3rd Street Bethel AME Church

Ionic DeZign Studios Awarded Historic Church Project

 

Ionic DeZign Studios, Inc. has been awarded the contract to provide design services to preserve the historic Third Street Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Richmond, Virginia. The church is listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places and the project is being funded through a National Park Service grant. As part of the preservation of African American civil rights movement sites, Third Street Bethel AME Church was one of 39 projects in 21 states to receive funding.

The funds will be used to stabilize the 1856 Gothic structure, where trailblazing African-American Maggie Walker addressed the Right Worthy Grand Council of Virginia in 1901, saying, ”Let us awake” and urging them to “start and do good in our ranks,” establishing a bank, a newspaper and a business empire in Richmond’s African American community during the infancy of the Civil Rights movement in Virginia.

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Historic Home Renovations

Existing Restorations

IONIC is still forging ahead on the renovations and restorations of the historical home in Gloucester. Originally built in the 1700s, this home has been added onto over the years. The latest major addition was in 1920. Unfortunately much of the electric and plumbing added during those days needed to be replaced now. Pipes were crumbling and wiring inadequate. Very little insulation was provided in the old house that used 10 different fireplaces for heat. The central air is being replaced with geo thermal, the leaky basement is resealed and insulated, new lighting and replacement of a few rotten beams are a few of the pieces of work required. There are also some new features such as a new master bedroom suite, replacement of some millwork, finished third floor attic for guest bedrooms and rebuilt 6 bathrooms. Various members of the staff have worked on the project but currently Abby Hoffman has been diligently putting together the work necessary for permits along with Kilburn Nightingale Architects in London England. Her latest portion of the work involves the creation of a new verandah space that opens out to the Ware River. Dovetail Construction out of Richmond Virginia has been doing an incredible job on the renovations.

Third floor bedrooms

Re-building sunroom doors and windows

Powder room destruction....for now.