Restoration & Conservation of The Gamble House

The Conservation Project as it Happened

Progress reports from October 2003 through August 2004.

Before and After Photos

Conservation Project Participants

Read statements by the restoration’s principal participants:

• Kelly Sutherlin McLeod, AIA - Kelly Sutherlin McLeod Architecture, Inc. ~ project architect
• Voss Industries, Inc. Construction Services
• John Griswold; Griswold Conservation Associates, LLC
• Peyton Hall, FAIA; Historic Architect, Historic Resources Group, LLC
• Anthony Mugavero, Architect, AIA; Project Manager, Capital Construction Development, University of Southern California

Press Articles

• The Patina of Age: A philosophy of respect guided the conservation of Greene & Greene’s Gamble House ~ By Hadiya Strasberg; originally published in Period Homes
• The Gamble House: Arts & Crafts Icon Preserved ~ By Edward Bosley; originally published in American Bungalow
• Revisiting a Work of “Architectural Art” at the Gamble House ~ By Tracy Ostroff; originally published in AIArchitect
• An Old Lantern for the Gamble House ~ originally published in Style 1900

Awards

• California Preservation Foundation 2005 Preservation Design Awards
• Los Angeles Conservancy 2005 Historic Preservation Awards
• American Institute of Architects California Council 2006 Design Awards: a Merit Award was received for “Excellence in Design of The Gamble House Conservation Project”

Restoration Photos

View this collection of photographs taken between October 2003 and October 2004, showing The Gamble House undergoing restoration.

Above: a rotted beam in need of repair.

Above: the house shrouded in scaffolding.

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Reproduction Requests

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