COMPLETED PROJECTS

Jefferson Art Lighting Company has professionally consulted and provided antiques and/or custom, replicated, restored, and retrofitted historic preservation lighting for the following nationally prominent projects:

Commissioned to replicate the first electric light fixtures for Thomas Edison's Menlo Park Laboratory, Greenfield Village, Dearborn, Michigan - John Bowditch, Curator, Edison Institute, Dearborn, Michigan.

Commissioned by Governor James J. Blanchard to design and produce "North American Woodland",
an engraved porcelain lithophane lamp depicting a white-tailed deer in its natural surroundings. This special limited edition was presented to the nation's 53 state and territorial governors to commemorate Michigan's Sesquicentennial Celebration at the National Governors Association Conference in July, 1987.

Approved by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and contracted by Climax Molybdenum of Ann Arbor, Michigan, Lenox China of Egg Harbor, New Jersey and NASA of Houston, Texas to design and manufacture ceramic funnels for pouring rare metal alloys. Climax Molybdenum utilized these funnels to pour rare metal castings for the "Moon Rover" space vehicle that was left on the moon.

Restoration of Michigan State Capitol Building, Lansing, Michigan - Richard Frank, Architect, Saline, Michigan; Ronald Staley, V. P., The Christman Company, Lansing, Michigan.

Sheraton Potomac Inn, Rockville, Maryland – Roger Sherman Associates, Birmingham, Michigan.

Restoration of Clara and Henry Ford's Residence Fair Lane Manor, Dearborn, Michigan -
Marcy Jefferson, ASID, and Friends of Fair Lane Manor, Dearborn, Michigan.

Restoration of Michigan Theater, Ann Arbor, Michigan – David Evans, Architect, Quinn-Evans, Architects, Ann Arbor, Michigan; O'Neal Construction Company, Ann Arbor, Michigan.

Meadowbrook Village Mall, Rochester, Michigan – Roger Sherman Assocs, Birmingham, Michigan.

Dayton Arcade Restaurants, Dayton, Ohio – Roger Sherman Associates, Birmingham, Michigan.

Restoration of Nickels Arcade, Ann Arbor, Michigan - Architects Four, Ann Arbor, Michigan.

Porcelain Lily Wall Sculpture at Maude's Restaurant, Ann Arbor, Michigan - Main Street Ventures, Ann Arbor, Michigan.

Charley's Crab Restaurants, Grand Rapids and Troy, Michigan –
Roger Sherman Associates, Birmingham, Michigan.

Joe Muer's Restaurant, Boca Raton, Florida – Roger Sherman Associates, Birmingham, Michigan.

Georgetown Park Mall, Washington, D. C. - Roger Sherman Associates, Birmingham, Michigan.

University Place Holiday Inn, East Lansing, Michigan – Hobbs & Black Associates, Inc., Ann Arbor, Michigan.

220 Merrill Street Restaurant, Birmingham, Michigan – Roger Sherman Associates, Birmingham, Michigan.

Restoration of Grand Concourse Train Station, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania – Roger Sherman Associates, Birmingham, Michigan.

Restoration of Mosher-Jordan and Stockwell Halls, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan.

Cordova Mall, Mobile, Alabama - Pensacola Company, Inc., Mobile, Alabama.

Esplanade Mall, Palm Beach, Florida – Pensacola Company, Inc. Mobile, Alabama.

Renovation of Ford Motor Company's Dearborn Inn, Dearborn, Michigan – Paul Greene & Associates, Birmingham, Michigan.

University Place Holiday Inn, East Lansing, Michigan - Hobbs & Black, Architects, Ann Arbor, Michigan.

Restoration of Orchestra Hall, Detroit, Michigan - Richard Frank, Architect, Saline, Michigan.

Restoration of Shiawassee County Courthouse, Corunna, Michigan -
John T. Meyer, FAIA, Wigen, Tinknell, Meyer & Associates, Inc., Saginaw, Michigan.

