Service Areas & Notable Projects

Idaho State Capitol Building

H&L was contracted to reproduce historic hollow metal windows as part of this restoration project.

Boise, ID, United States

Hudspeth County Courthouse

Replicated historic sheet metal roof tiles for exterior restoration project.

Blanco, Texas, United States

Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan

Part of the investigation study for upcoming restoration. The main copper dome and masonry will be the first phase of a multi-year restoration program.

2125 Victoria Ave, Regina, SK S4P 0S3, Canada

Winnipeg Provincial Court House

Sheet lead work performed on the masonry cornice ledges

Winnipeg, MB, Canada

Kansas State Capitol

Heather & Little was contracted to perform a condition report on the major copper dome in preparation for a major restoration project of the copper roofing and dome.

Topeka, KS, United States

The Plaza Hotel, New York City

Heather & Little, working collectively with Nicholson & Galloway and Eagle One Roofing of New York, provided the fabrication and supply of ornate copper dormer surrounds for the new tiled mansard roof on this famous historic hotel in midtown, Manhattan. This project received a North American Copper in Architecture Award for Restoration.

The Plaza Hotel, 5th Avenue, New York, NY, United States

Canadian Volunteers War Memorial, Toronto

Heather & Little installed lead cladding on the ledges and water tables of this monument to protect the newly restored masonry.

Wellesley St W and Queens Park Cres. Toronto ON

David T. Nederlander Theatre, New York

Heather & Little fabricated copper clad kalamein windows, transoms and doors for this historic Broadway theatre.

Nederlander Theatre, West 41st Street, New York, NY, United States

San Francisco City Hall

Originally H&L was contracted to reproduce a small pressed copper element, but as a result of a fire during construction Heather & Little was contracted to reproduce curved copper cornice, decorative urns, ornamental copper ram’s and lion’s heads along with other decorative copper elements.

City and County of San Francisco City Hall, Doctor Carlton B Goodlett Place, San Francisco, CA, United States

Milwaukee City Hall

Ornamental Sheet Metal Fabrication including major copper dome, copper balustrades, ornamental copper stampings, copper finials, cornices, flagpole base, and copper garlands. This project received a North American Copper in Architecture Award for Restoration.

Milwaukee City Hall, East Wells Street, Milwaukee, WI, United States

North Huron Town Hall

Restoration of the tower, cornice, windows, masonry and new cedar roofing.

Town Hall Heritage Theatre, Wingham, North Huron, ON, Canada

Montreal Harbour Commision Building

Ornamental Sheet Metal Fabrication,  This project received a North American Copper in Architecture Award for Restoration.

Montreal Harbour Commission 511 Place d'Armes, Montreal, QC, Canada

Cathedral of the Transfiguration

This massive Cathedral was constructed during the 1980’s. Heather & Little was hired to install the copper roofing, taking over one-year to complete the new copper roofing, cupolas, and domes. The domes are capped with cupolas gilded in 23-karat gold!

Cathedral of the Transfiguration, Woodbine Avenue, Markham, ON, Canada

Our Lady of Lourdes Church

This beautiful church was restored by Heather & Little using a combination of sheet copper and lead-coated copper for the sheet metal ornamentation. A new slate roof along with architectural sheet metal was replicated as part of the sheet metal restoration project.

Our Lady of Lourdes Church, Sherbourne Street, Toronto, ON, Canada

Saint Patrick's Basilica

The rehabilitation of the tower and steeple was completed with copper roofing and ornamental sheet metal architectural details by Heather & Little.  This project received a North American Copper in Architecture Award for Restoration.

Saint Patrick's Basilica Toronto

Memorial Hall War Tower Restoration

Heather & Little  was commissioned to reproduce the decorative copper elements of this building that was constructed as a memorial to the alumni of Harvard who died in the great civil war. Work included copper crestings, finials, spires, trefoil copper dormers all recreated from the original full scale drawings.

