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Preserving Boston's Old State House
September 16, 2008
Donald Tellalian architect, Tellalian Associates LLC
Matt Ottinger facilities manager, Old State House
Ambrose Milford site supervisor, Lee Kennedy Co. Inc.
Pam Bailey project manager, Lee Kennedy Co. Inc.
David Storeygard architect, Tellalian Associates LLC
W. Lewis Barlow senior historical architect, Boston National Park Service
Judith Selwyn specialist, Preservation Technology Associates, Inc.

Members of the Old State House preservation team talk about the exciting discoveries that were made throughout their most recent restoration project.

At 295 years old, the Old State House undergoes a major preservation project. The Old State House tower and weather-beaten North East corner have been painstakingly restored and are in wonderful condition, thanks to a team of dedicated preservation professionals. The Bostonian Society hosts an evening with the preservation project team. These architects and preservation specialists discuss the methods and techniques that were used to restore the Old State House, and they talk about the daily challenges they had to overcome.

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