CROTON-ON-HUDSON, NY, November 04, 2009
/24-7PressRelease/ -- Franzoso Contracting, Inc. is proud to announcetheir participation in the restoration of the Allman Brothers Band "Big House Museum"
A chance encounter led the New York contractor to make a major donation to the Big House Museumbeing developed in Macon, GA to preserve the home and history of the Allman Brothers Band. Mark Franzoso stood next to Gary Giller, treasurer of the Big House Foundation, at a sold-out concert in Saratoga Springs, NY and struck up a friendship that would bring him to Macon to start the renovationsneeded to turn a 108-year-old Grand Tudor mansion into a historic musical institution.
"I'm proud to be down here and be a part of it," said Franzoso, surveying the work that his company, Franzoso Contracting, Inc., was completing after two weeks of work. Franzoso's five-man crew had justfinished re-roofing the 6,000-square-foot house where the members of the Allman Brothers Band lived from 1970 to 1973 and wrote some of their most acclaimed music, becoming the principal architects of the new genre of Southern Rock music under the Macon label Capricorn Records.
A year after meeting Giller, Franzoso met Allman Brothers Band Tour Manager Kirk West, who had lived for nearly 15 years in the Big House with his wife, Kirsten, and had amassed an enormouscollection of memorabilia. "A year and a half ago when Kirk sold his house to the foundation, I wasasked to look at the engineering report and come up with an estimate for a new roof," said Franzoso. "I was flattered that I was asked to get involved. I knew once this museum got off the ground that I had to be the one to do the roof over where this important collection is going to be housed."
Franzoso donated the labor for the roof and secured the donation of architectural shingles. He estimatesthe entire project at more than $35,000, including removing old roofing, re-roofing pitched and flatroofs, replacing rotted wood, installing new copper flashing and placing copper coping on the front edgeof the roof.
The Big House Foundation is converting The Big House into a world-class museum commemorating thecultural and historic impact of the Allman Brothers Band, said Foundation President Bob Johnson. It isexpected to open in April 2009 to coincide with the 40th anniversary of the band's founding.
About Franzoso Contracting, Inc. -- With an office and showroom conveniently located in Westchester county off Route 9 in Croton, New York, we serve all of your home improvement needs. For home improvement such as seamless vinyl siding, roofing, replacement windows, doors, or decks, we invite you to discover why Franzoso Contracting is the most sought-after company in the area
Franzoso Contracting is located in Westchester county NY. The company specializes in roofing, siding, windows and doors and is a fully licensed contractor.
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