Memorial War Tower Restoration 45 Quincy St Cambridge

Crouse Hall, Syracuse University New York

After years of attempted repairs on the built-in copper gutters fitted at the base of the slate roof Heather & Little  removed the existing copper and installed a new 24-oz gutter system complete with expansion joints and sloped to drain properly.

Crouse Hall Syracuse University New York

Wovoka Residence Lake Tahoe

This private family retreat in Lake Tahoe included a custom stamped copper panel roof, a decorative copper entrance, garage doorways and a 10-foot by 20-foot wide main gateway in heavy gage copper. It received a North American Copper in Architecture Award.

Glenbrook, NV, United States

Bermuda Anglican Cathedral

Heather & Little has customers beyond US & Canada. In Hamilton a hurricane-proof batten copper roofing installed by our team which is the only copper roof on the island of Bermuda.

Bermuda Anglican Cathedral, Church Street, Hamilton, Pembroke, Bermuda

St. Paul's Anglican Church

Complete roof restoration of slate roofing, copper roofing, rainwater system, sheet lead-work and snow restraint system,

St. Paul's Anglican Church 227 Bloor St. East Toronto

New York City Hall

Project involved the reproduction of copper elements for the restoration of the clock tower. The components were built in a marine facility in Rhode Island, set on barges and floated down the Hudson River to the city, lifte by crane into positon on the clock tower.

New York City Hall, New York, NY, United States

The Brooklyn Historical Society

This project involved the restoration three huge ventilators made from galvanized sheet metal and cast zinc for the ventilation system atop the slate roof.

Brooklyn Historical Society, Pierrepont Street, Brooklyn, NY, United States

Old City Hall, Halifax

Combined restoration project of masonry and roofing, new lead-coated copper cornice ledge flashing and new lead-coated copper rainwater system was installed.

Halifax Regional Municipality, NS, Canada

The Roebling Museum

One of the oldest steel mills in the United States, recently converted to a museum. Heather & Little fabricated the hollow metal double hung windows and kalamein steel doors.

Roebling Museum, Florence Township, NJ, United States

Halifax Citadel National Historic Site

Heather & Little performed lead work in conjunction with new slate roofing during the restoration of the Citadel.

Halifax Citadel National Historic Site, Sackville Street, Halifax, NS, Canada

Manitowoc County Courthouse

Produced decorative copper elements, copper balustrades as part of the Courthouse restoration

Manitowoc County Courthouse, South 8th Street, Manitowoc, WI, United States

Heather and Little

Established in 1925,  Heather & Little has customers in Canada and the US, providing restoration, sheet metal, roofing, residential and tiles and shingles. Contact us for a quote, Call 800-450-0659  or email info@heatherandlittle.com

Heather & Little Limited, 14th Avenue, Markham, ON, Canada

Heather and Little

The Ottawa office team project manages and have worked on the numerous  Canadian Government building and a variety of other local and regional projects. Please contact us to learn more:  Call 800-450-0659  or email info@heatherandlittle.com.

3210 Swansea Crescent, Ottawa, ON, Canada

Trent University

Synthetic shakes were used in this roof replacement project to replace the existing cedar shingles.

Trent University, Peterborough, ON, Canada

Guardian Angels Church

Heather & Little replaced the slate roofing on this historic church.  We also restored the church steeple and replaced the ornamental architectural sheet metal elements on the spire with new lead coated copper.

Guardian Angel's Church Orillia

Gordon Hall, Queen's University

Heather & Little installed this slate roof, snow guards, and related lead coated copper flashing, and membrane roofing on Gordon Hall located on the Queen’s University Campus in Kingston, Ontario

Gordon Hall, Kingston, ON, Canada

Our Mother of Sorrow Church

Heather & Little was awarded the contract for restoration of this church work included slate roof replacement, masonry repairs, and decorative copper flashing and trim.

