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Restoration Gallery - Fort Mifflin on the Delaware

Support The Fort

Restoration Gallery

Take a look at some amazing before and after shots from the recently completed renovation work at the fort!

As we move forward with the future at Fort Mifflin, we need your help! Click the donate button on the left to help us continue our work and preserve this bastion of American History.

Click on the photos below for a larger view of this major restoration work!

: View of the Officers Quarters with the roof partially removed. The timbers are all charred from the fire.

: The old roof was wind damaged and a danger to visitors.

: View of the Officers Quarters with the roof partially removed. The timbers are all charred from the fire.

: View of the Officer’s Quarters with the damaged roof removed. The original framing is visible and damaged.

: View of the Officers Quarters with the roof partially removed. The timbers are all charred from the fire.

: View of the damaged framing being removed.

: View of the Officers Quarters with the roof partially removed. The timbers are all charred from the fire.

: View of the Officers Quarters with the roof partially removed. The timbers are all charred from the fire.

: View of the Officers Quarters with the roof partially removed. The timbers are all charred from the fire.

: Roofers hard at work on the Officer’s Quarters

: View of the Officers Quarters with the roof partially reframed..

: View of the Officers Quarters with the roof partially reframed..

: View of the Officers Quarters with the roof partially reframed..

: Mid-construction views of the Officer’s Quarters

: Original roof timbers and metal sheeting – We salvaged as many of the original timbers as we could for future use and display!

: Original timber from the 1800s with multiple square-head handcrafted nails – most likely original to the building’s construction.

: Roofers hard at work on the Officer’s Quarters. View from over the moat and fort wall.

: Interior view during the final phases of construction.

: View of the framing from the porch.

: Interior view during the final phases of construction. Interior damage to the walls from the weather, time and the fire can still be seen.

: Interior view during the final phases of construction. Interior damage to the walls from the weather, time and the fire can still be seen.

: FINISHED! Now protected again from further damage, this building can stand for another 150 years!

: FINISHED! Now protected again from further damage, this building can stand for another 150 years!

: Rear View of the finished roof of the Officer’s Quarters

: Rear View of the finished roof of the Officer’s Quarters

: View of the Hospital Building with the damaged roof removed.

: In progress view of the reframing of the Hospital building.

: In progress view of the reframing of the Hospital building.

: In Progress view of the Hospital Building with the top roof removed and the lower roof partially replaced.

: Roofers working hard to preserve our Hospital building.

: Roofers working hard to preserve our Hospital building.

: FINISHED! Now this roof will protect this building for decades!

: FINISHED! Now this roof will protect this building for decades!

: Long view of the completed roof!