Treatment Guidance Treatment guidance provides recommendations for the preservation and repair of Roney Farmhouse. This guidance is to be followed when proposing repair, modifications or rehabilitation of the farmhouse or property. Spatial Organization • Ensure any future new additions or modifications to the existing structure and landscape respect, and do not diminish the farmhouse’s appearance or views. Circulation • Integrate access and circulation improvements to coordinate with future Valmont City Park development. • Consider ADA-compliant parking and pedestrian access to building. Buildings and Structures • Preserve extant architectural character-defining features including sandstone foundations, clapboard siding, wood framing, original shingle roof with steel sheeting, original hardwood flooring, and interior painted plaster walls and ceilings and repair as needed to stabilize and prevent further damage. ○ Continue to mothball building by boarding-up and securing all openings. Replace all current boards and mothballing efforts as they are well worn and damaged ○ Remove all debris and broken/discarded fixtures inside the farmhouse. ○ Repair or replace foundations, siding, and roofing to address all conditions that are not weathertight. • Preserve and repair extant structural features in-place. Stabilize structural items noted to be in critical condition and mothball the building until a new use is determined. ○ Foundations - Replace missing foundation stones and mortar in place. ○ Other Structural Elements - Reset all displaced porch columns; remove and replace all deteriorated columns in-kind. Place the columns on post bases attached to the concrete porch to protect them from future deterioration. • Preserve, repair, and replace extant architectural finishes to match in-kind ○ Repair and refinish all painted surfaces, plastered walls and ceilings, and wood wall paneling and flooring. • Provide mechanical, electrical, and plumbing upgrades. ○ Reconnect electrical service to provide for safety/security lighting for site and interior. ○ Consider restoring original light fixtures. Vegetation Vegetation includes the site's groundcover and extant trees. • Routinely trim back all vegetation growth within close proximity of the structure; • Remove debris and broken materials on the exterior including around the site, taking care to not remove historically significant materials such as retaining walls. • Remove overgrowth of vegetation; • Provide additional support for soil retainage at the crawlspace access stair; • Consider undertaking research to identify the location of original vegetation, including a potential heritage tree east of the building.
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Roney Farmhouse
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