Rosecliff
DBVW worked closely with the Preservation Society of Newport County to complete the restoration of the roofs and roof balustrade of this “summer cottage". This Stanford White design is based on the Grand Trianon at Versailles. Balustrade recreation involved fabricating 100 linear feet of cast stone components to replicate the original terra cotta assembly that has significantly deteriorated.
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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
2024 - Rhody Award for Historic Preservation