This is the history of The Glebe House in New Castle Delaware that we painted. The paint was lead based and of course we followed all the EPA lead based safe work practices!

The Glebe House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973. Portions of the text below were adapted from a copy of the original nomination document. [1] Adaptation copyright © 2009, The Gombach Group.

Description

The present Glebe House is composed of three sections, all brick: a three bay, two-and-a-half-story plus attic south portion with an east-west ridge line; a lower middle section of three bays with a shed roof, and a north section comprising the original kitchen.

On the exterior of the Glebe House, the front, or south facade, is laid in Flemish bond with common bond below the first-floor level. The roof is punctuated by two chimneys to the west and one dormer over the center bay. The entrance, situated at the east bay, is surmounted by a circular fanlight. The south facade is distinguished by a cornice of corbelled brickwork laid up with beveled, quarter-round, and regular stretchers.

The east facade on the Glebe House is completely stuccoed. The fenestration includes a line of windows located north of the center of the gabled portion, two bays on two levels in the shed portion.

To the north facade a garage has been added. The original kitchen, still intact, is laid in common bond with crushed oyster shell mortar.

The west facade, also laid in common bond, is composed of the three-bay middle shed-roofed portion and the gable end of the southern portion of the house. A door is located in the center of the shed-roofed portion, but there is evidence that the entry originally occupied the south bay, giving access to a vestibule hall. The west gable section is marked by a line of fenestration between the two chimney lines.

The interior of the south portion is disposed in a hall with rear hung stair and two adjoining rooms to the west. Details include bulls-eye corners at the lintels and paneled closets into sides of the two fireplace breasts. The northern, or shed-roofed wing, contains a vestibule hall with an enclosed winding stair and a kitchen with a brick segmental arch fireplace and oven. The detailing of this section is of a simpler order than that of the south portion.

The second floor arrangement in essence matches the first floor plan, with the addition of a front room at the south end of the main hall, thus decreasing its relative size. All details match those of the corresponding rooms below, except for the south portion bedrooms, whose detailing is of a more conservative genre. The fireplace mantels, however, contain the bulls-eyes of the first floor detailing.

The third level is finished in plaster over lath and contains fireplaces at the chimney lines. In the basement the supporting walls of stone rubble below grade with brick arched supports for fireplaces and chimneys.

Significance

The Glebe land was an adjunct to a parish church, for the rector’s use, as a residence, as a tenant farm, or as his own farm land. Richard Halliwell, a New Castle merchant, had been active in the affairs of Immanuel Church probably since its foundation in 1689, and when he died in 1739, he remembered the congregation in his will. He bequeathed “all my marsh and plantation, situate near the Broad Dyke in the Town of New Castle afs’d., containing and laid out for sixty-seven acres of land and marsh, together with all the houses, orchards and other improvements thereunto belonging to the proper use and behoof of the minister that from, time to time shall serve, the said Emanuel Church forever.”

The Glebe farm was designated a cemetery for the parish when the land near the church had become inadequate. It also served as the site of the rector’s home before the present house was built. George Ross may have lived there when he served as rector between 1705 and 1758. His son Aeneas may have been born on the site, and lived there himself after succeeding his father as rector. He was a strong supporter of the Revolutionary cause, and his son’s wife, Elizabeth Griscom, is one of those credited with having designed the national flag. A half-sister, of Aeneas Ross, George Ross’s eighth child, Gertrude, married George Read, a signer of the Declaration of Independence from Delaware.

Although the rector of Immanuel Church lived on the farm before the nineteenth century, the Glebe House as it stands today was probably built between 1821 and 1833. The General Assembly of Delaware granted the parish permission in 1821 to hold a lottery to finance a parsonage and to discharge debts. Twelve years later, the church’s Minute Book noted that James Booth, the treasurer, was authorized to insure the parsonage to the amount of two thousand dollars. This parsonage is thought to be the house that is now on the Glebe farm. Since the, early part of this century, the house has been used continually as the rector’s residence.

lead Paint Safe Work Practices

Did you know that scraping and sanding lead based paint creates lead dust and lead poisoning.

Did you know that over 38 million homes built before 1978 have
lead-based paint and is commonly found on interior and exterior woodwork, doors
and windows.

The older the home, the higher the risk!

Burke Painting Company is a EPA Certified Firm with
Certified Renovators practicing lead safe work practices while working with
lead based paint.

Painters or painting companies not EPA certified can not
work with lead based paint without risking large fines and worse unknowingly
spreading lead dust in the air we breathe.
Lead and lead dust is toxic!

Lead dust causes lead poisoning.
Lead is dangerous to children, lead reduces IQ and creates learning disabilities along with behavioral problems.

Lead is passed from the mother to the fetus causing premature births, low birth weight and even miscarriages.

Don’t use your child as a lead detector!

In adults lead can damage the kidneys, nerves and brain and even cause high blood pressure.
Lead dust is created from scraping, sanding or otherwise disturbing lead-based paint.
People, especially children, can swallow lead dust as they eat, play and do other normal hand to mouth activities.
The most common way to get lead in your body is form dust created by deteriorating lead based paint. Home renovations create lead dust.

