An Off-Season Dive into Aspen’s History
What can we say, we love a little Aspen History! With a week of upcoming snowstorms, and before the busyness of summer ensues, join us a deep-dive into Aspen’s storied past. Aspen may be small, but our history is mighty. … Continue reading
PROJECT SPOTLIGHT – OURAY COUNTY COURTHOUSE
CCA has worked for decades with Ouray County to meticulously, efficiently and respectfully restore the Ouray County Courthouse, built and occupied since 1888. The courtroom where John Wayne once famously held forth as U.S. Marshal Rooster Cogburn in the 1968 … Continue reading
Scott Smith wins Aspen Historic Preservation Award
A hearty congratulations to our own Scott Smith who earned an Aspen Historic Preservation Commission Award for restoration of a historic home at 202 North Monarch Street in Aspen, Colorado. The home, built in 1866 is one of the few large … Continue reading
Historic Renovation in Aspen’s West End
We’ve been talking a lot this month about historic renovations and preservation. A few years ago, our team at Charles Cunniffe Architects, completed an impressive historic remodel of a house in Aspen’s West End. Originally built in 1889, this beautifully … Continue reading
Can You Name the Oldest House in America?
A heavily debated subject, the oldest house in the United States is the Fairbanks House in Dedham, Massachusetts. Built between 1637 and 1641, it’s the oldest surviving timber-frame home in North America. Puritan settler Jonathan Fairenbanke constructed the farm house … Continue reading
How The Preservation Foundation of Palm Beach is Raising Young Architects
Every year the Preservation Foundation of Palm Beach takes the 4th grade class at Rosarian Academy through the ‘Heritage Education Program’. Through the study of local architecture, the program teaches the lesson of pride in the cultural history to the … Continue reading
Martha’s Vineyard Historical Society Museum
Our team at Charles Cunniffe Architects has an affinity for historical structures, and what could be more historic than the Martha’s Vineyard Museum (c.1740). Located in Edgartown, the founders devoted a great deal of their time, energy, and resources in … Continue reading
