PINE LODGE PORCH RESTORATION COMPLETE! This is a big year for restoration milestones. California State Parks maintenance staff from all over the state came to learn historic techniques for restoring limestone plaster ceilings and wood shingled roofs such as those at the Hellman-Ehrman Mansion at Sugar Pine Point State Park. The roof restoration was completed last year, and the ceiling restoration was completed this summer.
There was a little mishap with the curing process for the limestone plaster ceiling, you might have noticed the recent burlap sacks. But it was redone, and now the ceiling is completely cured, cracks and burlap-free!
Sierra State Parks Foundation contributed half of the cost ($60,000) for this restoration training class, while State Parks contributed the other half of the funding.
