Townley House 26 Project

Historical Rehabilitation Project. This project is for the rehabilitation of an existing, historic building. This project includes interior and exterior rehabilitation to the James Townley House. The proposed project will maintain the historic character of the building while rehabilitating its interior, exterior enclosure, and allowing for handicapped accessibility to the first floor. The interior scope of work includes rehabilitation of all interior building areas. The majority of existing interior finishes are failing, with interior plaster walls and ceilings varying from minor surface flaking/cracking to complete failure. The scope of work assesses existing conditions and will repair/resurface where feasible and replace where repair is not feasible. Existing trims, bases, and moldings are to be repaired where feasible, where repair is not feasible, they will be replaced in kind. The intent is to repair/refinish the majority of historic wood floor surfaces, where feasible. New floor finishes will be utilized in the existing and new toilet room as well as the kitchen. Non-historic doors will be replaced, existing historic doors will be repaired where feasible. Windows will be removed and repaired/restored where feasible, where repair is not feasible, new replacement windows will match existing. New electrical, HVAC, and plumbing systems will be included throughout the project, all new systems will be concealed from view to the extent feasible. An accessible interior ramp will connect the two different elevation areas of the first-floor level (there is an elevation change of approximately 6 inches existing), to allow for an accessible route throughout the first level. New HVAC systems will serve both habitable levels of the building, with all required systems and ductwork being concealed to either the basement or attic spaces and serving the first and second level directly. Two small condensing units will be outside the building, screened by appropriate fencing and landscaping.