St Francis Friary Restoration

Restoration project of various items at the St Francis Friary in Burlington Wisconsin. Items needed or restoration were entrance door, various trim work, altar, lectern, staircase, staircase support columns, internal doors, basement door, fireplace trim and benches.

St Francis Friary 1895 Entrance Door — St Francis Friary entrance door reference photo from 1895.

New entrance door for the St Francis Friary. — Final restoration of the St Francis Friary entrance door.

St Francis Friary Altar Reference Photo — Photo reference provided for restoration and build of new altar.

New altar for St Francis Friary — Completed altar.

Work in progress St Francis Friary Lectern — Restoration of lectern in progress in our shop.

Finished lectern install at St Francis Friary — Finished lectern installed at St Francis Friary.

St Francis Friary Internal Door Prior To Restoration — Interior door of St Francis Friary prior to restoration.

Interior door of St Francis Friary installed. — Completed restoration of interior door for St Francis Friary.

St Francis Friary Internal Door Prior To Restoration — Another interior door of St Francis Friary prior to restoration.

Another interior door of St Francis Friary restored and installed. — Door restored and installed for St Francis Friary.

Staircase was moved and new support column was needed to match existing against the wall. — A staircase was moved and a new support column was needed to match an existing one against the wall.

Closeup of carved matching capital at the top of column. — Closeup of the carved matching capital at the top of column.

Installation of hallway railing, spindles and trim work restored and installed. — Installation of hallway railing, spindles and trim work.

Finished hallway railing and trim work restored and installed. — Finished hallway railing, spindles and trim work restored and installed.

Missing staircase spindles were duplicated to match existing.

St Francis Friary staircase restored to its original beauty. — Staircase restored to its original beauty.

Basement door prior to restoration.

Basement door restored.