+ LEON LEONWOOD BEAN (L.L. BEAN) RESIDENCE AND ARCHIVE
PROJECT TYPE COMMERCIAL/RESIDENTIAL . HISTORIC RENOVATION + ADAPTIVE REUSE
SERVICES PROVIDED CONSTRUCTION
DATE COMPLETED 2017
PHOTO CREDIT ERIN LITTLE
In the Summer of 2016 the Barrett Made Team was selected by L.L. Bean to restore and renovate the Leon L. Bean Residence just off of Main Street in Freeport, Maine. The program called for the team to provide multipurpose spaces for the company consisting of archives, meeting/display spaces, and spaces for general business functions all while restoring the finishes to a level consistent with those that existed when Leon himself resided in the space as he launched what would come to be known as L.L. Bean.
When turned over to the Barrett Made Team, the residence was in a state of disrepair requiring significant interventions to both the infrastructure and finishes. The team carefully undertook the detailed task of renovating the space while making provisions for providing modernized mechanical systems, building envelope upgrades and ADA compliance.