CPG was hired initially to develop a nomination to the National Register of the Historic Places as a means of making Shuttlewood’s rehabilitation eligible for the historic rehabilitation tax credit program. After a successful NRHP listing, CPG’s services were maintained to complete the historic tax credit application for the project.
Commonwealth
Shuttlewood
Architectural Survey
Building Documentation and Scanning
Historic Building Renovation
Historic Research
Historic Resource Documentation
Historic Tax Credit Consulting
National Register Nominations
Shuttlewood
Partners
Tidewater and Big Bend Foundation
Joe Yates Architects
Virginia Department of Historic Resources
National Park Service
Project Goals
The Tidewater and Big Bend Foundation purchased Shuttlewood, a c1848 Greek Revival frame I-house located on a sprawling 689 acre estate in New Kent County, Virginia, in 2020 with the goal of turning the building into a museum and rental property.
Project Design
CPG provided building treatment recommendations to preserve remaining historic features and sensitively insert new systems necessary for its use as a house museum and rental property.
Shuttlewood’s parlor room retained original painted faux marbling on the baseboards and mantle. Faux marbling is a rare character defining feature for a rural house of this size. Extra care was taken to retain these features.
Challenges & Accomplishments
The building had undergone previous renovations in the 1970s which included the addition of a modern screened in rear porch.
The team removed the modern rear porch and reinstated the historic porch design. The design team used physical evidence, photographs, and the current front porch to inform the design of the reinstated rear porch, which was found to have the same configuration as the remaining historic front porch.
