We Build Art You Live In It
We are doing a major preservation and addition to a ruin of what is perhaps the most historically significant home in Irvington. Erected in 1912 by prolific builder Frederick E. Bowman, this soon to be 8,000 square foot mansion was originally home to the Giltner’s, a family of prominent lawyers, politicians, cultural leaders, patrons of …
McCulloch Construction blog reader Chris Wilson sent us a wonderful picture of the old Oregon City courthouse that confirms the belief that the unique wrought iron fence around the Giltner mansion and the old courthouse fence are one and the same! When we zoomed in on the lower-left corner, we found that all the curves, …
For the Killorin family, taking a tour of their former home was a slightly surreal experience. The fifteen family members that walked through our Alameda Tudor had 43 years of family history rooted in the home, 43 years of holidays, birthdays, rainy winters, perfect summers and daily rituals. When Paul Killorin sold us their home, …
Work in earnest has begun on a historic Wade Pipes home in the West Slope. The residents LOVE their home’s history and are passionate about Wade Pipes – they even have the original furniture plans drawn by Wade Pipes himself! They were kind enough to share it with us and we’ve used the plans to …
At McCulloch Construction we deeply care about the history of our homes. We strive to incorporate the architectural vocabulary of the original architects and always work within the the homes’ design aesthetic – be it Prairie School or Colonial Revival. As we remodel our home on Siskiyou, we’ve reproduced historic windows, copied mantle details from the architect’s …
