You read it right the first time! This grant will complete the restoration of the Edge Hill Service Station – creating a center for preservation in our community. The Fairfield Foundation, working hand-in-hand with Gloucester County, received a Transportation Enhancement grant from the Federal Highway Administration. The funds, administered by the Virginia Department of Transportation […]
Adventures in Plastering!
Thanks to a flurry of activity at the Edge Hill Service Station last week, the on-going restoration efforts for the 1930s Texaco station are building momentum! The Fairfield Foundation, in partnership with Adventures in Preservation (http://adventuresinpreservation.org/), held an extremely successful plaster workshop from August 27-August 31, with the goal of repairing some of the interior […]
Help Us Plaster at the Pumps! August 27 – 31, 2012
The Fairfield Foundation is teaming up once again with Adventures in Preservation to recruit a team of volunteers to do hands-on restoration work at the 1930 Texaco Station in Gloucester, Virginia the week of August 26, 2012. Work this year will focus on plastering of interior walls. This marks 2012’s major preservation task on the station’s interior, bringing […]
Dominion Virginia Power Supports Energy Innovation at the Edge Hill Service Station
We are please to announce that a generous grant of $15,000 from Dominion Resources will support the design and installation of solar panels and infrastructure at our Edge Hill Service Station on Main Street in Gloucester. “The Fairfield Foundation is thrilled that Dominion is playing such an important role in promoting energy efficiency and sustainable […]
Art at the Station: Gloucester Artists’ Original Works Protect Historic Windows
Collaboration is at the heart of any preservation program. Protecting a landscape, a landmark, or an archaeological site can often benefit other community efforts, like encouraging economic development, educational outreach, and exhibiting community pride. At the Edge Hill Service Station, our window restoration dovetails nicely with our love of the arts. “In what way?” you might […]
Progress! Restoration Moves Forward at Edge Hill.
Construction is underway at the Edge Hill Service Station. The hammering of nails, the whirl of drills and saws, and the beautiful noise of progress can be heard as our dream for this Gloucester landmark moves closer to reality. In late September Courthouse Construction began the stabilization phase of our restoration project. Removing just enough plaster […]
Help Us Restore Windows at the Edge Hill Service Station!
Come see the hard work of our volunteers and restoration advisors on the windows of the Edge Hill Service Station. We have made steady progress across the building, staying on track to complete the window work this fall. The arduous task of removing broken panes of glass, 80 years of window putty, grime, and rust is rewarded with a cleansing wipe […]
The [Dominion Virginia] Power of Volunteers
It’s amazing what you can get done with a little help from some friends- in this case, a dedicated group of volunteers from Dominion Virginia Power helping us at the Edge Hill Service Station. Last Friday (March 11) they joined us on a beautiful late winter day to clean up our property at the corner […]
