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Lake Champlain Visitor Center,
Crown Point, NY:
Rehabilitation of the former Crown Point
Bridge toll collector's house. The building acts as a gateway
between Vermont and New York State. The project includes site
improvements, exterior and interior rehabilitation.
(2007, 2008 - current, Lake Champlain Visitor
Center & Essex County)
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MacNaughton
Cottage
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Blast
Furnace
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Adirondack Iron Works MacNaughton
House and Blast Furnace, Tahawus, Newcomb, NY:
The 1854, 70' high blast furnace and associated
remains of the furnace complex, has been abandoned since 1856.
The hot blast stove & the wheelhouse blowing cylinders are
unique in the U.S. Stabilization of the furnace has been designed
to make it self-interpreting. The 1830s MacNaughton House,
the last remaining wood structure of the iron works, has been
abandoned since the 1960s and was approaching total collapse.
Stabilization of the MacNaughton House has been completed,
as well as the first phase of stabilization of the furnace.
The MacNaughton House stabilization received a 2008
Excellence in Preservation Award from the Preservation
League of New York.
(2005 - 2007, Client: The Open Space Institute)
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Crown
Point Lighthouse
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Valcour
Island Lighthouse
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Crown Point &
Valcour Island Lighthouses, Lake Champlain, NY:
Assessments and concept plans for two
historic lighthouses. Rehabilitation work for both structures
is planned for 2007 and 2008, in anticipation of the 2009
celebration of the quatracenntenial of Samuel de Champlain's
arrival on Lake Champlain.
In 1912, the 1858 Crown Point lighthouse
was transformed into a granite Neo-Classical memorial to Samuel
de Champlain, while remaining an active lighthouse. The completely
new 1912 exterior incorporates bronze sculptures by Auguste
Rodin and important American sculptor C.A. Heber. Repair and
conservation work will encompass the entire structure and
include security protection for the Rodin.
The 1874 Valcour Island (Bluff Point)
structure is a lighthouse type that originated on Lake Champlain,
and the light was recently reactivated. Repair and replacement
for the deteriorated building envelope will be the focus of
the rehabilitation project. Located on an uninhabited island,
the lighthouse presents unusual construction challenges.
(2005 - current, New York State Office
of General Services/NYSDEC)
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Adirondack
Ecological Center, Newcomb, NY:
Concept Plan for restoration
and rehabilitation for a camp/conference center on Arbutus
Lake which includes William West Durant's 1898 Mossy Camp
lodge and Archer Huntington's 1911 lodge. Master Plan includes
reorganization of access and parking, landscape restoration,
proposed demolition, facilities rehabilitation and expansion
for program enhancement, including an educational retreat
& conference/distance learning center. Argus has been selected
to carry forward design and construction of the first phase
of the Concept Plan.
(2004 ,2006 -current, Syracuse
University)
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Camp Santanoni, Newcomb, NY
Argus, working with the DEC, Town of Newcomb, Crawford &
Stearns Architects, and Adirondack Architectural Heritage
(AARCH) developed the Conservation Plan for the Santanoni
Historic Area, containing eighteen buildings and numerous
other historic features. Work continues with conservation
projects on the Gate Lodge and other structures in 2005. The
National Historic Landmark is the only publicly owned Adirondack
Great Camp.
(2003 - current, Adirondack Architectural Heritage)
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Main
Lodge
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Dinning
Complex
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Sagamore Historic Adirondack Great Camp,
Raquette Lake, NY
Argus has been working with Sagamore since 1989 on a variety
of projects, the goal of which is the long term preservation,
interpretation, and upgrading of the thirty building, National
Historic Landmark Camp. The most recent project (2003) has
been exterior rehabilitation projects on the Dining Hall complex
& Wigwam guest lodge, including roofing & restoration of bark
siding. The comprehensive Conservation & Facilities plan prepared
by Argus is the guiding document for Sagamore, which received
an Adirondack
Architectural Heritage Award for preservation
in 1997.
