Historical Projects

The approximate ninety year old copper frame skylight at a northeast Job Corp center was in desperate need of replacement. The copper frame had failed and numerous panes of glass were broken or had been replaced with plexiglass. NES designed and fabricated a replacement unit which featured a welded structural frame for added necessary support, copper cladding and historically accurate obsured wire-reinforced glass with a functional ridge mount ventilator, and copper base flashings.

The conservatory was originally built in the early 1900s, and over the years it had several private owners. It was awarded landmark status in 1975, and was purchased by the City in 1980 to save the building from being demolished. Know as San Francisco's other conservatory, the Sunnyside Conservatory underwent a dramatic renovation in 2009. Our coppersmiths hand crafted the eight copper frame historic single slope skylights for the new cedar shingle roof on the main conseratory building.
www.sunnysideconservatory.org/plans.html

www.stoningtonfreelibrary.org/capital/renovation.html New England Skylights is very proud to have been chosen to replace the one hundred year old skylight on this beautiful library as part of the long awaited exterior renovation project. This historically important project involved the replacement of the copper batten seam panel roof, masonry restoration, and the replication and field installation of the new skylights with some unique and improved details created by our coppersmiths.

This 1910 mansion set in the historic district of Newport Rhode Island was recently renovated by the new owner. Part of the extensive renovation was the installation of a flat-lock seam copper panel roof with a custom copper frame skylight located over the breakfast room. http://travel.nytimes.com/2006/02/16/garden/16newport.htm ( Click on More Photos in sidebar - view number six for interior view )

The historic Llenroc mansion at Cornell University restored the stairwell to the roof-top. As part of the restoration work New England Skylights constructed an operable skylight hatch consisting of a zinc coated copper frame with wire-reinforced glass panels. The roof-top provides a beautiful view of the University and the surrounding area. www.llenroc.org/public6.asp

The U.S. Marine Hospital in Louisville Kentucky recently underwent a complete restoration following the strict standards of the Secretary of the Interior's Standards for the Treatment of Historic Properties. Our sheet metal artisans crafted a replica of the original skylight with a Terne-coat stainless frame to match the new terne-coat stainless panel roof. www.marinehospital.org

The Kellogg Club is located within the historic district of Morristown, NJ. The club's headquarters building dates back to 1838 as the original Colles Mansion. As part of the extensive overall restoration of the building and grounds, New England Skylights crafted a reproduction skylight to replace the old and deteriorated existing unit.

Zinc coated copper frame, obscured wire-reinforced glass, vented hip style