970.240.5971 HOME ABOUT SERVICES PROJECTS BLOG CONTACT TRAINING Wheeler Opera House You are here: Home / Access Solutions / Historic Restoration / Stone Restoration / Wheeler Opera House WHEELER OPERA HOUSE HISTORICAL RESTORATION ASPEN, COLORADO Built in 1889, the Wheeler Opera House is the Roaring Fork Valley’s premiere site for concerts, movies, festivals, lectures, community events, opera, and more. Over the years, the soft sandstone has decayed. This was exacerbated by paint that was applied to the stone which did not allow moisture to escape. Our crews are completing a full exterior restoration which includes investigation, tuckpointing, painting, and stone replacement. The damaged stones have been surveyed, allowing new stones to be carved. Many of these new stones were hand crafted at our very own stone carving facility, Summit Designer Stone in Sedalia, CO. When the new stones are delivered onsite, they are cut to size and hoisted onto the scaffolding by a variety of creative measures, including mechanical lifts. The replacement stones weigh several hundred pounds each and must be treated with great care to keep from being damaged or causing injury. One by one the large stone bricks are being replaced on this historic structure. We can’t help but think back on the construction of this structure and what it must have involved with the tools and techniques available in the early 1900s. LATEST PROJECTS Monarch Casino April 3, 2018 - 4:34 pm Confluence Apartments April 2, 2018 - 10:03 pm Catalyst Campus for Tech & Innov. February 15, 2018 - 8:30 pm RECENT POSTS Now taking applications for the Winter 2019/20 Climbing Grant New Video: Restoration of the Tammen House Ouray Ice Festival Construction and History Stories – Hose House Favorite Images of 2017 INSTAGRAM Follow Me! MONTROSE OFFICE (MAIN) 2450 N. Townsend Ave, Montrose, CO 81401 Phone: 970-240-5971 DENVER OFFICE 2000 W Quincy Ave Englewood, CO 80110 Phone: 720-389-8633 GYPSUM OFFICE 336 Spring Creek Circle, Unit 2 Gypsum, CO 81637 SEATTLE OFFICE 4210 B Street NW Suite A Auburn, WA 98001 Summit Sealants