Restoration

Tremont House Restoration

below are a few of the recent projects restoring the tremont house

 

In 2002, the Bellevue Historical Society purchased The Tremont House at 101 E. Main Street (formerly Leonard’s Pharmacy).  It is under-going major restoration to bring it back to its original grandeur. Presently, it is not open to the public, but you can view it from the outside or peek in the windows on the first floor. This was the second hotel in Bellevue. The first floor had small stores; the second floor was the hotel - but not like the hotels we know. This one was a few rooms with cots and one full bathroom that everyone shared.

The first step of the project was to remove the old and deteriorated popcorn room which had become quite an eyesore. Of course, there are always complications. Beneath the popcorn room was the original outside entrance to the basement which had been filled in with rubble. This had to be removed and the space filled in properly. Some interesting items were uncovered in the rubble including old wooden hat forms, shoe repair items and a pair of baby shoes.  Since then, much work as been done to stabilize and reinforce the building. Much of this work as not been visible to the passerby, but the work was necessary.  Eventually, The Tremont House will house the Society's collection of Bellevue artifacts and memorabilia and be opened as a museum.  During the construction process, most of these items have been placed in storage.The Bellevue Historical Society has made substantial progress in restoring the façade of the Tremont House to its original 1846 appearance.  On the second and third floors, custom-made six-over-six paned windows have been installed.  On the upper porches, outside woodwork has been scraped and painted.  With the help of a grant from the Randolph J. and Estelle M. Dorn Charitable Impact Fund, new custom doors have been purchased for the fire escape exit on the third floor and the porch door on the second floor.   The porch door on the third floor will remain original.  Columns on the upper porches need much repair.  Some may need to be replace.  The columns on the second-floor porch have already been removed to a workshop for much-needed attention.

In 2002, the Bellevue Historical Society purchased The Tremont House at 101 E. Main Street (formerly Leanard's Pharmacy).  Since then, much work as been done to stabilize and reinforce the building. Much of this work as not been visible to passerby, but the work was necessary.  Eventually, The Tremont House will house the Society's sollection of Bellevue artifacts and memorabilia and be opened as a museum.  During the constraction process, most of these items have been placed in storage.

At last, the Society is proceeding with a big phase of the renovation - the restoration of the facade to it's orginal 1846 appearance.  The second and thrid floor porches will be restored, all windows will be replaced with 6-over-6 paned windows like the originals and, most difficult and eye opening of all, the first floor facade will be restored to it's original configuration.  Permier Construction of Norwalk has been contracted for this work and architect John Feick of Sandusky is doing the drawings needed for necessary approvals.