James Brice House Restoration Updates: Winter 2024
A Window In Time March 2024 Did you know there are a TON of windows in the James Brice House? We are working hard to repair and restore the 18th […]
James Brice House Restoration Updates: Fall 2023
A Window Fit for Venice November 2023 One of the key features of the front facade of the Brice House is the Venetian window on the second floor. What is […]
James Brice House Restoration Updates: Spring 2023
Swept Away… July 2023 We’ve been swept away by something that was recently completed at the Brice House — swept valleys! This technique of fanning the cedar roof shingles from […]
James Brice House Restoration: Fall 2022
Champions of Preservation December 2022 HA was pleased to present Preservation Awards to two individuals who have supported the extraordinary restoration at the Brice House for the past 8 years […]
James Brice House Restoration: Summer 2022
Rebuilding Rome (Or Just A Wall) July 2022 11,000 bricks have arrived on site, and thus begins the careful deconstruction of the west wall of the west wing at the […]
James Brice House Restoration Updates: Summer 2021
Roof ‘Righting’ July 2021 The team continues their work on the west wing roof and restoring it to the original configuration. The craftsmen are painstakingly replacing restoring missing rafters with […]
Cellar Secrets
This blog was originally posted on the Historic Annapolis website in March 2018. Between January and March 2018, the cellar of the James Brice House revealed new secrets brought to […]
James Brice House Restoration Updates: Spring 2021
More Trial and Error April 2021 The paint conservators continue their tests to learn the best removal method for the wall plaster and paint – this time on the dining […]
A Ledger For The Ages
This blog was originally posted on the Historic Annapolis website in January 2018. James Brice kept an account book during the years (1767-1774) that he built the grand Georgian mansion […]
James Brice House Restoration Updates: Winter 2021
The Best Laid Plans January 2021 As with any restoration project, new discoveries may require a change of course. After completing repairs to the roof structure, it was carefully lowered […]
James Brice House Restoration Updates: Summer 2020
A Woodwork Workshop September 2020 Lewis Contractors is working to refinish and prep all of the woodwork trim to reinstall throughout the Brice House. They’ve taken over the old kitchen […]
Inside the James Brice House: Plaster and Finish Restoration
Working remotely, I miss interacting with the people at the James Brice House who are enthusiastically, scientifically, and methodically restoring this architectural treasure. The craftsmen conducting the restoration love to […]