Overlooking the Potomac River, Tudor Place (built in 1805) was the home of Thomas Peter, son of the first mayor of Georgetown, and his wife Martha Custis, granddaughter of Martha Washington. The architect, Dr. William Thornton, was self-taught and also has the first United States Capitol and The Octagon to his credit. Tudor Place is recognized as an outstanding early example of American neoclassical architecture. The U.S. Tudor Place Foundation, Inc. requested two High Definition Documentation (HDD) surveys of the facility of Tudor Place.
As part of an ongoing preservation and restoration plan, the Foundation desired to strip and replace the existing stucco from the Tudor Place. Thus, the Foundation wished to have two record documents of the facility: one with the existing stucco, and one with the exposed brick structure prior to re-stuccoing.
METCO Services, Inc. conducted the initial scans in accordance with the Foundation's desires. This set of record architectural drawings will be placed on the CyArk 3D Heritage Archive for current and future use. The second set of scans METCO will complete encompass the entire structure after new stucco has been applied. Other areas, including additional sites, structures, garden, and / or interiors as prioritized by the Foundation will be completed if time permits within the allocated field work period.
The advantages of HDD scanning include the flexibility and versatility of the gathered information. The two resulting HDD record survey base datasets may be used not only for archival record, but also cultural resource management activities such as site planning, site management, conservation planning, materials analysis, and research. Moreover, should the Foundation desire, these survey documents and their derivatives may be further used for promotion, public outreach, and education.
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