Reynolda House Roof Renovation

FAIN: CHA-261881-19

Reynolda House Museum of American Art (Winston-Salem, NC 27106-5117)
Rebecca Eddins (Project Director: March 2018 to September 2018)
Phil Archer (Project Director: September 2018 to present)

A project to repair the 100-year old roof at the Reynolda House Museum of American Art, once the country estate of R.J. and Katharine Reynolds. Repair of the historic tile roof would preserve the museum’s collection of fine art, which includes works by Thomas Cole, Grant Wood, and Georgia O’Keefe, among others, and enable the museum to conduct humanities programming for research, education, and the public.

Reynolda House Museum of American Art (RHMAA) seeks funding from the National Endowment for the Humanities for repair of its 100-year-old signature tile roof, a project necessary for the preservation of the museum’s fine and decorative art collections and humanities programming.  In November 2017, several small leaks revealed concerns that were previously undetected. Deteriorated fasteners have caused courses of tile to slip, with individual tile grooves holding the unfastened tiles in place. Failing copper seams, pitted copper flashing, and degraded underlayment were observed in multiple locations, and exposed fasteners were observed on all tiled hip ridges. Funds from this challenge grant will support the restoration and repair of the roof tiles, copper flashing, roof decking, gutters, membranes, stipends and fees for project consultants, and public programming.

Associated Products

Reynolda House to replace roof next summer in $1.7 million project (Article)
Title: Reynolda House to replace roof next summer in $1.7 million project
Author: Jenny Drabble
Abstract: Winston-Salem Journal article featuring Reynolda House roof project.
Year: 2019
Primary URL: https://journalnow.com/news/local/reynolda-house-to-replace-roof-next-summer-in-1-7-million-project-county-contributes-50/article_4c4a70ea-2621-5270-827f-457dcb5b6650.html
Format: Newspaper
Publisher: Winston-Salem Journal

Story for Success: Ludowici and Reynolda House Roof Tile Replication (Article)
Title: Story for Success: Ludowici and Reynolda House Roof Tile Replication
Author: Peter H. Miller, Hon. AIA
Abstract: Ludowici replicated the roof on the Reynolda House in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.
Year: 2021
Primary URL: https://www.traditionalbuilding.com/product-report/ludowici-reynolda-house-roof
Format: Magazine
Publisher: Traditional Building

Reynolda House receives Robert James Award for Preservation Excellence for roof rehabilitation work (Article)
Title: Reynolda House receives Robert James Award for Preservation Excellence for roof rehabilitation work
Author: Phil Archer
Abstract: Press release announcing Reynolda House receiving the Robert James Award for Preservation Excellence for roof rehabilitation work.
Year: 2021
Primary URL: https://ncpreservation.files.wordpress.com/2021/12/press-release.pdf
Format: Other
Publisher: Reynolda House

Prizes

Robert James Award for Preservation Excellence
Date: 11/5/2021
Organization: North Carolina Preservation Consortium
Abstract: Reynolda House received the North Carolina Preservation Consortium’s (NCPC) annual Robert James Award for Preservation Excellence for its work to replace its 104-year-old roof.

Our Progress on a Historic Roof Replacement (Article)
Title: Our Progress on a Historic Roof Replacement
Author: Baker Roofing
Abstract: After two months on-site at the Reynolda House Museum of American Art, Baker Roofing checked in with its roofing, specialty metal and restoration teams to report their progress on the roof replacement and preservation project at one of North Carolina’s oldest and most beloved estates.
Year: 2021
Primary URL: https://bakerroofing.com/reynolda-house-update/
Format: Other
Publisher: Baker Roofing

Reynolda House Museum of American Art Roof Replacement (Article)
Title: Reynolda House Museum of American Art Roof Replacement
Author: Baker Roofing
Abstract: Baker Roofing article covering completion of Reynolda House roof project.
Year: 2021
Primary URL: https://bakerroofing.com/baker-roofing-completes-reynolda-roof-replacement/
Format: Other
Publisher: Baker Roofing

Reynolda receives Gertrude S. Carraway Award from Preservation North Carolina for Roof and Gardens Restoration Projects (Article)
Title: Reynolda receives Gertrude S. Carraway Award from Preservation North Carolina for Roof and Gardens Restoration Projects
Author: Preservation North Carolina
Abstract: Article announcing Reynolda has been selected as a recipient of the 2022 Gertrude S. Carraway Award of Merit from Preservation North Carolina.
Year: 2022
Primary URL: https://www.presnc.org/news/reynolda-receives-gertrude-s-carraway-award-from-preservation-north-carolina-for-roof-and-gardens-restoration-projects/
Format: Other
Publisher: Preservation North Carolina

Prizes

Gertrude S. Carraway Award of Merit
Date: 10/26/2022
Organization: Preservation North Carolina
Abstract: Reynolda has been selected as a recipient of the 2022 Gertrude S. Carraway Award of Merit from Preservation North Carolina.

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