Building Survey & Assessment

Comprehensive architectural and engineering evaluations and assessments.  Assessments may include documentation and measured surveys of existing conditions as well as diagnostics and forensics related to specific conditions.

Sample Projects

100 Market Street, Philadelphia, PA

Preservation engineering services for Federal Tax Credit rehabilitation.

 

The Arden Crafts Shop, Arden, DE

Comprehensive renovation.

 

Bath Hotel, Nevis, West Indies

Roof drainage, structural, pest and masonry analysis and recommendations.  

 

Belmont Mansion, Philadelphia, PA

Water infiltration analysis and recommendations, consulting to Fairmount Park Historic Trust.  

 

Eastern State Penitentiary, Philadelphia, PA

Rotunda and adjacent link envelope renovations.

Cell Blocks 1,3, 4, 7, 8, 9 and 12 roof renovations and construction administration.

Bertillion redesign and renovation for conversion to staff office space.

 

English Barn at the Kennedy-Martin-Stelle Farmstead, Bernards Township, NJ

Measured drawings and treatment recommendations.

 

Glen Foerd on the Delaware, Philadelphia, PA

Roof renovation and reconfiguration.  

Drainage system analysis and assessment.

Carriage House roof assessment.

Linderman Library, Lehigh University, Bethlehem, PA

Survey and documentation of exterior conditions; evaluation and documentation of windows and remedies for repair/restoration; development and documentation of exterior restoration work; with MGA Partners Architects.

 

Loudoun Mansion, Philadelphia, PA

Addressing issues of water penetration and management, non-decorative interior finishes, services and facilities improvements, construction administration, and other design professional services related to interior renovations.

Loudoun Mansion, Philadelphia, PA

Water infiltration analysis and stabilization recommendations, consulting to the Fairmount Park Commission.  

 

Memorial Hall, Philadelphia, PA

Ceiling and plaster evaluation, with Fairmount Park Historic Trust for Fairmount Park Commission.

 

Mensch Mill Barn, Alburtis, PA

Structural stabilization of the upper levels of the former barn at Mensch Mill.

 

Morris Arboretum of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA

Measured drawings, conditions assessment and recommended treatment options for Spring Field Mill.

 

National Products Building, Philadelphia, PA

Structural assessment of historic facade, survey and documentation of facade and connection details, measured drawings and treatment recommendations, and historical consultant for design issues.

New Jersey Historic Trust, Trenton, NJ

Site evaluations and consulting.  

 

Peale House, Philadelphia, PA

Restoration of historic entry and portico.

 

Please Touch Museum, Philadelphia, PA

Architectural assessment component of CAP study.  

 

Rankin House, Fort Wayne, IN

Structural analysis and report, construction history, recommendations for future use and interpretation, a public lecture.

 

river house, Schuylkill Valley Environmental Education Center, Philadelphia, PA

Restoration & reuse with Geo. Thomas & Associates.

 

Snagboat Montgomery, Pickensville, AL

Physical assessment and maintenance plan, with Brockington and Associates, Inc.

El Teatro, University of Puerto Rico

Preservation engineering assessment of envelope, accessibility & mechanical systems.

 

 

 

 

--S. Harris & Co. Comprehensive Project List--