Projects at Lanier Mansion
Jib Window: The jib window served as an accessive door. Consisting of a double hung, 6 over 6 window over two wooden panel doors, to utilize the jib window, one would first raise the bottom sash and then open the two bottom panel doors. This is a full replication of the original jib window from when the mansion was initially built, viewing it from the inside on the left and the outside on the right.
The jib window was a signature architectural feature of John Costigan, the architect and builder who originally built the Lanier Mansion, and who himself called Madison home (see also my work on Costigan’s house).
Transom Windows: The transom window was a smaller sash over a door or window designed for letting in light and improving ventilation in a building. In the Lanier Mansion, I replicated five hinged transom windows in the attic, where the servants would have slept, and three hinged transom windows in the basement. Here I have shown a view of one of the attic transom windows, first from the inside on the left, and from the outside on the right.
Dental Molding: On the exterior of the mansion, I replicated and restored the dental molding on the frieze board of the original kitchen. The original molding is seen in the image on the left, above.
Curve Door: Another architectural feature of John Costigan, the rails and stiles for the curve door must be cut to mirror the curvature of the wall and spiral staircase of a home. In this replication, I achieved the proper curvature by hand using a hand plane to shape the wood.
