The owners of this 1930’s stone residence wanted to address the constraints of the original floor plan as their children began having families of their own. We recognized the full potential the site offered. In close partnership with interior designer Frank Randolph, we transformed the house behind the charming stone façade into a classic center hall colonial. The main entrance composition, with doric columns and weighty lintel, forms a dramatic focal point for the front façade, signaling the rational ethos awaiting inside. Our internal reconfiguration achieved clarity of circulation, dramatically increased the light, and expanded the usable space without changing the footprint. Opening up three staircases enclosed by outmoded rooms afforded direct axial views through hallways, while lifting the height of the doorways and windows brightened the whole interior. New dormers transformed the attic from a little used storage space to a full floor with an office and exercise room. Removal of walls on the second floor created a spacious primary bedroom suite.  Foundation work in the basement revealed a flagstone foundation wall. We lowered the floor 18 inches to create an informal family room with the wall as its focal point. The original screen porch received a new foundation to become a glass enclosed sun room with a classical triglyph freeze decorating the cornice. The frieze ties the space to the whole of the interior, with each room framed by beautiful classically-inspired millwork. Clarity, light, and elegance mark this full renovation, a stone house set for twenty-first-century living.

Photography by Gordon Beall