St. Michael's Church
Charleston, South Carolina | Religious
Structural preservation and engineering services for the historic 1751 church.
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Public engineering firm profile
Bennett Preservation Engineering PC
Charleston, SC
Structural Engineering for Existing and Historic Structures
- Services
- 5
- Offices
- 1
- Projects
- 6
- Leaders
- 6
- Size Estimate
- 1-9 employees
Overview
Bennett Preservation Engineering is a structural engineering practice focused exclusively on historic preservation. Services include evaluation of structural issues, restoration, rehabilitation, conservation, structural strengthening, and seismic upgrades. The team includes structural engineers and preservationists with graduate degrees in structural engineering and historic preservation. The practice has worked on several hundred structures built from the 17th through the early 20th centuries, including lighthouses, fortifications, courthouses, institutional buildings, commercial buildings, churches, and residential buildings, with over 20 National Historic Landmarks.
- Size Estimate
- 1-9 employees
Services
Structural Engineering for Historic Preservation
Structural engineering focused exclusively on existing and historic structures, including evaluation, restoration, rehabilitation, conservation, structural strengthening, and seismic upgrades.
Industries
Firm type
Projects
Drayton Hall
Charleston, South Carolina | Historic Preservation
Structural analysis and stabilization of the historic 1740s plantation house, including the treatment of early 20th-century concrete.
View project sourceFort Jefferson
Dry Tortugas, Florida | Government
Rebuilding and structural stabilization of the historic fort's masonry walls.
View project sourceCape Hatteras Lighthouse
Cape Hatteras National Seashore, North Carolina | Historic Preservation
Structural engineering and preservation services for the iconic historic lighthouse.
View project sourceThe Fireproof Building
Charleston, South Carolina | Government
Structural engineering services for the historic 1826 building designed by Robert Mills.
View project sourceEbenezer Baptist Church
Atlanta, Georgia | Religious
Preservation and structural engineering services for the historic church.
View project sourceLeadership
Craig M. Bennett Jr.
President, Structural Engineer
PE
Amanda Brown
Project Manager, Architectural Preservationist
John S. Bennett
Structural Engineer
PE, SE
Andrea Cooper Williams
Preservation Engineer-in-Training
EIT
Darcy Neufeld
Preservationist
Ege Arslaner
Graduate Engineer
Publications
Treating Historic Masonry Very Gently at Drayton Hall
article | Bennett Preservation Engineering Staff | 2017
View publicationRebuilding the Walls of Fort Jefferson
article | Bennett Preservation Engineering Staff | 2013
View publicationSurvivors Tales: Unreinforced Masonry and the 1886 Charleston, South Carolina Earthquake
technical_paper | Bennett Preservation Engineering Staff | 2013
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