Historic Beaufort Foundation

In the spring of 2021, the Historic Beaufort Foundation undertook the exterior restoration of the John Mark Verdier House on Bay Street.  The home was saved from demolition by the foundation in the mid-20th century and has served as a museum ever since, as well as the public face of the Historic Beaufort Foundation. But the age of the building and its waterfront location had caused much damaged to its exterior, including split and rotten siding, rotten porch columns, spalling paint and deteriorated shutters.

Following a successful capital campaign, the foundation decided that all of these issues should be addressed at one time in order to limit the impact of the restoration on the surrounding commercial district in Beaufort.  This also allowed the foundation to change the home’s exterior paint scheme to reflect its original construction era and align the exterior of the house with the interpretation.

Preservation South was brought in to plan and manage the restoration project in concert with the Foundation’s staff.  Greenbuild and Positive Outlook Painting, both Greenville based contractor and painter respectively, were hired to undertake the work. This project was years in the making and serves as an example for other historic properties in Beaufort to be brought back to an authentic aesthetic for these buildings.