Our Mother of Sorrow Church Kingston

Building 52, Clock Tower, Fort Leavenworth

Heather & Little was engaged as we had the finest pre-patinated 16-ounce crimped copper for use in the reconstruction of the octagonal copper dome. Although we only played a small part in this one the project received a North American Copper in Architecture Award for Restoration.

Grant Hall, Sherman Avenue, Fort Leavenworth, KS, United States

University of Ontario Institute of Technology, "Ontario UOIT"

This project received a North American Copper in Architecture Award for New construction, involving the an insulated copper wall cladding with standing seam panels.

2000 Simcoe Street North, Oshawa, ON, Canada

Chateau Laurier

Heather & Little replaced the copper roofing for five restoration phases on this historic hotel with new standing seam copper roofing, copper cornice, plus many ornate decorative elements.

Fairmont Château Laurier, Ottawa, Rideau Street, Ottawa, ON, Canada

Supreme Court of Canada

Heather & Little had 56 employees working on this copper roof restoration project which included a copper roof of the inner courtyard, and all copper elements such as finials, dormers and inlaid copper gutters with heat tracing were fabricated and installed using 20-ounce sheet copper.

Supreme Court of Canada, Wellington Street, Ottawa, ON, Canada

Thomas Jefferson's Homestead, Monticello

Part of the restoration work on Thomas Jefferson’s original homestead  performed by Heather & Little was the reproduction of original rain water system in sheet lead.

Monticello, Thomas Jefferson Parkway, Charlottesville, VA, United States

A.A. Heaps Building

Heather & Little restored the badly deteriorated masonry terracotta with sheet lead cladding.

254 Portage Avenue, Winnipeg, MB, Canada

Old City Hall, Toronto

Heather & Little replaced the batten seam sheet metal roof. This was a monumental four-year project on the historic city hall. The copper roofing restoration was awarded the “Roofing Project of the Year” by the Canadian Roofing Contractors Association. Work also included the clock tower, cast bronze gargoyles, decorative finials.

Old City Hall, Toronto, ON, Canada

Miss Freedom, Georgia State Capitol

Heather &  Little restored the copper statue of Miss Freedom that is perched atop the dome of the Georgia Capital Building.

Georgia State Capitol, Atlanta, GA, United States

Trumbull Court House

Trumbull Court House restoration project required creating custom stamped ornamental sheet metal tiles, finials, and stamped sheet metal wall panels to restore this historic courthouse’s roof. Also, created was a new Lady of Justice statue.

Courthouse Square, Warren, Trumbull, OH, United States

Peace Tower

The historic Peace Tower is focal point of the Centre Block of the Canadian Parliament Buildings. This project involved a new air-vapour barrier, wood battens, the restoration of the original copper roofing on the tower and the repair of the decorative copper cresting.

Peace Tower, Ottawa, ON K1A 0A6, Canada

Parliamentary Library of Canada

Heather & Little performed an architectural sheet metal restoration project at this historic building in Ottawa, Canada

Peace Tower, Ottawa, ON K1A 0A6, Canada

Victoria Park Armoury

Built in 1913, Heather &  Little replaced the existing asphalt shingles on this large, historic armoury building so it could continue to serve as a wonderful historic venue for the community.

Victoria Park Armoury, Kent Street West, Lindsay, ON, Canada

County of Wellington

Two residential county buildings required the removal and replacement of asphalt singles for the County of Wellington.

County of Wellington Ontario, Wyndham Street North, Guelph, ON, Canada

University of Toronto

The circa 1875 John H. Daniels Faculty of Architecture, Landscape, and Design at U of T is getting a $50-million make-over. Our work including a new asphalt roof, new decorative sheet metal on the tower,  asphalt shingles, lead-coated copper and a galvanized steel sheet for the 50,000 sq. foot addition.

1 Spadina Crescent, Toronto, ON, Canada

Rosedale Golf Club

A new clubhouse was designed,  but to preserve a historic feel Heather & Little was engaged to install a classic cedar roof, coated-copper dormers and gables.

