Creating the Past
With the removal of the third floor and the preservation of elements of the historic structure it was time to recreate Stevens home and law offices... with some liberties taken for modern use. The back pitch of the roof was known from ghost images on adjoining walls. There was, however, a need to accommodate water run-off issues between the roofs of Stevens and the connected Convention Center so the original pitch of the roof was made much more shallow.
The steep pitch of the streetside roof was recreated accurately from both physical evidence on site and engravings and photographs from the mid-19th century.
(To Be Continued)