Historic Preservation
Loven Contracting’s award-winning historic preservation division provides comprehensive services to historic property owners and investors. We understand that preservation goes beyond safeguarding heritage—it’s a modern construction project influenced by budgets, timelines, and specific requirements.
Pioneers In Historical Building Preservation
Whether it is historical preservation or robust adaptive reuse projects, the Loven Contracting team can navigate any challenge.
Meet our qualified craftsmen: Our experienced team of craftsmen bring a combined 100 years of field knowledge, developing techniques that exceed industry standards. They use historically appropriate materials while incorporating modern systems like MEP, Fire/Life, and ADA compliance to meet historic preservation guidelines.
Our Specialties
Experience-Based Estimating: Our preconstruction team offers realistic estimates and cost-saving options based on decades of procurement knowledge and experience.
Preservation Planning: Our team will partner with you to develop a step-by-step plan. This plan includes sourcing historically appropriate materials, site planning, environmental contaminant assessment, and collaborating with federal, state, and local preservation offices to ensure compliance.
Architectural Surveys: We offer architectural survey services and will document existing architectural components, as documentation may be required for compliance with preservation guidelines or may be utilized in grant applications.
Adaptive Reuse Planning: The greenest building is the one that is already built. Loven Contracting will work with property owners to repurpose existing structures to suit current needs.
Proven Preservation Sucess Stories
We partner with organizations in Arizona, New Mexico, Utah, and Nevada to bring your vision to life. From projects on the National Register of Historic Places, national landmarks, and working with the National Park Service, we are ready for any project.
Historic Preservation Highlights
BRIGHT ANGEL CABINS ROOF REPLACEMENT
This project, located within a UNESCO World Heritage site, required increased safety measures due to high traffic. We minimized the impact on park activities while matching shingles to paint and salvaging original materials.
LUMBERYARD BREWING COMPANY
As a Arizona Real Estate and Development Award (RED) recipient, the Lumberyard Brewery Taproom and Grille is listed on the National Register of Historic Places with high-trafficked one-way streets and located adjacent to an active BNSF railway. This adaptive reuse project included structural repairs and asbestos abatement while reusing the building’s original wood trusses.
BUCKEY O’NEILL CABIN
The Buckey O’Neill Cabin, located within the UNESCO World Heritage site of the Grand Canyon and listed on the National Register of Historic Places, sits just inches from the South Rim. This project earned both the Arizona Governor’s Heritage Preservation Honor Award and the ENR Award of Merit for Renovation/Restoration.
Learn About Our Experts
Searching for the right leadership for your historic preservation project?
Loven Contracting superintendent and carpenter Audey Eckel brings over 40 years of experience working on some of the nation’s most iconic structures. He served as superintendent for both the Desert View Watchtower Preservation and Buckey O’Neill Cabin Preservation projects, both of which received the Governor’s Heritage Preservation Award for exceptional results.
Brett Woods, with over 30 years of historic preservation experience, also managed the award-winning Buckey O’Neill Cabin Preservation project.
