[MassHistPres] Evaluation/Restoration of Antique Copper Roofs

[Bob Hicks]

Our Town Museum and Archive are housed in a gothic-style Civil War  
Memorial built in 1868 of stone with a slate roof which is listed in  
the National Register.  About 1890 two additional rooms were added to  
serve as book rooms to make the structure into a library and those  
additions had copper roofs with integrated copper skylights and gutter  
systems.  On recent inspection we found the skylights to be badly  
corroded and the roof surfaces and gutters need to be evaluated as well.

We are looking for someone with expertise on antique copper roofs/ 
structures that can give us an evaluation of what needs to be done to  
preserve/restore/replace these beautiful roofs and skylights before we  
have additional deterioration and/or interior damage to the building.   
As part of this evaluation we would also be looking for a budgetary  
estimate of the cost of any required work to allow us to plan for that  
activity.

Recommendations or suggestions regarding someone or a company with the  
required expertise would be appreciated.

Thank you.

Bob Hicks, Chairman
Foxborough Historical Commission
40 South Street
Foxborough, MA 02035
(508) 543-5436