Restoration efforts are coming along nicely here at the Study! The striking copper finial that sits on top of the Study cupola has been chemically cleaned, polished and restored to its place of honor overlooking the Museum grounds. It was unclear at first whether the original finial, which had the […]
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On a windy November day, bundled-up workers hammer the joints where the copper sheets meet the battens on the dome roof. After hammering the copper together, they will solder the joints to make them watertight. It’s a very time-consuming process! Meanwhile, more workers are lying down on the job to […]
As a regular part of the Study Restoration Project, the architect and some grantors inspect the progress on the construction. This week’s inspection includes the resetting of the glass panels in the cupola. The panels on the west side (by the tower) have been removed, cleaned, reset, and resealed to […]
The front and back porches are getting a new traffic coating to help them shed water – preventing it from leaking into the basement of the Study – and seal and unify all the small cracks in the stone. The gray sticky stuff was the first layer to go down, […]
The first panel of new copper is on the roof! Workers are braving the wind to install the new roof on the east side of the building. As predicted, it’s bright and shiny, so if you can make it out to see the progress, make sure you bring your sunglasses! […]
Workers removed the copper from the south side of the Study earlier this week. That leaves two sides without copper and two sides still covered. You can see the wooden decking and battens, just like what they found on the east side, before they installed the weatherproof barrier. From their […]
It’s been a week of tantalizing research leads. One of the more interesting leads walked in the door on Thursday morning. Mr. Johns from Tennessee came for a visit at the Museum and told us that during the Civil War, General Wallace was in Lavergne, Tennessee, near Murfreesboro when he […]
The front steps of the Study got reset today after their “vacation” on the lawn. Construction workers relaid support underneath the steps – instead of the piles of loose bricks – and then moved the steps back in place. Years ago, a previous crew apparently patched a sizable gap between […]
wabashvolunteers 011, originally uploaded by WallaceStudy. Athlete volunteers from Wabash College move picnic tables on the grounds of the General Lew Wallace Study & Museum as part of their Wabash Day community assistance activities.
wabashvolunteers 014, originally uploaded by WallaceStudy. Athlete volunteers from Wabash College help scrape paint from the 1875 Carriage House on the grounds of the General Lew Wallace Study & Museum as part of their Wabash Day community assistance activities.