Preservation Note 19

Plain and Decorative Paint Restoration

Finishes

November -91

Paint Restoration-09990

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The firms listed below have done reputable paint restoration work for
the Government at historic buildings. The first three firms do plain
painting involving matching of historic colors as well as some
decorative painting and other finish work. The last four firms do
ornamental painting only. A short profile of each firm\'s capabilities
is provided.

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Original paint colors and specifications for painting are provided in
each building\'s Historic Structure Report under Chapter 5, Paint
Analysis (\"Recommendations for Repainting\"), and Chapter 10 \"Outline
Specifications\". Refer to Preservation Notebook No. 11 \"Identifying
Historic Paint Colors\" for additional information on determining the
historically correct colors, including specifications for contracting
analysis of paint colors not provided in the Historic Structure Report.

Refer to Preservation Notebook No. 2 \"Reproducing Historic Paint
Colors\" for color matching specifications, to be inserted into each
repainting contract for significant spaces identified in the Historic
Structure Report.

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C.K. MCCONKEY

BALLARD AND ASSOCIATES, Inc.

CLAYBORNE DECORATORS, INC.

GOLD LEAF STUDIOS

R. WAYNE REYNOLDS, LTD.

JOHN CANNING, ORNAMENTAL PAINTER

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Painters and Decorators

C. K. MCCONKEY

3314 Perry Street,

Mt. Rainier, MD 20712

Contact: Tom Keane

\(301\) 277-3411

Custom remodeling, including wallpapering (and removal), plaster repair,
and painting, including some decorative work.

Reference: Christine Parkett, GSA Lafayette Field Office (202) 763-4688.

Wallpaper removal, plain plaster repair, historic paint color
restoration (computer-matching Munsell colors), drapery installation in
Tayloe House stairhall, Lafayette Square.

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BALLARD AND ASSOCIATES, Inc.

3180 Draper Drive,

Fairfax, VA 22031

Contact: Jim Ballard

\(703\) 273-1911

Painters and decorators.

Jobs include Pension Building (faux marbling, bronze gold painting,
color matching of wallpaints), Old Post Office, Department of Commerce
Law Library, Internal Revenue Service (grain-painting).

Reference: GSA Regional Historic Preservation Office.

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CLAYBORNE DECORATORS, INC.

100 West Jefferson,

Falls Church, VA 22046

Contact: Vance Clayborne, Vice President

\(703\) 591-0447

Painting, plastering, special finishes, restoration.

Experience: sealing, painting, touching up decorated painting in dome
(the church hired the firm again for 10 additional projects); Old
Presbyterian Meeting House, Alexandria, VA (703) 797-7605, painting and
glazing wood windows, bell tower, exterior trim; Smithsonian
Institution, Castle Building, restoration of Children\'s room, including
plain and ornamental plaster repair, gold leafing, stenciling.

References: Terry Lamb, St. Mathews Church (201) 530-4482 (the church
hired the firm again for 10 additional projects); Old Presbyterian
Meeting House (703) 797-7605.

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GOLD LEAF STUDIOS

443 I Street, NW

Washington, DC 20001

Contact: William Adair

\(202\) 638-4660

Conservation and restoration of gold leaf and imitation gold leaf
finishes.

Experience: Gilding of frames, furniture, and architectural decoration
at the White House, State Department Diplomatic Reception Rooms, and
Smithsonian Institute.

References: Washington Post Magazine article \"The Romance of
Restoration,\" described as \"Washington\'s best known gilder.\" Also
subject of favorable article in Historic Preservation.

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R. WAYNE REYNOLDS, LTD.

3618 Falls Road,

Baltimore, MD 21211.

\(410\) 467-1800

Conservation and restoration of gold leafed decorative art objects,
architectural gilding, and replication of other metallic finishes.

Experience: Gilding of 19th century plaster ceiling ornament at the
Governor\'s House, Annapolis, MD; Conservation of mirrors and picture
frames at the White House, Blair House, Department of State Reception
Rooms, National Gallery of Art, US Capitol.

Reference: Matthew Mosca, architectural paint analyst

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JOHN CANNING, ORNAMENTAL PAINTER

P.O. Box 822

Southington, CT 06489

(203)621-2188

Graining, marbleizing, stenciling, glazing, murals. Also investigation,
paint analysis, conservation of historic decoration.

Experience: Connecticut State Capitol (1880), Senate Chamber -
Researched and developed historically appropriate design for ceiling and
walls, executed new interior decoration (goldleafing, stenciling,
freehand decoration, striping); Connecticut State Capitol, Hall of
Flags - Restoration, replication, and preservation of historically
significant wall murals and decoration (goldleafing, stenciling,
striping; removal of overpainting, conservation, in-painting of murals);
Battell Chapel, Yale University - Uncovered and documented original
decoration. Restored and in-painted missing ceiling decoration, cleaned
and applied reversible protective varnish. Replicated original wall
decoration.