Captain Hardy Smith House

The Captain Hardy Smith House is located in Dublin, Georgia. It is the oldest home in Dublin on its original location. Built in 1873 it is located at 307 West Gaines Street in Downtown Dublin.

The restoration of the home included searching for mature pine suitable for cutting the large barge boards with no knots. The ones used came from the Altamaha Swamp around Hindsville, Georgia.

Tuesday, November 1, 2011

The Parlor - Gone With the Wind Room

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The front room on the bottom floor where guests were entertained was in pretty good shape. It was floor to ceiling wall paper that had to come down due to water damage.





On the wall original wallpaper.


What fun tearing all the paper down!


Above the fireplace before major work is started....to the left the wall is to be moved forward to match the right side. The right side has plywood which was put to cover the central heat/air heading upstairs.

 

The Wall had to be rebuilt to cover the plywood. Another shot of the fireplace.

The priming begins.

 


A lot of work on the ceiling getting it ready.



After priming the painting begins


The gold trim is original. Restored to it's original beauty by hand painting.


Done!




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