2502014, Ryan Ramos builds the Porch Steps
Thanks to a matching grant from Idaho Heritage Trust.
2502014, Ryan Ramos builds the Porch Steps Read More »
Thanks to a matching grant from Idaho Heritage Trust.
2502014, Ryan Ramos builds the Porch Steps Read More »
John Lorang has finished the 2nd level flooring structure and put up the 1904 restored pillars.
2312013, John Lorang on the 2nd level Read More »
Porch steps added by Ryan Ramos of Genesee. Porch and step railings and screen door on right are original 1904 pieces. Step railings were found above the Log cabin by U of Idaho students. Thanks also to Idaho Heritage Trust.
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The decorative cornices are all original 1904. The center post was found above the Log cabin by U of Idaho students in 2007. The bottom needed to be replaced and spliced in. The two white posts were created as matches by artists Len Zeoli and Jim Christiansen. The first layer of the porch floor shown
2272012, the 1904 and Recreated Porch Pieces Read More »
Most of this 1904 post is original, but the very bottom had to be recreated and spliced on. L-R: Janet Lorang, John Lorang and assistant, Roch Lorang and Adam Lorang.
2282012, The First Post Read More »
While waiting for decorative porch pieces to be matched, recreated, sanded and painted by artists Len Zeoli, Jim Christiansen and later John Lorang, grandson of Charles; while working on the Log cabin, Curio cabin and lower tier of the 1904 porch, the brace sat holding up the upper porch roof until 2013. In this photo
2302013, Removing the Brace Read More »
John Lorang, grandson of Charles, had already braced the upper porch roof. Now the planning begins. L-R: Eric Schoenberg, Randy Hoffman, Mike Schoenberg and Dave Hoffman.
Dave Hoffman, husband of granddaughter of Barney Lorang, draws a design on the board for jigsaw cutting it to…exactly… match the rocks laying the foundation. His son Randy Hoffman looking on.
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Several decorative pieces survived from the 1904 porch, but not the foundation. John Lorang, grandson of Charles, starts from the ground up.
2082008, From the Ground UP Read More »
L-R: Eric Schoenberg and his father Michael Schoenberg, descendants of Theodore Lorang. Dave Hoffman, husband of granddaughter of Barney Lorang. As you can see, the long board on the right is resting exactly on the rock foundation.
2102008, Restoring 1904 Porch Read More »