Bostwick News & Events
In the News: A February edition of Route One Fun featured Bostwick House. |
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HistoriCorps Preservation Training Project Fall 2018 HistoriCorps restored the front porch floor, banisters, and columns in the Fall of 2018. The team and volunteers have shored up the porch and began removing columns for restoration and repair. Porch deck repairs began and balusters are being maintained and repaired as well. |
Dendrochronology Workshop at Bostwick House October 2015 Students in Dr. Don Linebaugh's vernacular architecture class taking wood samples in the basement of Bostwick House for dendrochronological dating. Each year the class has a workshop on dendrochronology led by Mick Worthington, a HISP research faculty member and principal of Oxford-Tree Ring Laboratory. |
Fall Arrives at Bostwick House!
October 2015
Fall and its stunning colors have arrived at Bostwick House. Notice the shiny new windows as well!
October 2015
Fall and its stunning colors have arrived at Bostwick House. Notice the shiny new windows as well!
Re-Installation of Restored Windows is Underway September 2015 Work is underway on the re-installation of Bostwick's newly-restored window sashes. Workmen with Mozer Works, Inc. (http://www.mozerworks.com) are re-installing the windows this week. They look great!! |
Windows Readied for Re-Installation
September 2015
The Bostwick window restoration is moving along nicely and all have been reglazed and are now being painted and readied for re-installation. Very exciting progress.
September 2015
The Bostwick window restoration is moving along nicely and all have been reglazed and are now being painted and readied for re-installation. Very exciting progress.
Window Restoration Project July 2015 Work is underway on the Bostwick window restoration project. Workmen with Mozer Works, Inc. (http://www.mozerworks.com) are removing the windows and will take them to their workshop for full restoration before bringing them back for reinstallation. |
Roof Repair Complete, and Back Porch Painted
May 2015 Work has now been completed on the roofing repair begun earlier this month on the main house structure. The back porch of the main house structure has also been freshly painted. Roof Repair
May 2015 As part of the ongoing restoration of Bostwick House, a roofing work crew arrived in early May to remove all the old shingles, replace the damaged roof decking structure, roof flashing, and shingles for the main house structure. |
Bostwick Interpretive Signs
April 2015
Thanks to a grant from the National Park Service (NPS) and the Maryland State Highways Administration (MSHA)/National Scenic Byways program in partnership with Maryland Milestones and the Star Spangled Banner National Heritage Trail, Bostwick House has a series of five interpretive signs around the property to provide a little insight into the long history of the house within the Bladensburg community.
April 2015
Thanks to a grant from the National Park Service (NPS) and the Maryland State Highways Administration (MSHA)/National Scenic Byways program in partnership with Maryland Milestones and the Star Spangled Banner National Heritage Trail, Bostwick House has a series of five interpretive signs around the property to provide a little insight into the long history of the house within the Bladensburg community.
Bladensburg’s Oldest Building Gets Bicentennial Face-lift
September 30, 2013
By Eric Goldwein
Bladensburg officials want to resurrect the town’s oldest surviving structure — a house that played a crucial role in the War of 1812 — in time for next year’s bicentennial commemoration. Continue Reading
September 30, 2013
By Eric Goldwein
Bladensburg officials want to resurrect the town’s oldest surviving structure — a house that played a crucial role in the War of 1812 — in time for next year’s bicentennial commemoration. Continue Reading
Earthquake Chimney Repair
September 2013
September 2013
Interdisciplinary Tour of Prince George's County
August 29, 2013
Organized by the University of Maryland's Collaborative Student Planning Committee, new students to the School of Architecture, Planning, and Preservation were introduced to the area with a tour of Prince George's County. Sites included National Harbor, Fort Washington, the Glenn Dale Hospital Campus, and Riversdale House Museum among others. One of the sites visited will be the focus of a collaborative charrette in the spring. The tour concluded with refreshments at the Bostwick House.
August 29, 2013
Organized by the University of Maryland's Collaborative Student Planning Committee, new students to the School of Architecture, Planning, and Preservation were introduced to the area with a tour of Prince George's County. Sites included National Harbor, Fort Washington, the Glenn Dale Hospital Campus, and Riversdale House Museum among others. One of the sites visited will be the focus of a collaborative charrette in the spring. The tour concluded with refreshments at the Bostwick House.