Lockwood-Mathews Mansion Museum
Lockwood-Mathews Mansion Museum
John Canning & Co.’s work involved restoration of several rooms, including the Renaissance Revival library and the dining room of this Second Empire style house.
PROJECT DETAILS
Completed in 1868, the Lockwood Mathews Mansion is a very early and exceptionally fine Second Empire style house and is now a National Historic Landmark. Our work involved restoration of several rooms, including the Renaissance Revival library, originally designed by New York designer, Leon Marcotte, and the dining room, originally designed by the Herter Brothers.
We conserved, repaired, restored architectural boiserie (featuring water gilding and inlays of rosewood, walnut, maple, satinwood, bronze, mother-of-pearl, and enamel painting) and wood finishes, ornamental plaster, decorative painting, oil and water gilding.
 GALLERY
BUILDING FACTS
- Location: Norwalk, CT
- Built: Circa 1864
- Original Architect: Detlief Lienau
- Style: Renaissance-Second Empire
- Status: National Historic Landmark
AWARDS
- 1993 Merit Award – Connecticut Trust for Historic PreservationÂ
 SCOPE
- Investigation of Historic Materials: Plaster, Woodwork, and Paint
- Pain Exposures
- Color Matching
- Pattern Documentation
- Conditions Assessment
- Ornamental and Flat Plaster Repair
- Replication of Mold and Casting
- Plaster Patching and Infill
- Veneer Plastering
- Plaster Restoration, Consolidation, and Reattachment
- Faux Marbling and Wood Graining
- Architectural Gilding
- Stenciling
- Glazing
