The Robinson Building was built during the Reconstruction era (approximately 1866) and has been home for many businesses, including the Grand Theater (1909). Today, The Grand On Main honors the past as the current tenant. Our work was paramount in the restoration process. Interior work on the first floor and basement included hospitality space, while the second floor consisted of residential space.
Since the Robinson and Marks (aka, the Phoenix Building) buildings were joined together on the interior, the Robinson took on the Marks architectural characteristics of 1866. A cornice with the same corbels, including hand-turned finials, was added to the Robinson. Along with this work, Specialty Woodworks crafted and installed the window eyebrows with corbels. On the street level, we replicated and restored the storefront with custom-built stile-and-rail entry doors with plate windows and sapele for the window jambs, sash, brick moulding along with the wainscot panels.
The Grand’s bar is one of the many highlights built from the client’s design concept for an aged, weathered appearance. We achieved the desired look using hand-finished concrete counters, chemically treated metal panels for the raw rusty-aged look surrounded with sapele stile-and-rail wood framing. Sapele was also used to create the cantilevered back bar shelving and the upper soffits decorated with 400 hand-cut wine bottle bottoms and LED back lights.
For the residential units, we helped create inviting homes for tenants with high-end cabinets installation, granite counters, and replicated trim and casings to match historical details of the building.
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