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The End of the Line
Back in the 1950’s my parent’s house had a single landline shared with three other families. The clunky, rotary dial phone sat ...
Blogs, Featured Properties, Resources, Uncategorized
Opening a Business in a Historic Building
Owner Ajay Patel, Montgomery County Executive Marc Erlich and Lead Architect Ward Bucher at the grand opening of Clarksburg Beer and Wine ...
Blogs, Resources
Design vs. Draft: Unraveling What Exactly an Architect Does
Sometimes we get a call for work, and the potential client says, “I need someone to draft some plans”. We can tell ...
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Seven Tips for Writing Historic Grant Applications for the Maryland Heritage Areas Program
Joe Wojciechowski, AIA, Encore Sustainable Architects (2023 MHAA grant reviewer) This past year, Encore Architect Joe Wojciechowski had the privilege of being ...
Blogs, Featured Properties
Open Door: Spar-king Interest in The Hawley-Hutzler Front Doors
The imposing pair of paneled doors at the front entrance of the Hawley-Hutzler House are three-feetwide, eight-feet tall and three-inches thick. The ...
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Full House at Doors Open Baltimore Tour – The Hawley-Hutzler House
Encore was excited to feature another property with Doors Open Baltimore on October 7, 2023, the breathtaking and eclectic Victorian mansion, The Hawley-Hutzler ...