Sherando Lake Beach House, VA 2026

We’re headed back to the ever-popular Sherando Lake Recreation Area to continue our work on the Beach House!

PROJECT PARTNER: George Washington & Jefferson National Forest

SESSION DATES: April 12-17, April 26 – May 1, May 3-8, and May 10-15

CAPACITY PER SESSION: 7 Volunteers + 1 Kitchen Helper

PROJECT SUPERVISOR: Reid Saunders!

CREW LEADER: Emily Dietrich!

SCOPE OF WORK:

HistoriCorps is committed to educating and training volunteers in preservation skills, with an overarching mission of inspiring a preservation ethic in all those involved. Learning and working alongside expert HistoriCorps field staff and other volunteers while applying the traditional skills necessary to restore the Sherando Lake Beach House, you will assist to:

• Evaluate and repair interior components to strengthen interior structures
• Remove, restore, and reinstall wooden windows to accentuate building facade
• Install temporary shoring to enhance stability of truss bottom chord
• Stabilize bottom header log to reinforce pavilion entry
• Support and stabilize chimney ridge beam
• Replace decayed structural logs and stabilize ridge beam supports in the pavilion and changing areas
• Restore and reinstall twenty hopper-style windows
• Repair dormer framing and replace sky lights with cedar roofing.
• If time allows: repair deteriorated men’s changing area janitor closets to rid the space of rotting plywood and mold, treat affected areas with protective measures to prevent carpenter bee infestation, and other preservation tasks as determined with GWJNF staff

Please note: Tasks vary by day and by week, depending on a variety of factors including: weather, project priorities, previous groups’ work, and more. Though it is likely you will get to learn and practice most or all of the above tasks, it is not guaranteed. The higher percentage of the scope a particular task is, the more likely you will get to practice it.

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