associates - Michael Henry
|
| Architect's Phone/Fax Numbers:
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Phone: 609-451-1779/Fax:
609-451-0471 |
Description of Project:
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- Stabilization of a 1745 two-story tenant farmhouse
- Selective demolition
- Rough & finished carpentry
- Restored and replicated existing windows
- Restored electrical service and lighting
- Archaeologically-sensitive excavation for former
historic Battle of Monmouth battleground
- Removed and replaced foundation
- Oldest standing two-story dutch-crafted house in New Jersey
- Installation of new structural steel underframe
- Lifted and braced the structure (hydraulic jacks and cribbing)
- Removed and reinstalled the masonry foundation
- Reset house on new foundation
- New wood roof shingles and walls
- Restored existing exterior siding
- New timber roof framing
- Temporary shoring to support the exterior east wall and roof
- Protective wall to preserve the original West wall,
which is considered an artifact
- Project completed two months ahead of schedule
|
| Date of Completion: |
October 1995 |
| Historical Preservation Review
Agency: |
Listed in the National & State
Registers of Historic Places |
