Heritage Restoration

Name

Heritage Restoration

Legal name

Heritage Restoration, Inc.

Website

https://heritagerestoration.net

Company type

Private

Founded year

2001

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Providence

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Historic Building Restoration Services: Full-service restoration contracting including windows, doors, energy efficiency, building surveys, millwork, interiors, exteriors, kitchens, bathrooms, masonry, finishes, roofing, framing repairs, and water management. Projects range from single-component repairs to comprehensive building restorations.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Heritage Restoration is a full-service historic preservation contracting firm performing the repair, conservation, and renewal of old and historic buildings across Rhode Island and Southern New England. Service lines span window and door restoration, custom millwork, energy-efficiency upgrades, building surveys, interior and exterior restoration, kitchens and bathrooms, masonry, roofing, structural framing repairs, water management, and a specialized lead-safe historic window program. The firm operates an in-house woodworking shop in Providence for mortise-and-tenon joinery and custom historic profile reproduction, and runs Rhode Island Found, a division creating products from salvaged historic materials.

Product overview

Heritage Restoration is a full-service historic preservation contracting company offering a comprehensive suite of restoration and preservation services for historic buildings in Rhode Island and Southern New England. The company operates its own woodworking and window restoration shop in Providence and provides services ranging from window and door restoration, energy efficiency upgrades, building surveys, millwork reproduction, interior and exterior restoration, kitchen/bathroom remodeling, masonry, roofing, framing repairs, and lead-safe window programs. The company also operates Rhode Island Found, a division that creates handcrafted products from salvaged building materials.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Rhode Island Found: A division of Heritage Restoration that creates handcrafted products from salvaged historic building materials, including bowls, cutting boards, and decorative items from reclaimed timbers, doors, and hardware.

Products and services

• Windows & Doors Restoration Services Restoration, repair, and reproduction services for historic windows and doors, including storm window and door work, weatherstripping, hardware restoration, and mortise-and-tenon joinery, delivered for owners of historic homes and buildings in Rhode Island and Southern New England.
• Energy Efficiency Services Building energy audits and efficiency upgrades for historic buildings using blower door testing, thermal imaging, air sealing, targeted insulation, moisture management, and renewable energy system installation, coordinated with Rhode Island Energy's EnergyWise program auditors.
• Building Surveys & Analysis Comprehensive pre-restoration condition assessments of historic buildings, including whole-building surveys, window and door surveys, water management evaluations, energy performance testing, structural framing analysis, and paint and finish assessments, used to scope restoration projects.
• Custom Millwork Services In-shop custom production and reproduction of wood components for historic buildings, including windows, doors, moldings, mantles, jambs, balusters, and cabinetry, using mortise-and-tenon joinery and supporting custom knife grinding for unique historic profiles.
• Historic Interior Restoration Interior architectural restoration of historic buildings, including matching of historic trim and moldings, staircase repair, mantle and wainscoting restoration, custom cabinetry, and finish work performed in partnership with the in-house Sutherland Welles finishes team.
• Historic Exterior Restoration Exterior envelope restoration of historic buildings, including wood siding repair, trim restoration, flashing, drainage improvements, rot repair, and coordination with masonry and roofing specialist subcontractors.
• Kitchens & Bathrooms Remodeling Period-appropriate kitchen and bathroom design and construction for historic homes, including custom cabinetry, custom millwork, and the use of period-compatible materials that respect the historic character of the building.
• Masonry Services Historic masonry repair and restoration using traditional lime plaster and mortar methods, coordinated with structural engineers and building inspectors to satisfy preservation standards.
• Lead-Safe Historic Windows Program Specialized lead-paint remediation service for historic windows developed in collaboration with the Rhode Island Department of Health, with the goal of making historic windows lead-safe through restoration rather than replacement, addressing friction points, deteriorated surfaces, and operating mechanisms.
• Historic Roofing Services Roofing services for historic buildings, including slate repair and replacement, wood shingle roofing, standing-seam metal roofing, copper flashing, gutter systems, and ice dam management using period-appropriate materials and methods.
• Historic Framing Repair Repair of historic timber, balloon, and platform framing systems, including sill replacement, joist sistering, rot repair, and structural stabilization that combines traditional joinery techniques with modern building science.
• Rhode Island Found Salvaged-Material Products A division of Heritage Restoration that produces handcrafted items (bowls, cutting boards, candlesticks, and decorative objects) from historic timbers, doors, and hardware salvaged during restoration projects, giving a second life to material recovered from old buildings.

