Guided by a deep respect for the cultural importance historic sites and structures hold within our communities, SFS collaborates closely with owners to preserve, restore and adapt culturally significant sites through thoughtful, research-driven solutions that balance historical integrity with contemporary use.
— Dana Gould, Heritage Practice leader and Principal | Managing PartnerWe are committed to community focused design and preservation. Our team includes a dedicated staff of architects and interior designers with expertise in historic preservation.
SFS has extensive experience renovating, restoring, preserving and repurposing historic structures and building systems serving those structures. This includes historically significant buildings eligible for or listed on the National Register of Historic Places, National Historic Landmarks, National Historic Sites, National Parks, National Memorials, National Battlefields and National Monuments. Projects have required close coordination with State Historic Preservation Offices to ensure proposed design solutions, fixtures and new systems maintain the historical integrity of the structures. Select historic preservation projects are featured below.
Division 1 of the Jackson County Circuit Court now includes a state-of-the-art, fully accessible courtroom, while maintaining the historical nature of the 90-year-old courthouse.
SFS lead a team to preserve an iconic, 1960's marina building's structure, roof and siding at the most visited park in the State of Kansas.
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