Lew Wallace installed a stained glass window in the center of the skylight in his Study. Just below the stained glass sat scrolled ironwork. This week workers removed the stained glass for cleaning and repairs, leaving the ironwork in place. They also removed a couple of the panels of frosted […]
Study Restoration Project
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Work on the Study Restoration Project began this week with construction workers setting up scaffolds and starting repairs. Workers are assessing and preparing to remove the copper roof in sections. They plan to work on the building one side at a time, so visitors to the site can get unobstructed […]
The last of Lew’s artwork has left the Study building! Staff and a few experienced volunteers packed up paintings by Wallace himself as well as sculptures and paintings that he owned. Collections Manager Amanda McGuire explains to summer Intern Kasey Greer (Indiana University) how to wrap and pack a plaster […]
Boxes of Lew Wallace’s books and other large artifacts await the arrival of Red Ball Superior Moving and Storage to take them to the off-site storage location. Grounds Manager Deb King watches her step carrying a chair out of the Study. This is the first time these artifacts have left […]
How do you pack over 1,200 books for storage? Very carefully… Volunteers learned the procedure for packing up General Wallace’s books. Working in pairs, packing volunteers pulled books from the shelves individually, cross-referenced each title with the list to make sure we have a record of it, and made a […]
Moving the Clock 11-10-09, originally uploaded by WallaceStudy. General Lew Wallace’s 1898 Tiffany grandfather clock, custom made for the General in New York to match his Study here in Crawfordsville, gets installed in its temporary home inside the Carriage House Interpretive Center. As shown in this video, the clock juuuuuust […]
Before the onset of any cold rain typical of November in Indiana, we decided to remove some of the most significant artifacts from the Study in preparation of the Study Restoration Project. This week we moved Lew Wallace’s custom-made grandfather clock from the Study to the Carriage House Interpretive Center. […]
Monday we hosted an Historic Structures Workshop, organized by both the Indiana Historical Society’s Local History Services and Historic Landmarks Foundation of Indiana. This workshop was geared for professionals and volunteers in history organizations located in historic buildings. Staff and board members from as far away as Cincinnati convened to […]
The money is in and the process has started to find a contractor to replace the dome on Lew Wallace’s 111 year old study. This means that we also have to start packing up all of the General’s artifacts in the study to be put in storage while the dome […]
The General Lew Wallace Study & Museum received a $51,000 grant from the Montgomery County Community Foundation for the Study Restoration Project! The Community Foundation has been a strong contributer to the Museum, and we are thrilled that they have continued to support us. Our request was especially dire this […]