HISTORIC STRUCTURES

Preservation Experts

Our primary mission has been to produce elegant, integrated solutions in the widest range of historic materials. Our principal, Stephen Ortado, is a carpenter by trade, an engineer by training and a preservationist by avocation. Mr. Ortado has over several decades developed the comprehensive array of historic restoration services necessary for the sound, economical preservation of historic structures. In addition, we have nurtured valued working relationships with some of the most accomplished artisan specialists in the country. Whether or not any American presidents have ever stayed at your house, we will employ these skills to preserve your unique, historic, and equally irreplaceable period home.

Construction Professionals

Historic Structures has earned a reputation as a group of knowledgeable and collaborative construction professionals who can evaluate building conditions, assess the best construction solutions, make accurate cost projections, assemble a quality construction team, and manage the project to schedule and budget. With an eye for details and a respect for historic elements, we can reproduce work from old photographs, client drawings and even from salvaged historic fragments. We can evaluate the numerous problems and unexpected surprises inherent in modifying and preserving historical structures, and we work with our clients to provide comprehensive and creative solutions which minimize changes in the budget or schedule. Clients often find it most cost effective to bring us into the design process early, as consultants, to establish realistic budgets and schedules. Our commitment is to client satisfaction.

★★Winner of the 2013 District of Columbia Awards for Excellence in Historic Preservation★★