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Provincetown :: Wednesday, February 8th 2012
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Tom Thompson at his studio. |
Under Construction: Part Two
This Old House
By Laura Shabott
March 20th, 2010
Walk around Provincetown and you’ll see homes that date back to the early 1800’s. What keeps an old house standing after a hundred or more years of rain, wind, and use? This curious reporter visited with three Outer Cape specialists to find out.
| What keeps an old house standing after a hundred or more years of rain, wind, and use? |
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Perfectionist Dave Brady is an old home’s best friend “Driving Mr. Brady” was my job one winter and I learned hands on what it takes to fix Provincetown’s old homes. One special project was the renovation at 5 Nickerson Street. Built in 1809, Dave used most of the original materials to retain its great character. I asked him what can damage a house. Dave said “Lack of maintenance, oh, and water is the enemy.” With forty years under his tool belt, Dave will team up with other people like tile artisan Jean Marino for big projects.
Formerly from Boston, Jean came to Provincetown 25 years ago in search of a new life and career. When Jean picked up a hammer and some shingles to work on a beach house at low tide, she found vocational heaven. Jean then learned tile and stone and is now one of the top artisans in the region. She invited me to see her job at Lands End Inn. With its vista views and Art Nouveau Décor, I was excited to be there. “I have my eye on economy without sacrificing quality.” says Jean, as she explained the process of using vintage and modern tiles in a bathroom. Often, she will rely on a designer to create the initial plan.
|  Lands End Inn. |
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Designer Tom Thompson has worked on over 100 local projects in his 14 years on the Outer Cape. Awards from his 25 year career include his adaptive reuse of an existing structure for his design of Lemba’s, now Bradford Natural. “I am a modernist in that I use the existing square footage in a new way”, says Tom. At Provincetown Design Group, the walls are covered with his projects. During our visit, Tom showed me how he takes the exoskeleton of an old home and uses every interior square inch creatively. One of his treasured renovations was 11 Franklin Street where Tom found a ship mast holding up the first floor. “I respect both the house and the client in my designs” says the NCIDQ certified designer. Like Dave and Jean, Tom is excited about his current projects.
Outer Cape residents are lucky to have so many talented locals ready to repair and renovate our treasured homes.
Artistic bon vivant Laura Shabott loves to write about Provincetown. A graduate of the SMFA, Boston, she is practiced in writing, acting and painting.
Dave Brady Construction: 508-487-2498
Jean Marino Tile and Marble, Setting and Design: 508-560-5772 and Facebook
Tom Thompson, Provincetown Design Group: 508-487-7733 x.3
www.landsendinn.com (open all year): 1-800-276-7088
www.bradfordnatural.com: 508-487-9784
www.ncidq.org, National Council for Interior Design
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