Lincoln Terrace Art Deco
Partnership Overview
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Lincoln Terrace Art Deco Preservation
Location: Lincoln Terrace, Oklahoma City
✔️ Type: Residential Exterior Preservation
✔️ Historic Designation: Capitol-Lincoln Historic District
✔️ Duration: 2024
About the Work
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This wasn’t a flashy transformation. From the sidewalk, the home looks almost unchanged – and that was exactly the point.
“Sometimes the goal is exactly that – make it look beautiful and like we were never there.”
Old Home Rescue restored stability, efficiency, and durability to this historic Art Deco residence while preserving original materials and ensuring compliance with Lincoln Terrace’s strict design guidelines
Restoring Authenticity, Ensuring Longevity
Challenges & Solutions
- Bowing and separation of brick walls
→ Carefully dismantled and reconstructed masonry, reusing original brick and chimney caps, with upgraded drainage and flashings. - Chronic moisture intrusion and wood decay
→ Integrated repair approach: flashing upgrades, rot repairs, borate treatments in high-risk areas, and repainting to extend service life without full replacement.
Preservation requirements under historic guidelines
→ Prioritized repair over replacement with in-situ window painting, reuse of original bricks, sourcing salvaged bark-faced brick in matching tones, and epoxy repairs for historic wood elements.
Scope of Work
- Masonry wall deconstruction and reconstruction with original and salvaged brick
- Mortar mixed to match historic composition (NPS Preservation Briefs 2 & 22)
- Epoxy-based wood rot repairs (Briefs 9, 11, 26, 45)
- Roof flashing and drainage improvements
- Historic wood window painting and maintenance (Briefs 9 & 10)
- Custom ENERGY STAR storm windows for protection and efficiency
- Preservation-based exterior painting aligned with NPS standards
- Plaster repair and interior paint refresh
Preservation Practices
- Work aligned with multiple National Park Service Preservation Briefs: 2 (Mortar), 9 (Windows), 10 (Paint), 11 (Woodwork), 22 (Brick), 26 (Weather), 45 (Wood Preservation)
- Original materials retained whenever possible; replacement only when repair was not feasible
- Combined traditional methods with modern solutions such as borate rods, epoxy stabilization, and energy-efficient storm windows
Materials & Methods
- Paint Process: Class 2 paint removal (failed paint only), H-I-S Paint’s Majesty acrylic primer with titanium dioxide, elastomeric caulking for expansion needs, and premium topcoats per NPS Brief 10.
- Masonry: Type-S pre-blended mortar engineered to mimic historic Type-N composition for structural compatibility.
Windows: Hand-glazed with Sarco Type-M linseed-oil glazing compound; installation of QuantaPanel aluminum storm windows in custom colors.
Results
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- Structural stability restored while maintaining historic authenticity
- Significant improvements in energy efficiency and water management
- Historic windows preserved, protected, and upgraded for performance
Why Old Home Rescue?
Old Home Rescue has experienced remodel contractors that specialize in preserving historic buildings and exterior home remodeling. Unlike many remodel contractors, our approach is grounded in thorough research. Before starting any project, we ensure our subcontractors fully understand the why and how behind each task. Since 2015, we have assessed more than 3,000 historic homes and buildings, completed more than 500 projects on old house renovations, and restored over 4,000 historic windows. Old Home Rescue brings the expertise and experience you need for successful historic building preservation.