If you walk or drive along the southern end of Milton Road, you have undoubtedly noticed the new cedar-shingle roof going up on the historic Meeting House, which is being restored by the Bird Homestead nonprofit. Under the supervision of Walter Sedovic and Jill Gotthelf of Walter Sedovic Architects, Clemco Construction & Restoration, Inc. is performing the work.
If you walk or drive along the southern end of Milton Road, you have undoubtedly noticed the new cedar-shingle roof going up on the historic Meeting House, which is being restored by the Bird Homestead nonprofit. Under the supervision of Walter Sedovic and Jill Gotthelf of Walter Sedovic Architects, Clemco Construction & Restoration, Inc. is performing the work. The company is experienced in preservation and has worked at historic sites, such as Boscobel and Historic Hudson Valley sites.
To ensure historical accuracy, the architects sent samples of the original 19th-century roof shingles to the U.S. Forestry Laboratory to test the species of wood, which was red cedar. Over time, the shingles will weather to match the color of the red cedar seen on the restored belfry roof.
The project is funded, in part, by a grant from the New York State Environmental Protection Fund, obtained by the Bird Homestead through the Consolidated Funding Application, along with private donations from the community.
