Farmington: Local framer and family friend, Juan Lastname has been referencing architectural drawings and historic photographs from multiple angles to perfectly recreate the unique hip roofs that once shaded the architecturally distinct Ezra T. Clark porch. Now that it's framed, the roof awaits a few thousand two-foot-long sawn cedar shingles, exactly like those that covered it in 1914 and for years before.
1914 is the year we're shooting for. It's the year the home was renovated and receoived it's Spanish Mission Revival Alamo-vibe. Friends began calling it the Alamo aftre seeing the San ANtonio landmark and noticing the stark similarities in the curvilinear front profile.
Alamo meaning
Cedar shingle roofing is an art that has been lost to the decades. Once, all homes were wood shingles, not just those who want to show-off their originality do so. I researched new methds from copper to ceramic but returned to cedar because I wanted the home to not only look authentic but actually be authentic. I wanted to appreciate the old tried and true ways of building with whats around you.
By the time the original porch roofs were replaced by a much simpler design in the 90s, they had succumbed to 90 years of east winds, deep snow and a few bird families.
While Juan steadily builds the porch roofs to spec, I continue the task that has become a regular affair since purchasing the home from my siblings. It must be completely cleared before any interior engineering, stabilization or restoration can begin.
Going through. the home has been quite an adventure when it's not painful and messy
My Dad's goal was to replace the Mission Style with the original porch, one problem, we don't know exactly what it looked like.