Restoration of Alabama State Capitol Building, Montgomery, Alabama - Melanie Betz, Curator and Lawrence Oaks, Director, Alabama Historical Commission, Montgomery, Alabama.

Restoration of Christ Church Episcopal, San Augustine, Texas -
Dr. William Seale, Historical Consultant, Alexandria, Virginia.

Restoration of George Eastman Residence, International Museum of Photography, Eastman Kodak Company, Rochester, New York - Dr. William Seale, Historical Consultant, Alexandria, Virginia.

Restoration of St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Flint, Michigan - Monte R.Wilson, Parish Administrator.

Restoration of David Davis Mansion, Bloomington, Illinois -
Illinois Historical Commission, Bloomington, Illinois.

Restoration of Ohio Governor's Mansion, Columbus, Ohio -
Dr. William Seale, Historical Consultant, Alexandria, Virginia.

Maude's Restaurant, Ann Arbor, Michigan - Main Street Ventures, Ann Arbor, Michigan.

Restoration of Detroit Music Hall, Detroit, Michigan - Schervish, Vogel, Merz Architects, P. C.,
Detroit, Michigan.

Restoration of Fort Street Presbyterian Church, Detroit, Michigan - Father Richard Criley.

Restoration of Ohio Statehouse, Columbus, Ohio - Schooley Caldwell Associates, Columbus, Ohio;
Sherman R. Smoot Construction Company, Columbus, Ohio; Dr. William Seale, Historical Consultant.

Renovation of Grand Hotel, Mackinac Island, Michigan - Architects Four, Inc., Ann Arbor, MI.

National Parks Service Dry Goods Store Permanent Exhibit, National Park Service Center, Harpers Ferry, West Virginia - Mr. Andrew Chamberlain, Decorative Specialist, National Park Service Headquarters, Harpers Ferry, West Virginia.

Restoration of Henry Ford's Nankin Mills , Westland, Michigan - Quinn - Evans Architects, Ann Arbor, Michigan; Wayne County Park Service, Detroit, Michigan.

Restoration of Detroit Institute of Arts, Detroit, Michigan - Louis Gauci, Director of Exhibits.

Kent Scientific Exhibit, Van Ansdale Public Museum, Grand Rapids, Michigan -
Veronica Kandl, Curator.

Restoration of Eliel Saarinen's Residence, Cranbrook Academy of Art, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan - Gregory Wittkopp, Director, Cranbrook Academy of Art Museum.

Greensboro Historical Museum, Greensboro, North Carolina -
Shawna McCormick, Curator of Exhibits.

Restoration of St. Andrews Episcopal Church Ann Arbor, Michigan - Quinn-Evans Architects, Inc.,
Ann Arbor, Michigan.

Restoration of Sanderilla Thomas Bungalow, Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas, U. S. V. I. -
Claudette Lewis, Asst. Director, Div. of Archeology and Historic Preservation, Dept. of Planning and Natural Resources, Government of Virgin Islands.

Restoration of Henry B. Plant Museum, Tampa Bay Hotel, University of Tampa, Tampa, Florida -
Cynthia Gandee, Director.

The Motown Partnership Project, "Hitsville, U. S. A." Exhibit, Home of Motown Records Founder Barry Gordy, Detroit, Michigan -Blake Hayes, Project Manager, Henry Ford Museum, Greenfield Village, Dearborn, Michigan.

Restoration of Pease Auditorium, Eastern Michigan University, Ypsilanti, Michigan -
Quinn - Evans Architects, Inc., Ann Arbor, Michigan, The Christman Company, Lansing, Michigan.

Restoration of Hoyt Library, Public Libraries of Saginaw, Michigan - Marcia Warner, Project Manager, Hoyt Library of Saginaw, Michigan and Gary Steffy Lighting Design, Ann Arbor, Michigan.

