Bonelli Home Restoration

The Bonelli House was built in 1915 by a contractor named Pendergrast for the Bonelli family. It was used continuously by family member until it was purchased by the City of Kingman in 1973. Joseph Bonelli, son of George, moved at that time, to another house in Kingman, where he lived until his death. A large antique wall clock in the home was at one time, the only clock in Kingman and was loaned to the Santa Fe Railway to be used in the depot.

Sanderson’s were very excited in taking on this project. this would allow our crew to show off there talents. this home is maintained by mostly donations from the community and visitors. unfortunately the last people that painted the house were from the Kingman detention center. In these pictures you will see the spatters of paint eveyware and the the clock mentioned in the caption above had paint on it as well, smeared in the detailed trim work and along the sides

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With the help of some of Kingmans Finest Tradesmen.

Lonnies Lath And Plastering             Mark Dryden First Class Finish

Lonnie’s Lath and plastering had removed old plaster and redone many areas in the home. There were previous attempts to match the existing plaster by other people and were quite visible. the areas that Lonnie and crew worked on look like the original plaster. Once painted if I didn’t have the before pictures I could not find the areas they repaired. Mark Dryden and crew came to the rescue to repair and replace some wood and veneers throughout the home. and replace rotted wood on the exterior. one of the problems in doing restoration work was the materials back in 1915 are completely different from today’s materials. in those days a 2 x 4 was in fact 2 inches by 4 inches and rough sawn. Toady’s 2 x 4’s are 1 5/8 by 3 5/8 and sanded smooth. the Veneers were also different in thickness as well. our objective was not to make any obvious changes but to maintain the original look.