Jacob Ruff House Restoration

The Jacob Ruff House is located on Main Street in historical Lexington, Virginia. It is on the National Registry of Historical houses and it is rumored that President Millard Fillmore visited this house. Built in 1829, It is one of the finest examples of a Federal Era town home in the Shenandoah valley. This building had been a hat factory, barber shop, and real estate office. Directed by the vision of the owners, Elk Mountain Contracting converted this building from a business office back into a single family residence.

Rerouting of the utilities and a new copper roof were the largest challenges. A kitchen and bath were added along with gutting all the other baths. Once the utilities were addressed and the roof replaced, the finishing touches began. Sanding the original floors produced beautiful heart pine floors, Federal Period crown moldings were added and ceiling medallions were added to the front Parlor. With Period lighting and a fresh coat of paint the house was transformed back 180 years.

After completing the house Elk Mountain Contracting took what was once a parking lot in the rear of the building and added a garden pavilion, retaining walls, walkways, and plantings to produce a wonderful courtyard area in the center of town down Lexington.

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