Our objective is to provide the finest 18th century structures with the finest 20th century amenities subtly woven into their fabric. To that end, we work closely with our clients to help the structures of their choice emerge again, with their own identity and character intact. That process begins with a disassembled house from our stock. After the appropriate structure is selected, the design process is begun with primary concern for our clients' needs and desires. These are carefully translated into the context of the particular structure and historic period, so that maximum comfort an utility can unobtrusively join with the ambiance of the home.

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Stephen P. Mack Associates specializes in creating one-of-a-kind environments, from single dwellings to the establishment of complexes in appropriate context, to fully realized, landscaped estates, all designed in a harmonious mixture of the serenity of the past and the technology of the present.

Clients can select from a large inventory of 18th century houses and barns, all meticulously disassembled, documented in architectural drawings and phototgraphed extensively so that nothing is left to chance during restoration.

Each of the houses in our stock is, needless to say, unique. Each was also threatened or in jeopardy of being torn down, and now has been carefully saved.

The potential of an 18th century house to stand again— to shelter a new family and to march sturdily and elegantly into a new century— depends on the care, the sensitivity and the method of reconstruction. Ours are of the highest standards.

What cannot be manufactured, no matter how methodical the modern craftsmanship, is the personality of a complete home that is 200 or more years old. This personality is exemplified not only by how it was built, and the original materials used, but in the wear and patina of history, by the footsteps of the past. Such houses have unimpeachable character.

Stephen P. Mack began restoring houses in 1976, out of a desire to save magnificent 18th century historic structures in jeopardy of destruction. His firm has participated in the dismantling and preservation of over 50 buildings. Stephen Mack's work has been acknowledged by the New York Times, House and Garden magazine, and Historic Preservation magazine;; such books as Mary Emmerling's American Country Classics, Wooden Houses, and America Restored; and an array of other newspapers, books and television programs.

Our finshed houses are a testament to the enduring strengths of 18th century design and craftsmanship and Stephen Mack's artistry in bringing them into a new century.