The Board of Trustees of the Historical Society of Princeton, New Jersey presented the 2011 Preservation Award to Stewart Iron Works, Covington, KY!
On Sunday, May 22nd, the Historical Society of Princeton, New Jersey bestowed their annual Preservation Awards at the annual Bainbridge Club Party in recognition of outstanding contributions to historic presevation in Princeton. Four noteworthy projects received this prestigious designation for design and restoration that integrated careful research, historic preservation, and green design where possible.
Stewart Iron Works won the award for their restoration of the ornamental iron fence around the Maclean House on Nassau Street situated on the Princeton University campus. The original fence was installed over 160 years ago and had fallen into disrepair with only a few of the original panels remaining.
Stewart salvaged and repaired the remaining sections, along with crafting accurate reproductions of the balusters and posts to design a system with slight adjustments to the settings to create a seemingly level fence assembly on a sloping grade.
"The Historical Society of Princeton's Preservation Awards Committee is proud to present these awards to worthy projects in the Princeton community during National Preservation Month, whose theme in 2011 is 'Celebrating America's Treasures'."
