Iviswold Castle architects win merit award

Iviswold architects win award

The New Jersey Chapter of the American Institute of Architects (AIA-NJ) has honored Trenton-based Historic Building Architects with a merit award in the historic preservation category for the firms work on Iviswold Castle, which the 19th century mansion reopened as the new Campus Center of Felician College in Rutherford. The mansion was given countless decorative features from lofty towers and clay-tile roofs to ornate plaster reliefs and elaborate woodwork. When Felician College acquired the castle, it commissioned HBA to prepare a historic structure report and begin restoration by successfully nominating the mansion for the National Registry of Historic Places. The college then asked HBA to undertake a selective interior removal project to expose the original historic fabric concealed by alterations. Later, it selected HBA to plan and manage restoration. HBA completed the 14-year, approximately $9-million restoration of the 18,000-square-foot, three-story mansion in 2013. Felician and HBA were chosen for the top preservation award from the Victorian Society of America.

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