Restoration of the Sun Porch
The porch was added in 1898 and was remodeled along with the craftsman rooms after the 1906 earthquake. It is the warmest room in the house with the best views of the lovely back garden.
For 3 years the window frames on the west side were covered in plastic. After replacing this section of foundation and reframing this wall we have finally been able to reinstall the repaired windows. We still need to repair the sliding glass barn door and make the restroom larger to be more accessible.
This porch is where our "Hands on" education programs happen, where our little homemade gift shop brings in additional funding, and most importantly it has the only public restroom.
We need your help funding this project.
Replace the posts, piers and brick foundation.
Under the craftsman room and the short wall of the sun porch, we poured concrete to replace the failing brick foundation. The wall and windows on the west side of the porch have been rebuilt and reinstalled.
Over time, water has damaged the walls and the flooring underneath. To fix this problem we need to rebuild the rest of the windows, the walls, and replace the flooring under the windows.
Rebuild the sliding glass barn door
Unfortunately in 2021, water from the leaking gutters, finally destroyed the wood mintons that held the wavy glass panes in the sliding door. We saved many of the panes and will be rebuilding this door. Meanwhile, the plywood helps the door keep its shape so we can continue to enter the house and to use the restroom located in this room.
Replacement of the public restroom
This restroom was added to the house in 1896. Emma needed a restroom on the main floor as she got older. This is the only restroom on the main floor. Now that we have a handicap lift to enable people to enter the first floor, we would like to have a restroom to accommodate their needs.
