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Nemours Mansion & Gardens Restoration

project description

Wohlsen’s impressive, award-winning project included the preservation of both the Versailles-inspired, five-floor mansion and the historical French gardens. Mansion work included:
  • Upgrades to the mechanical, electrical and plumbing systems as well as the fire detection and suppression systems
  • Roof restoration
  • Foundation waterproofing
  • ADA-compliant ramping
Work done at the gardens included:
  • Cataloging, removing, restoring and reinstalling all materials – fountains, statues, urns and 3,000 pieces of stone
  • Reinstallation of a lily pond
  • Several pools drained, excavated, replaced and re-landscaped
  • An 800,000-gallon, quarter-acre reflecting pool was also drained, cleaned and repaired
  • The colonnade was cleaned and underwent major masonry repair
  • Restoration of 12-foot Statue of Achievement

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Awards

Construction Excellence Award – Delaware Contractors Association
Award of Merit – Delaware Chapter of Associated Builders & Contractors