Quantifiable outcome

• 2009 Rhody Award, 2010 Providence Preservation Society Project of the Year Award, 2022 Rhody Homeowner Award
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Sutherland Welles, LTDcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHeritage Restoration acquired Sutherland Welles, a tung oil wood finishes company founded in 1966. Rob Cagnetta serves as Vice President, and Mara Cagnetta became President in January 2022. The companies operate alongside each other in the Providence shop, with Sutherland Welles providing finishes expertise for Heritage's restoration projects.
• Preserve Rhode IslandcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerState-wide nonprofit committed to preserving Rhode Island's historic places. Partnered with Heritage Restoration on the Valentine Whitman House rehabilitation project (2022) and other historic preservation initiatives. Applied historic easement to protect architectural integrity.
• City of NewportcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCommissioned Heritage Restoration to develop lead-safe historic window guides for homeowners and professionals, funded by National Park Service and National Trust for Historic Preservation.
• Newport Restoration FoundationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCommissioned Heritage Restoration to develop lead-safe historic window guides in partnership with the City of Newport, funded by National Park Service and National Trust for Historic Preservation.
• Burrillville Historical and Preservation SocietyminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnered with Heritage Restoration on the Bridgeton School restoration project, receiving first State Preservation Grant in 2004 and subsequent grants in 2005.
• Rhode Island School of Design (RISD)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerHeritage Restoration was hired to document and reproduce the historic geometric parquet floor at RISD's Woods-Gerry House gallery and admissions building.
• Rhode Island EnergyminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorRhode Island Energy's EnergyWise program, run through RISE, offers free home energy assessments and discounts on insulation and air sealing. Heritage works with auditors connected to this program.
• The Steel YardminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerProvidence metalworking facility that fabricated steel components for Heritage Restoration projects, including the Black Knight trebuchet basket.
• Rhode Island Department of HealthcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRob Cagnetta was invited to present lead-safe historic window guidance in a webinar for lead inspectors statewide, recognizing how significantly this work has shaped the conversation around historic windows and lead compliance in Rhode Island.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Building Conservation Associates: NYC-based firm providing historic preservation consulting, conservation, and restoration services. Closely comparable in mission and craft to Heritage Restoration, with overlapping scope across masonry, finishes, and structural restoration.
• Jablonski Building Conservation: NYC historic preservation contractor specializing in masonry, terra cotta, and exterior envelope restoration. Directly comparable as a specialized trade contractor with similar building-science-led methodology.
• Integrated Conservation Contracting: Specialist preservation contractor focused on decorative finishes, ornamental plaster, and traditional architectural restoration. Highly comparable to Heritage's interior restoration and finishes work.
• EverGreene Architectural Arts: National decorative arts and architectural restoration firm performing interior finishes, murals, and ornamental work. Comparable as a craft-led restoration specialist serving institutional and historic property clients.
• John Canning & Co. Decorative restoration and conservation firm specializing in historic interior finishes, gilded surfaces, and period-accurate treatments. Comparable to Heritage's Sutherland Welles–supported interior finishes offering.

Broad incumbents

• Wiss, Janney, Elstner Associates: Large national engineering and architecture firm with a deep historic preservation practice. Overlaps with Heritage on building surveys, structural analysis, and preservation consulting, but operates at significantly larger scale with a broader portfolio.
• Shawmut Design and Construction: Large Boston-based construction manager with a dedicated historic restoration practice serving cultural and institutional clients. Competes for premium preservation projects in New England at meaningfully larger scale than Heritage.

Regional players

• Consigli Construction: Boston-area general contractor with a significant historic restoration division. Comparable in the New England market and competes for many of the same institutional and nonprofit preservation projects as Heritage.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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