Give
A group gathered outside the house, looking at the brick wall where the work is under way.

We need hands.

There is more work in this house than a board can do on its own. Some of it takes a trade and some of it just takes showing up. If you can swing a hammer, or want to learn, we would be glad to have you.

Workdays
On the house itself
Every trade
Skilled and unskilled
No experience
Needed to start

How to help

Where we need you.

Four things that would help right now.

Come to a workday

Workdays are where most of the labor happens. Clearing, hauling, stripping back, cleaning up behind the trades, and the hundred small jobs that keep a restoration moving. Bring gloves and boots and we will show you the rest.

Bring a trade

Carpenters, masons, roofers, electricians, plumbers, and anyone who has worked on an old building before. Hand hewn log work is its own trade, and we would far rather learn it from people who already know it than guess at it.

Give

Every gift goes into the house and the ground around it. Materials, labor, and the professional work the restoration needs. There is no paid staff and very little overhead.

Photographs and papers

The photographic record of this house is thinner than it should be. If your family holds pictures, letters or deeds touching the house or the families in it, we would be glad to hear from you, and we return anything you lend us.

Membership

Join the Friends.

Membership runs a year from the day you join. It is the steadiest money the house gets, and it is what lets us plan further ahead than one season at a time. Members hear first about workdays, open houses and talks.

  • $25

    Family. One household, for the year.

  • $100

    Sponsor.

  • $250

    Patron.

  • $500

    Benefactor.

Join the Friends

The first three membership amounts are buttons at checkout. Benefactor is entered as a custom amount. Check Yearly there to renew on its own, or leave it and be a member for the one year.

There is a lot of work ahead, and we would welcome your help.

Every gift goes into the house and the ground around it. Thank you.

Help uncover it Or join the Friends