Located in downtown Sacramento’s Poverty Ridge neighborhood, this Queen Anne, shingle-style home was constructed in 1899. When the Grand Lady Victorian was purchased in 2017 by a young family, they envisioned a sanctuary where they could grow, thrive, and create lasting memories. To help them reach their vision, Page & Turnbull and a dedicated team of consultants, embarked on a 2-year extensive rehabilitation of the historic property. The results speak for themselves. The residence is listed on the Sacramento Register of Historic Resources.

Listed in the National Register of Historic Places and a California Historical Landmark, Leo Carrillo Ranch Historic Park was the retreat of actor Leo Carrillo. Starting in 1937, Carrillo created his vision of a working ranch, constructing numerous vernacular buildings, many from local adobe. The historic stable, a prominent multi-level adobe and stone structure, has been re-purposed as a flexible, multi-purpose space for education and special events.

The 120-year-old building that once helped link the City of Livermore to the greater Bay Area and beyond – moved down the street. The Railroad Depot was built by Southern Pacific in 1892. Although renovated over the years, it was in need of a complete rehabilitation due to deficiencies in ADA compatibility and current technologies. The project included selective demolition of non-historic additions and preparation of the building for relocation to the new site. Rehabilitation work included restoration of the original redwood exterior siding, wood windows and doors and rehabilitation of existing historic finishes at the interior of the building. An interior stair was reconstructed in the original configuration to link to the first and second floors. Page & Turnbull upgraded building systems, added seismic structural reinforcement and provided accessible access throughout.

Page & Turnbull is the preservation architect and entitlements consultant for the adaptive reuse of Saint Joseph’s Church. The former Catholic church is San Francisco Landmark #120 and is listed in the National Register of Historic Places. The church had been vacant for more than twenty-five years and was severely deteriorated. Work included seismic strengthening, accessibility upgrades, and various renovations to bring the property into compliance with current building and safety codes. A new free-standing mezzanine was installed in the historic sanctuary, and seismic work was sensitively designed to minimally affect historic materials and interior volume.

The Wysteria Residences are a newly designed project within the Russian Hill-Vallejo Crest National Register Historic District. Given that the block is the birthplace of the First Bay Region Style and is a contributor to its rebirth as the Second Bay Region Style, the current project will pay homage to the character of this design The dense landscaping and the concrete retaining wall built well before the 1906 Earthquake are contributing factors to the district’s distinction, and therefore must be retained. Additionally, a large redwood tree sitting on the corner will also be protected during construction. Owing to all these factors, the design and impending construction has been subject to a rigorous review by city officials and community members.

The rehabilitation of this historic 1856 mansion and its conversion to a California State Park house museum and visitor center facilitated its new use as formal entertaining space for the state’s governor and legislators. The building, a private home turned orphanage, came to the Department of Parks & Recreation in 1978 with some of its original furnishing still intact. After many challenging financial years, a phased rehabilitation was jointly funded in 2000 with the intention of using it for the state’s official entertaining. Missing elements and finishes, both interior and exterior, were recreated from historic photographs.

Adaptive reuse of the Hoover Pavilion, part of the Stanford University Medical Center, has rehabilitated this art deco gem into a state-of-the-art medical office building. The exterior board-formed concrete walls had been pockmarked by small spalls, a condition caused by reactive aggregate in the concrete itself. A novel and cost-effective patching system was custom-made to mitigate the issue, and colors matched to the original finish were used to paint over the new work. Further, reconstruction of a (lost) decorative finial drawn from historic drawings and photographs literally capped the finished project.

Recessed into a steep site, the new Copeland Donahue Theater takes advantage of Claremont’s mild climate and includes interiors that open to the outdoors, as well as a teaching program woven into the site. Performances take place under the canopies of mature oak trees and vertical access is integrated into the hillside to connect the theater with upper level control booths. The theater’s palette includes concrete brick, stucco, wooden windows and doors, and clay tile roofing. Completely flexible lighting and sound systems provide the students the opportunity to learn and experiment in theater technical art, and to put on plays, musicals, movies, readings, and lectures.

The rehabilitation of the newly branded Market Square, San Francisco’s former Merchandise Mart, reintroduced an Art Deco-style terracotta building to a struggling part of town as a centerpiece around which to rally. The exterior rehabilitation, complete with its replacement windows, façade rehabilitation, marquee canopy restoration, and its new tenant, Twitter, Inc., have brought new life to the Mid-Market area of San Francisco. The project has been highlighted as an “Urban Game Changer,” one symbolic of the relationship between today’s urban renewal and the power of preservation.

The Antelope Valley Indian Museum is rare and significant architecturally, historically, and culturally. The rambling building resembles a Bavarian chalet and exhibits an indirect influence from the Craftsman period in its unusual construction methods and highly artistic detailing and finishes. California State Parks acquired the building and collection in the late 1970s. Its rehabilitation required attention to vulnerable finishes and vernacular assemblies. Native stone, Joshua Tree structural columns, and hand painted panels were accounted for in the design with sensitive investigations and stabilizing measures for the harsh and variable desert climate.