Conservatory Donation update
Jok Walsh and Michael McCrea of the Maryland based Caroline County Historical Society are still looking for someone who would like to purchase the conservatory donated to the society by Tanglewood Conservatories last year.
Jok says that the society is involved with the preservation of 23 building and historic sites in the Caroline County area and would like to use to money to create a capital projects fund.
“We plow every cent we’ve got into our projects”, he says. “We don’t have any money in the bank account. This constitutes the biggest gift we’ve ever gotten.”
The donated conservatory is already boxed and ready to go. It measures about 13 feet wide by 22 feet long and is about 13 feet tall at the ridge of its hip roof. See our blog from November 30th to see the specifications in complete detail.
Walsh spoke to reporters covering the story at length of Tanglewood Conservatories’ quality and name recognition in the conservatory business. “They make a very high quality product that is sold all over the United States.”
“Hopefully, this donation will give us a bit of a nest egg”, added Michael McCrea. The Caroline County Historical Society will possibly hold an auction for the conservatory in the near future.
Please call Jok Walsh, the Executive Director at 410 479 4188.
Donated conservatory for sale by local Historical Society
Anyone interested in a deeply discounted Tanglewood conservatory?
Not long ago, a client who had commissioned us for a project in San Francisco decided to sell their house overlooking the Golden Gate Bridge before the conservatory that they had ordered could be installed.
There had been difficulty obtaining a building permit because of the owners had not completed items and got a final occupancy permit for a previous renovation, so the project had been delayed for some time and now business took the owners elsewhere.
Not knowing what to do with the conservatory, a beautiful hip roof design with large Palladian windows set on a raised panel base wall, the client asked for our help in “disposing” of the conservatory.
We suggested and subsequently arranged to have the conservatory donated to the local Caroline County Historical Society, who now has the conservatory up for sale in an effort to raise money for their ongoing restoration projects.
Denton, Maryland, hometown of Tanglewood Conservatories, is a historic hamlet on Maryland’s Eastern shore. It is in this area that the first settlements in this country began in the early 1600’s.
Check out the May 2007 issue of National Geographic. The cover story on the “Real Jamestown Story” took place right here, in and around the beautiful Chesapeake Bay region. Our locale is full of early American and Native American Indian historic sites, from Kent Island to Cambridge, Maryland.
Caroline County was also a major center of activity for the Underground Railroad.
The Historical Society has numerous ongoing projects ranging from site excavations to the moving and complete restoration of significant buildings dating from that period.
Director of the Caroline County Historical Society, Mr. Jok Walsh, says that the society will accept all offers and indicates that the conservatory might be purchased for a fraction of the cost paid by the original buyer. Anyone interested should contact him at 410 479 4188.
Additional information and drawings of the actual conservatory itself is also available from us. Please call Alan Stein or Nancy Virts.
This is a great opportunity for someone. Wouldn’t it make a great holiday gift?
Here are some basics:
Size: Approximately 13′ 6″ x 21′ 3″ rectangular plan with hip roof.
Product type: PRIMED WOOD walls (interior and exterior), color: OFF WHITE.
PRIMED WOOD roof structure, color: OFF WHITE.
EXTRUDED-ALUMINUM roof glazing system, color: WHITE.
PRIMED WOOD DIVIDED LIGHT windows and doors.
Materials: HONDURAS MAHOGANY window frames, window sash, exterior trim.
HONDURAS MAHOGANY roof structure.
POPLAR interior applied trim.
Roof glass: Commercial-grade, insulated, dual sealed units.
TINTED, TEMPERED outboard, LOW E, LAMINATED inboard
Wall glass: CLEAR ANNEALED outboard, LOW E ANNEALED inboard
ALL DOORS AND SIDELIGHTS TO BE TEMPERED GLASS PER CODE.
Doors: ONE (1) CUSTOM 3′ 0″ wide x 8′ 6″ high OUTSWING single door.
hardware: MULTI-POINT GU locksets with brass lever handles, standard GU finishes.
hinges: 4″ x 4″ EXTRUDED SOLID BRASS.
POLISHED BRASS finish.
threshold: SOLID BRASS with OAK interior saddle.
screen doors: NONE
Operable windows: EIGHT (8) AWNING windows with removable insect screens.
hardware: SOLID BRASS push bars and sash lock handle.
finish: SATIN brass
insect screens: WHITE color aluminum frame with charcoal color fiberglass screen cloth.
Skylight vents: ELECTRONICALLY operable with auto rain sensors.
color: MOTOR COVERS to be WHITE.
Low voltage wiring to motors and electrical hookups are by others.
110V wiring to switches by others.
An Non-Interruptible Power Supply unit to be supplied by others is recommended.
insect screens: WHITE aluminum frame with charcoal color fiberglass screen cloth.
Ridge cresting: Cast Aluminum, ACORN style.
Tie rods: TWO (2)- 1/2″ steel rod with decorative center rosette.
Finials: Exterior finials.