915 George St · New Bern, NC · Est. 2019
Architectural woodwork,
faithfully restored.
A one-shop practice owned by Marc Wartner — Preservation Carpenter, Engineer, and Architectural Historian. Two disciplines under one roof: custom heritage millwork at the bench, and historic condition assessments & National Register applications at the desk.
The Shop
A working millroom built for one purpose — preservation.
Inside our 1,400 sq ft mill at 915 George Street — between historic downtown New Bern and the Riverside — an industrial CNC machine shares the floor with a complete traditional woodshop. We keep this hybrid on purpose: the traditional bench holds profiles the CNC can't, and the CNC holds tolerances the bench never could.
We work from salvaged samples, plaster casts, archival photographs, and field measurements — whatever the building gives us. Then we build the replacement so true that the architect on site can't tell which piece is original.
More about the studioTwo Practices, One Shop
The bench and the archive,
in the same hands.
Most of our buildings need both: someone to write down what is there, and someone to build what is missing. We do both ourselves.
Heritage Millwork
Custom mouldings, sash & storm windows, doors and entryways, staircases, wainscot, and turned and carved work — milled on a hybrid of industrial CNC and traditional bench, profile-matched to what the building already has.
- — Custom Mouldings
- — Sash & Storm Windows
- — Staircases & Railings
- — Wainscot & Panelling
Historic Assessments &
National Register Applications
Architectural-historian-led condition assessments, treatment recommendations to the Secretary of the Interior's Standards, and full National Register of Historic Places nominations prepared for submission through the SHPO.
- — Condition Assessments
- — Treatment Recommendations
- — Archival & Deed Research
- — National Register Nominations
- — Local Landmark / HDC Submissions
Selected Work
From the bench
Washington's Museum of the Pamlico — Carved Sign
Washington, NC · Traditional incised signage
Cypress Spindles — Tryon Palace
New Bern, NC · Reproduction from historic template
Carved Lattice Panels
New Bern, NC · Chinese Chippendale revival
Begin a Project
For private owners, architects, and public stewards of historic buildings.
Engagements range from single-element millwork commissions to condition assessments and National Register nominations prepared for state and federal review. References available on request.
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