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South's Finest, LLC
P.O. Box 5014

512 S. Washington St.
Quitman GA, 31643
Phone: (229 )605-9924

FAX: (229) 605-9901
southsfinest@
windstream.net
We recognizes the importance of saving our historical buildings. They link us with our past and help us understand who we are. We are proud of the part it plays in preserving our hertiage. Click on the links below to see some of our projects.

Lowndes County Courthouse

fiberglass columns
The plaster Scamozzi capitals were deteriorating on the Lowndes County Courthouse. South's Finest recreated new capitals in FRP. A pigeon guard
was was also added to perserve it's beauty.

Kentucky Derby Museum and
Churchill Downs
Custom Balustrade System
fiberglass cornices
This custom balustrade system with curved sections was created for theKentucky Derby Museum and Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky.

In accordance with the U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service Preservation Assistance

Division and the Technical Preservation Services, the use of substitute Materials on Historic Building Exteriors is acceptable under these general conditions:

1: The unavailability of historic materials.
2: The unavailability of skilled craftsmen.
3: Inherent flaws in the original materials.
4: Code required changes.

South's Finest has undertaken many historic restoration projects. We have become quite proficient at restoring damaged or rotting architectural parts to their original design. After restoration we make molds of the restored parts (cornice, brackets, columns, capitals, etc.) and make as many pieces as needed.

We have restored parts from rusted historic stamped metal urns and spires,  to the deteriorated historic wooden dormers on the U.S. Coast Guard Academy in New London, CT.. In restoring the cornice on the Old Bull Building in Durham N.C. all we had to go by was an old painted outline on the side of the building. In restoring the Pediments on the Moultrie Georgia Courthouse all we had to go by was an old photo.

Whether you want your parts restored and copied to their original pristine condition or you want your parts to match (including nail holes, gouges or even paint chips not removed) the existing undamaged parts South's Finest can satisfy the most exacting criteria of any historical society.

Colquitt County Courthouse -  Moultrie, Georgia

South's Finest was involved in the design and fabrication of several components applied to the restoration of the Colquitt County Courthouse in Moultrie, Georgia. Working closely with the project architects and referring to archival photographs from the County Historical Society, South's Finest was able to create custom pediments that captured the historic look of the original courthouse in modern materials and adapted to the present day structure.South's Finest also provided the custom balustrade system on the parapet and clock tower. The slender, graceful shape of the baluster seen here is the result of digitizing an old wooden baluster found in the courthouse attic and scaling it up to the desired size with the aid of a computer. The modern version is made of rotationally-cast FRP with a polyurethane foam core.

AT&T Building

fiberglass cornices

1929 Art Deco Ceiling

South's Finest was called upon to reproduce this 1929 Art Deco ceiling molding during the renovation of the historic AT&T Building in downtown Atlanta. Working from a salvaged plaster remnant , South's Finest was able to recreate this unique pattern in FRP.

Colquitt Retirement Home

The concrete balustrade system, large brackets and urns were starting to crumble on this historic building. South's Finest took the existing good components and made molds from them. Concrete colored gel-coat was added to the new pieces to match the trim and other concrete components.

Converse Dalton Home

Replicating the balustrade system for the famous historical Converse Dalton House in downtown Valdosta Georgia required South's Finest, LLC to pass an extensive review by The Lowndes County Historical Society. READ MORE...

 





South's Finest, LLC • 512 S. Washington St. P.O. Box 5014 Quitman GA, 31643 Phone: (229 )605-9924 FAX: (229) 605-9901southsfinest@windstream.net
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