These individuals and companies have helped in a variety of ways.
All at no cost to the restoration effort. We would not be where we are
with the restoration without their help.

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Judge Johnny Warren has been there when we needed him. He guided us through setting up the 50(c)(3) corporation. He handled the closing on the transfer of title of the property. He is assisting in the establishment of a Captain Hardy Smith House Restoration home page on the Internet.

Richard King, engineer, and Buck Gale, plant manager, milled the lumber for the porch flooring and milled the molding that goes around the eves and dormers. Above is Jerry Luecke, tool and die maker, cutting the knives to mill one size of the crown molding that sits on the bargeboard. This was a significant effort and time consuming for their employees.

Mr. Wyatt was the first to help us. His company laid out and painted the sign that sits in the front yard describing the project.

Farrell Nichols, Carole Goins and Mike Cauley have filed our IRS returns each year.

Mr. Rodgers, a local artist, donated a pencil drawing of the Hardy Smith House used to produce limited edition prints being sold to raise funds for the restoration

Representative Porter has been especially supportive of the effort and has helped in several ways, including obtaining funds from the Governor’s Discretionary Fund. His newspaper has provided needed publicity and articles about the restoration effort.

Prime Pines, of Allentown, GA, contributed and sawed the lumber used to make the bargeboards (gingerbread) and crown molding around the house and dormers. This was specially selected yellow pine, 2x12-heart pine with no knots. We had difficulty locating a source for this material, until Michael Belote made this valuable donation .

Mr. Green has made several trips to Dublin to provide guidance in the restoration effort. He is a restoration architect and resides in Atlanta.

This building supply company donated the materials to frame the back porch. Ralph Brown, et.al., continues to assist when questions about available building materials arise.

They donated a large quantity of very hard to find 1x12 heart pine siding to repair the board and battens on the house.

Robert Sutton and Freeman Harrison provided much needed fill for the front yard. Wade Webb, mechanic for Middle Georgia Road Builders, is pictured.

Mr. Whitsel of Halloran – Whitsel Construction Company of Danielsville, Georgia, a restoration specialist spent a day looking at the house and making suggestions as to how to proceed with the restoration. He provided invaluable information and advice.

Tom Dominy donated some plumbing supplies and has pledged to donate the rest of the plumbing supplies needed for the restoration.

Tim Lake and his crew provided initial landscaping of the front yard and pledged additional landscaping help. Pictured are Robert Oxford, Steve Taylor and James Williams of T. Lake Environmental.

Mike Ahearn at DMT provided flat steel and manufactured plates used in rigging to pull the sill and the west wall of the house back into place.

Gary Jordan and team from Waycross did an appraisal on the property in preparation for transferring the title of the property to the not for profit corporation.

Ed Perry provided assistance in a number of ways including furnishing a large timber for replacement beam for the front porch.

Bill Mathis on several occasions furnished a truck to move materials from one place or another. He continues to be available to help. Bill is pictured on the right with Marshall Jackson.

Mr. Evans has planed the large boards (1¾ x 12 ½ inches) that will be cut into the fancy bargeboards. Hardy Smith (no kidding) moves material to store lumber for milling at Evans Cabinet Shop.

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