(1989 - current)
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Town Hall, Town of Moriah,
Port Henry, NY
Existing Condition Assessment & Historic Structure
Report for an 1872 Second Empire structure on the National
Register. Design for exterior restoration. Complete rehabilitation
of the ornate slate and metal roof, as well as associated
brick masonry and wood components.
(1997 - 2005, Town of Moriah)
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Wells Memorial Library, Upper Jay, NY
Conditions Assessment, Concept Plan & major addition to a
1907 Shingle Style community library on the Ausable River.
To mitigate frequent flooding, Argus devised a strategy of
replacing ground floor space with a (FEMA - funded) addition
which also solved the library's crowding & accessibility problems,
retrieving the pristine original interior & preserving the
integrity of the historic building. The project received an
Adirondack
Architectural Heritage Award in 2003.
(2001, Wells Memorial Library Association)
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Town of Schroon Water System Well
& Pump House, Schroon, NY
Design of the Well and Pump Houses for the new Town Water
system, in a vernacular Adirondack architectural vocabulary.
The design was requested to make these utilitarian structures
an aesthetic asset to the character of the Town and to possibly
provide a design model for other planned water system projects
in the Adirondacks.
(1999, Clough Harbour & Associates)
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Keene Valley Library, Keene Valley,
NY
Conditions Assessment, design, and phased rehabilitation
for the conservation and functional upgrading of 1896 Shingle
Style library, which as significantly expanded and altered
over the years. The first phase of rehabilitation included
structural roof repairs, roofing, electrical system upgrading,
and restoration in the original Reading Room, including hidden
stabilization of the lantern and new lighting.
(1998-2001, Keene Valley Library Association)
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Lyon Mountain Railroad Station, Lyon
Mountain, NY
Conditions Assessment of historic railroad station, proposed
for use as a museum. Rehabilitation is being carried out by
the non-for-profit owners.
(2001, Friends of Lyon Mountain)
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Lake Placid Railroad Station, Lake
Placid, NY:
Conditions Assessment and scoping of rehabilitation for
shingle and stone 1906 D&H railroad station.
(1998, North Elba Historical Society)
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The Iron Center, Port Henry,
NY
The Iron Center, in the National Register listed former laboratory
of the Witherbee Sherman Mining Company, and contiguous park
interprets the extraordinary iron mining history of the Port
Henry area. The seriously deteriorated laboratory was completely
restored and rehabilitated, including slate roofing, masonry
restoration, new mechanical and electrical systems, interior
restoration, and the provision of access for disabled visitors.
The project received an Adirondack
Architectural Heritage Award in 1998.
(1997, Town of Moriah)
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Champlain Basin Cultural Resources
Assessment
Critical assessment of the current documentation, protection,
and management of all public and private cultural heritage
resources (architectural, archeological, and cultural landscapes)
in the Champlain Basin, which includes approximately 200 towns
in New York and Vermont and part of the Province of Quebec.
Included recommendations for future inventory, management,
interpretive programming, and regulatory and non-regulatory
protection for the Basin’s heritage resources. (Argus lead
firm, in association with Hartgen Archeological Associates
and Neil Larson, Preservation Consultant)
(1995, Lake Champlain Basin Program)
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North Elba Preservation Planning,
Lake Placid, NY
Three related projects for documentation of, and protection
strategies for, the cultural resources of the Town and Village
(Lake Placid-North Elba Historic Commission):
Town of North Elba Master Plan, Historic Preservation
Component
Reconnaissance and intensive level survey, and preservation
planning strategies for the Town, including the Village of
Lake Placid and part of Saranac Lake.
(1991)
Lake Placid Main Street Historic Survey
Intensive level historic survey, assessment, and recommendations
for the Main St. corridor.
(1990)
Lake Placid Club
Intensive level survey, assessment, and preservation recommendations
for the Lake Placid Club estate, including approximately 70
buildings and sites.
(1989)
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Adirondack Rock and River
Guide Service Lodge, Keene, NY
Conversion and expansion of existing barn structure for use
as guest lodge and climbing training facility.
(1990, Adirondack Rock and River Guide Service)
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