Restoration of the "Eternal Light" from the Synagogue of St. Thomas, the oldest Jewish Synagogue in continuous operation under the American Flag - Rabbi Bradd Boxman and the Hebrew Congregation of St. Thomas, Charlotte Amalie, U. S. V. I.

Restoration of the Greene Mansion, General Store and Grist Mill at the Greene Farms, Falls of Rough, Kentucky - Mary O'Neill and Jennie McGee, Proprietors, Falls of Rough, Kentucky.
Restoration of Cobblestone Farm, Ann Arbor, Michigan - Kerry Adams, Interpretative Specialist, Cobblestone Farm, Ann Arbor, Michigan.

Reynolda House Museum of American Art, Winston - Salem, North Carolina – Historical Research and Report on the Development of the Physical Plant: Mr. Nicholas Bragg,Director and Dr. William Seale, Historical Consultant, Alexandria, Virginia.

Restoration of Tulsa Federal Building and U. S. Post Office, Tulsa, Oklahoma -
Howard Bergman & Lisa Bryd, Contracting Officers,General Services Administration, Fort Worth, TX.

Restoration of Lawton Federal Building and U. S. Post Office, Lawton, Oklahoma -
Howard Bergman & Lisa Bryd, Contracting Officers,General Services Administration, Fort Worth, TX.

Expresso Royale Cafes, Ann Arbor, Michigan and Charlottesville, Virginia -
Susan Bejin, ASID, SBK Design Associates, Plymouth, Michigan.

Restoration of Smiths Creek Train Depot, Greenfield Village, Dearborn, Michigan - Nancy Bryk and Christian Overland, Curators.

Restoration of Cathedral Church of St. Paul, Detroit, Michigan - Dean Stephen Bancroft.

Restoration of Charles Hackley's Residence, Hackley-Hume Historic Site, Muskegon County Museum - Muskegon, Michigan - John McGarry, Ex.Director and Sally Bjork, Historic Site Curator.

Restoration of Idaho State Capitol, Boise Idaho - Michael Despot, Director of Building Services.

Refurbishment of Lansing Reilly Jesuit Residence, Mercy College, University of Detroit, Detroit, Michigan - Robert Allen, Architect, John Allen Architects, Farmington, Michigan.

Restoration of Governor's Summer Home, Mackinac Island, Michigan -
Architects Four, Inc., Ann Arbor, Michigan and Ronald Staley, V. P., The Christman Company, Lansing, Michigan.

Restoration of Michigan Union, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan -
Jim Lux, Project Manager, A. F. Smith Electric Co., Inc., Ypsilanti, Michigan and
James Almashy, Office of Construction Management, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan.

Restoration of Clara and Henry Ford Residence, Fair Lane and Powerhouse Garage, University of Michigan Dearborn, Dearborn, Michigan - Mark Braden, Project Administrator, Don Werling, Director,University of Michigan, Dearborn, Michigan and Ed Francis, Architect,William Kessler and Associates Inc., Birmingham, Michigan.

Restoration of the Earhart Estate, Concordia College, Ann Arbor, Michigan -
Eugene Hopkins, Architect, Architects Four, Inc., Ann Arbor, Michigan and
Jeff Arlington, Project Manager, The Christman Company, Lansing, Michigan.

Restoration of the Walt Whitman Residence, Camden, New Jersey -
Page Cowley, Architect, Cowley Duenow Partnership, LLP, New York, New York; State of New Jersey.

Renovation of William W. Cook Legal Research Library, Alcove and Reading Room, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan - James Almashy, Sr. Project Engineer, University of Michigan,
Ann Arbor, Michigan; Margaret McGuinness, Architect,Quinn-Evans Architects, Ann Arbor, Michigan.

Restoration of the Hudson River Museum, Yonkers, New York -
Page Cowley, Architect, Cowley Prudon Architects, LLP, New York, New York; New York Historical Society.

