Mary Baker Eddy Historic House
DBVW provided construction administration and design services for a comprehensive restoration of the Mary Baker Eddy Historic House property, which included the main residence, carriage house, gate house, landscape, and site features. Work spanned the interior and exterior of the buildings. Over a hundred windows were restored and reinstalled, the stone and brick masonry was repointed, and a slate roof, gutters, and downspouts were replaced to match the originals. On the inside, light and plumbing fixtures were restored as well as a historic elevator, which was also extended to the basement to make the main house fully accessible.
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Martha is a nationally-recognized expert in the field of historic preservation. She has directed multiple phases of important preservation projects at some of the region’s most treasured landmark buildings. As an advisor to the National Trust for Historic Preservation, Martha served on a national Sustainability Task Force focused on strengthening the important relationship between sustainability and historic preservation. Martha serves on the boards of GrowSmart RI and the Historic Preservation Education Foundation. She is a Governor-appointed member of the Capital Center Commission, a member of the RIHPHC review board, and a past-President of AIA/Rhode Island. When Martha is not climbing up steeples or through abandoned buildings, she can be found playing tennis or kayaking on the Narragansett Bay.
Interesting fact:
Martha has dual citizenship in the United States and Switzerland
You may or may not be surprised that:
She is a two-time winner of the Women’s Statewide Squash Championship
DBVW had a very nice balance of respecting the principles of historic preservation, but tempered with what was a cost-effective and practical solution.
John Alioto, Senior Facilities Manager + Clerk of the Works
2024 - AIA Rhode Island Citation Award for Historic Preservation