New York City, New York
Alexander Hamilton National Memorial
(Hamilton Grange)
Weight: 304 tons
April, 2008
Alexander Hamilton's "Sweet Country Project," the home he had built for himself in 1802. This project provided its own unique set of challenges, as the house was nestled between St. Luke's Church and an appartment building. A stone portico on the church jutted out in front of the Grange, requiring us to lift the house 35 feet and roll it out over te portico onto the street. Seven thousand pieces of cribbing and nearly two miles of chain were used to provide a stable support for the house to roll it to the street. Once the Grange was on the street, it was moved around the corner and down a 6% grade and then into St. Nicholas Park, where it will be restored to it's former beauty. |
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Bicknell, Indiana
In October, 2007, this 35' x 81' stud frame house was moved approximately three miles to its new location. We let the new owners of the house speak for themselves:
To whom it may concern:
We recently hired Andrew Heck and Wolfe House Movers of Indiana, LLC. We purchased a 3400 square foot home that had to be moved. Wolfe House Movers of Indiana, LLC moved our home approximately three miles through two pastures, an alfalfa field and a corn field. The only problem we ran into was soft fields. Andrew made one phone call and in less than 24 hours has a load of steel plates to run the house across. Everything went much easier that we ever expected. We expected minor damage, but was surprised to find only a few small cracks in the drywall, mostly in the seams. Their equipment was state of the art and the men that worked with Mr. Heck were professional and efficient. We were amazed that their equipment was self-propelled and that they did not have to pull our home with heavy equipment. I have attached some pictures for your viewing. We highly recommend Wolfe House Movers of Indiana, LLC. They did a wonderful job.
Sincerely,
Jim & Mindy Dillon
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Painesville, Ohio
April, 2007
The 34' x 72' Gage Home, built in 1858, weighed in at 500 tons, not exactly a light building. This Historic home was moved 1/3 of a mile to a new location in downtown Painesville.
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Fort Wayne, Indiana
March, 2007
This Fort Wayne schoolhouse, the last of its kind in Allen County, escaped the wrecking ball as a new shopping mall was being constructed. The 42' x 45' triple brick schoolhouse weighed 275 tons, and was moved one thousand feet across a field to the new location, where it will continue to serve the community. |
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Ocean City, New Jersey
September, 2007 This house was moved several hundred feet to a new lot to save it from demolition. Notice the large glass panels on the side wing, and the stone fireplace and chimney. Total weight of the house was over 100 tons. |
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Normandy Barn
Indianapolis, Indiana
April, 2008
This 36 foot x 120 foot stud frame barn, weighing 200 tons, was moved 1/4 mile to its new location inside the Indianapolis State Fairgrounds, where it will be used for a research & development center. |
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We moved this 120 year old post & beam style barn approximately 200 feet in October, 2007.
Located in Boyce, VA. |
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| We moved the 1898 Afton Hook & Ladder Co. No. 1 firehouse in July of 2007. Firehouse is a frame structure and was moved approximately 0.2 miles in Florham Park, NJ. |
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