Restoration of Georgia State Capitol Building, Atlanta Georgia -
Susan Turner and Vinod Bhatia, Architects, Lord Aeck and Sargent Architecture, Atlanta, Georgia
Dorthy Olson, Curator, Georgia State Capitol, Atlanta, Georgia.
Luther Lewis, Director, Georgia Building Authority, Atlanta, Georgia.
Edward Sequira, Project Manager, Winter Construction Company, Inc., Atlanta, Georgia.

Restoration of Government House, former headquarters of the Danish West Indies, Christiansted,
St. Croix, U. S. V. I. - Myron Jackson, Director, Division of Archeology and Historic Preservation, Department of Planning and Natural Resources, Office of the Governor, St. Thomas, U. S. V. I.

Restoration of All Saints Episcopal Cathedral, Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas, U. S. V. I. -
Robert C. and Donna Criner de Jongh, AIA, deJongh Partnership; Myron Jackson, Senior Planner and Sean Krigger, Architectural Historian, Division of Archeology and Historic Preservation, Department of Planning and Natural Resources, Office of the Governor, St. Thomas, U. S. V. I. Canon Brooks, All Saints Cathedral, Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas, U. S. V. I.

Development of Historic Hurricane-Resistant Street Light for the Government of the
United States Virgin Islands, in cooperation with Holophane Lighting, Inc. of Newark, Ohio -
Myron Jackson, Director, Division of Archeology and Historic Preservation, and Claudette Lewis, Assistant Commissioner of the Department of Planning and Natural Resources, Office of the Governor, St. Thomas, U. S. V. I. Christine Pearce, Sales Associates, Holophane Lighting, Inc., Howell, Michigan

Restoration of Robbins Hunter Museum at the Avery-Donner House, Granville, Ohio -
Jeanne McDaniel, Director, Granville, Ohio.

Restoration of Inn on Ferry Street, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan -
Elizabeth Nibby, Architect, Ypsilanti, Michigan and Jennifer McNulty, Wayne State University.

Restoration and Renovation of East Quad Dormitory, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan - Cinda Ferrier, Architect, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan

Restoration of Henry Ford's historic Sharon Mills, Manchester, Michigan -
Steve Vanden Bussche, Architect, Cooper Design, Ann Arbor, Michigan and
Chuck Raeder, Owner of Baseline Constructors, Inc., Chelsea, Michigan.

Museum on Main Street, Washtenaw County Museum, Ann Arbor, Michigan -
Pauline Walters, President.

Restoration of Henry Ford's Piquette Factory - Model T Automotive Heritage Complex, Inc. ,
Detroit, Michigan - Dr. Gerald Mitchell, CEO, Detroit, Michigan.

Renovation of the President's Residence, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan - Marcia Reed, Director of University of Michigan Department of Interior Design- Ann Arbor, Michigan.

Renovation of Ypsilanti Historic Public Library, Ypsilanti, Michigan -
Seth Penchansky and David Milling, , Architects, David Milling and Associates, Ann Arbor, Michigan.

The White House, Washington, D. C. -
Rex Scoutan, Curator of the White House and
Dr. William Seale, noted author and White House Historian, Alexandria, Virginia and Jasper, Texas.

Restoration of Parker County Courthouse, Weatherford, Texas -
Larry Hoskins and Fred Cauble, Architects, Cauble, Hoskins and Loose, Architects, Fort Worth, Texas.

Restoration of City Opera House - Traverse City, Michigan -
Paul Darling, Architect, Quinn-Evans Architects, Ann Arbor, Michigan
Robert Stelma, Project Manager, The Christman Company, Traverse City, Michigan.

Restoration of Georgia's Old Governor's Mansion, Milledgeville, Georgia -
Scott Thompson, Architect, Lord Aeck Sargent Architecture, Inc. , Atlanta, Georgia and
James Turner, Director, Georgia State College and University, Milledgeville, Georgia.

