Restoration, preservation and renovation of period buildings are the firm's specialty and Mr. Harvard is among the top experts on eighteenth century architecture in the country. Restoration projects are as far afield as an 18th century farmhouse moved from Virginia to Fishers Island, New York, to the updating of "Cottage Garden", a late 18th century cottage with Greek revival overlay in Natchez, Mississippi. Restoration ventures are, however, centered on the area bordering the Chesapeake Bay. Some projects are full service where we supply antique or reproduction building materials and appropriate craftsmen and supervise much of the work. On others, we act as consultants.
The restoration of a house in Annapolis won preservation awards from the National Trust for Historic Preservation and Historic Annapolis Foundation.
Mr. Harvard is Chairman of the American Friends of the Georgian Group, a nonprofit concern promoting the preservation and appreciation of Georgian architecture as well as a board member of the Decorative Arts Trust.
