Weehawken Italianate Restoration
Where it began Weehawken, New Jersey · 2016 award
Weehawken Italianate Restoration
A historic hilltop home restored as a unified residence.
Coppola Brothers restored a mid-19th-century Eclectic Italianate home in Weehawken, New Jersey, overlooking Manhattan and the Hudson River. Conversion from a single-family home to apartments and back again, followed by prolonged disuse of the upper floors, had left the property in serious disrepair.
The work addressed compromised structural framing and repairs to the copper roof, along with stained-glass windows, decorative cast-brass hardware, inlaid flooring and intricate wood trim. Electrical, plumbing and HVAC systems also required attention. Rehabilitation of the upper floors restored access to the views while preserving the home’s architectural character.
The scope
- Repair of compromised structural framing and the copper roof
- Restoration of stained-glass windows and decorative cast-brass hardware
- Care for inlaid flooring and intricate wood trim
- Electrical, plumbing and HVAC work
- Rehabilitation of the long-unused upper floors
- Location
- Weehawken, New Jersey
- Award year
- 2016
- Architecture
- Mid-19th-century Eclectic Italianate
- Award category
- Best Historic Residential Renovation
The transformation
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BeforeAfterMeaning in the details
A place, thoughtfully made.
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The historic home
An Italianate home, renewed.
The hilltop residence was restored after years of changes and disuse.
Craft beyond the surface
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finished space.
The completed work restored the house as a unified residence while preserving its materials, craftsmanship and architectural character.
A fragmented house became a unified home.
The property had been converted from a single-family home to apartments and back again. Rehabilitation brought the long-unused upper floors back into the residence.
The original craftsmanship needed careful attention.
Stained-glass windows, decorative cast-brass hardware, inlaid flooring and intricate wood trim formed part of the restoration.
Structure and systems supported the renewal.
Compromised structural framing, the copper roof, and the electrical, plumbing and HVAC systems all required repair or restoration.
The completed project
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Bay-window sitting room · After
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The next chapter is yours
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your home become?
Thoughtful construction. Lasting craftsmanship.
A space that feels entirely your own.