Restoration of Grosse Pointe South High School, Grosse Pointe, Michigan -
Margaret McGinnis, Architect, Quinn - Evans, Architects, Ann Arbor, Michigan and
Martha Connolly, Chairperson, Grosse Pointe South H. S. Mothers Club Preservation Committee.

Restoration of Detroit Athletic Club, Detroit, Michigan -
Ted Galari, Director, Bruce Baka, Chief Engineer, Detroit Athletic Club; Detroit, Michigan;
James Faber, ASID, Ford and Earle Design, Troy, Michigan;
Scott Collins, Project Manager, J. M. Olson Corporation, St. Clair Shores, Michigan.

Marygrove College, Detroit, Michigan -
Derek T. West, Architect, Lord Aeck Sargent Architecture, Inc., Ann Arbor, Michigan;
O'Neal Construction Inc., Ann Arbor, Michigan.

Restoration of University of Michigan Inglis Mansion and Caretaker's Cottage, Ann Arbor, Michigan- April Abdella, Project Manager, University of Michigan Construction Management, Ann Arbor, Michigan and O'Neal Construction, Ann Arbor, Michigan.

Restoration of University of Michigan Athletic Department Wrought Iron Fences, Gates and Lanterns, Ann Arbor- Michigan - Rob Rademacher, Asst. Athletic Dept. Director, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan.

Restoration of Odd Fellows Hall for Southwest Detroit Business Association, Detroit, Michigan -
Bradley Cambridge, Architect, Project Architect, Quinn-Evans Architects, Ann Arbor, Michigan.

Restoration of Comins Township Hall, Oscoda County, Michigan – destroyed by a major tornado
July 3, 1999.

Restoration of Seven Arches Museum, Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas, U.S.V.I.-
Barbara Demaras and Philabert Fluck, Curators.

Restoration of Central United Methodist Church, Detroit, Michigan -
Jelane Raycraft, Project Manager, Grunwell-Cashero Company, Detroit, Michigan
Donald D. Vanderworp, Project Architect, Gunn Levine Architects, Detroit, Michigan.

Renovation of Central High School, Bay City, Michigan - Project Architect John T. Meyer, Architect, Wigen Tincknell Meyer and Associates, Saginaw, Michigan.

Renovation of Grosse Pointe South High School, Grosse Pointe, Michigan - Wendy Schmitt and Debbie Fischer, Grosse Pointe South H. S. Mothers Club Preservation Committee.

Design and fabrication of Bronze Exit Light Stanchions for Renovation of William C. Cook Legal Research Library and Hutchins Hall, University of Michigan Law School, Ann Arbor, Michigan -
Project Architect Robert Yallop, Architect, Lord Aeck Sargent Architecture, Ann Arbor, Michigan.
Dennis Knight, Comptroller, Phoenix Contractors, Inc., Ypsilanti, Michigan.
Ryan Meekin, Project Manager, Spence Brothers, Ann Arbor, Michigan.

Replication of Henry N. Hooper & Company Solar Chandeliers for Ancient Oaks Mansion, Bastrop, Texas – John Volz, AIA, Vice-President, Volz and Associates, Architects, Austin, Texas.

Replication of Historic Gas Lighting Fixtures, North Carolina State Capitol Historic Site, Raleigh, North Carolina - Raymond L. Beck, Historian and Site Administrator,
Edward T. Davis, President, The State Capitol Foundation, Inc., Raleigh, North Carolina.

Restoration and Retrofitting of St. Andrews Episcopal Church Sanctuary Lighting Fixtures,
Ann Arbor, Michigan – Eileen Tyler, Architect, Quinn-Evans Architects, Ann Arbor, Michigan.

Restoration of U. S. District Courthouse and U. S. Post Office, Bay City, Michigan-
Judge Thomas L. Ludington, U. S. District Court - Eastern District of Michigan, Bay City, Michigan.

Restoration of Bay Arts Council Masonic Temple, Bay City, Michigan – John T. Meyer, Architect, Wigen Tincknell Meyer and Associates, Saginaw, Michigan.