A little lead dust goes a long way!

Commercial Painting at St. Johns church, Burke Painting Company Wilmington Delaware

Joseph Beattie from Burke Painting Company

We work so hard these days!

With everything going on these days with the economy and in  the service industry we need to separate the good from the bad. To many people, to many companies are upset with the way things are and aren’t doing anything about it! We as business owners need to step up to the plate and swing for the fences when it comes to service. We at Burke painting Company are making sure we respond to all our calls, always get out our proposals by email quickly and always give a fair price for the type work requested and what is expected!

This economy has separated the men from the boys, it weeded out the  “fly by nights” and anyone else who wanted to make a quick buck. It weeded out the lazy, and anyone who really didn’t want to work for their money, it was just so easy then!

Now we have to work a lot harder and that has eliminated the lazy, thank god!

We have realized that to stay on top of our game we need to respond, be fair and give the customer what they want and that is simple, it’s called RESPECT!

Why are we letting people treat us like we are? What happened to us that we accept poor service, missed appointments, poor workmanship and bad attitudes!

Now let me say this at this time, we are far from perfect. When we do not respond the way we need to we do not make up an excuse, we apologize, say we are sorry and take the blame, try to make it better and not blame it on you!

As a company, if we treat everyone as an individual and not  just a “customer” and show respect towards the person and their painting project there is no reason that everyone involved shouldn’t be happy with the outcome! 

Well with all that said, give us a call and God Bless!

 BURKE PAINTING COMPANY @ 302/888-2440

25 Brookside Drive

Wilmington, Delaware 19804

What a difference color makes, this house is down in the Lewes, the lovely first town of Delaware

Give us a call for all your interior and exterior painting needs 302/888-2440

All this paint work would have to be done at night after the shop closed at 7:00pm and we would have to be out by 7:00am the next morning without leaving a trace of evidence that we were there.

The Body Shop consisted of three areas, the first being an area where the wrecked cars had their frames etc. straighten out, offices were connected to this area along with a bathroom. Lots of big tools and car racks. We had to make sure nothing got paint on it during the spraying process including the mechanics tools who by the way were very nice about the whole thing. People like to work in nice, clean areas and knowing that their company thinks of them. 

We used Sherwin Williams Pro Mar 200 Gloss Finish Paint on all the block walls. It is a very durable paint, really durable with two coats, we used over 100 gallons.

Here is the after picture of the same area, a lot brighter and cleaner looking!

 

NuCar Chevy Body Shop After

The next area is where the ovens are, here are some pics

Body Shop Ovens Area Before

 

Body Shop Ovens Area After

The painting went great,  it was night work so it was very quiet except our spray pump pumping paint all night long. Not one problem arose and I can say that was due to teamwork and great planning.

For any painting needs give us a call, we are Burke Painting Company, based out of Wilmington, Delaware.  Call us 302/888-2440

It’s not hard to paint paneling!

I discussed it in an earlier blog on how to do the prep work, the primer needed along with the  finish paint to be used. We completed this job for a nice couple who thought the paneling was outdated, What an improvement we made.

 Free free to call or email us for help with your painting projects or even an estimate. 

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Big or Small Projects, All Customers are Respected!

Service in today’s world is terrible, no one is accountable for anything they do and completely disregard any respect or concern towards the customer.

When I first started in 1980 I realized that when I would go to customer’s houses to give painting estimates that this was their house and I was a guest and it was a privilege to be there. This is everyone’s biggest investment, and their biggest concern is to make sure the company or person they hire is also going to treat it that way. I never forgot that and still feel that way, it’s a privilege to be invited to give a painting estimate let alone work in the customers house for an extended amount of time completing the project.

Whether it’s an interior or exterior painting estimate, you still want to be sure the person coming to your house will treat you, your family and your house with the utmost respect!

Be sure to visit our web site @ www.burkepaintingco.com, click on our residential page then click onto our testimonial page

The Glebe House in New Castle, DE

We are going to start a exterior painting restoration project in New Castle, Delaware on the house known as The Glebe House in New Castle Delaware.  

This is a very old house with a lot of history. I looked up The Glebe House on the internet by searching for “The Glebe House in New Castle Delaware” and came up with The National Register of Historic Places Inventory – Nomination Form which has a Statment of Significance attached dated 7/11/1972.  

The following is part of the Statment of Significance:  

The Glebe Farm was designated a cemetery for the parish when the land near the church had become inadequate. It also served as the site of the Rector’s home before the present house was built. George Ross may have lived there when he served as Rector between 1705 and 1758.His son Aeneas may have been born on the site, and lived there himself after succeeding his Father as Rector. He was a strong supported of the Revolutionary cause, and his son’s wife, Elizabeth Griscom is one of those credited with having designed the national flag. A half sister of Aeneas Ross, George Ross’s eight child, Gertrude, married George Reed, a signer of the Declaration of Independence from Delaware.  

Although the Rector of Immanuel Church lived on the farm before the 19th century, The Glebe House as it stands today was probably built between 1821 and 1833.