Rosedale Golf Club, Toronto, ON, Canada

Scadding House, Toronto

This log cabin, Toronto’s oldest known surviving house, was constructed in 1794. Heather & Little added a new cedar roofing system as well, masonry repairs were performed.

Scadding Cabin, Toronto, ON, Canada

Spadina House Stables

Heather & Little installed #1 Grade Blue Label Western red cedar shingles replacing the existing roof, provided new copper flashings and lead-coated copper valleys in copper, and also installed custom-made eavestrough and downpipes.

Spadina Museum - City of Toronto Historic Sites, Spadina Road, Toronto, ON, Canada

Notre-Dame Cathedral Basilica

Heather & Little re-produced decorative metal coverings for the twin steeples of the National Historic Site using sheet EZEFORM stainless steel. Progress on the project was complicated by the rehabilitation needed for the deteriorated wood support structure. Awarded The Canadian Roofing Contractors Association’s ‘Project of the Year’.

Notre-Dame Cathedral Basilica, Sussex Drive, Ottawa, ON, Canada

Manitoba Legislative Building

Complete copper dome restoration in 20-oz sheet copper and sheet lead weatherings for masonry restoration.

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Manitoba Legislative Building, Broadway, Winnipeg, MB, Canada

MacKenzie Tower, Parliament Hill

MacKenzie Tower Parliament Hill, Ottawa ON

Branksome Hall, Toronto

When Heather & Little began the Branksome Hall slate roof, the entirety of the existing roof and metal work had to be removed. Reinstallation of roofing elements included both slate and copper work.

Branksome Hall, Elm Avenue, Toronto, ON, Canada

Queen’s Park, Legislative Assembly of Ontario

Legislative Assembly of Ontario, Queen's Park, Wellesley Street West, Toronto, ON, Canada

St. Michael's Cathedral

St. Michael's Cathedral, Bond Street, Toronto, ON, Canada

Hurricane Damaged Buildings

After the ravages of hurricane Ivan local contractors enlisted our service to reproduce decorative sheet metal cornice work on several historical building that had been damaged during the storm.

404 South Palafox Street, Pensacola, FL, United States

Dingle Tower

The Memorial Tower (Dingle Tower) Dingle Tower is a commemorative monument built in the early 1900s to recognize the 150th anniversary of the establishment of representative government in the province of Nova Scotia.

Sir Sandford Fleming Park, Halifax, NS, Canada

Carlaw Ave, Office Building

Heather & Little participated in the cornice restoration of a 1920s 5-storey office building located in midtown Toronto.

181 Carlaw Avenue, Toronto, ON, Canada

5th Avenue, New York City

Heather & Little’s work on the domed metal cupola restoration project included items such as pressed cornices, dormer ornaments, shields, capitals, stamped copper elements, garlands and window ornaments.

141 5th Avenue New York NY

Thomas Jefferson Library of Congress, DC

Heather & Little provided custom stamped sheet metal ornaments reproduced for Library of Congress dome including “The Flame”.

100 Independence Avenue Southeast, Washington, DC, United States

Montreal City Hall

To accurately reproduce each decorative copper element, Heather & Little created new stamping dies for the garlands, cornice elements, shields and more. Both 20- and 24-ounce copper sheets were used for this task, depending on the requirements of each ornament.  The  project was awarded a North American Copper in Architecture Award (NACIA) for the restoration.

Montreal City Hall, Notre-Dame Street East, Montreal, QC, Canada

Ogilvy Building

Heather & Little fabricated a 20-ounce copper medallion, standing 9 feet tall. It was hand-sculpted using different elements for the die casting and pressing for the copper.

Ogilvy's Department Store 126 Rideau St., Ottawa ON

Memorial Hall, Harvard University

To reflect the image of the building that was created in the 1870s, we used the original full scale blueprints produced shortly after the Civil War. The intricate copper work had to match the designs and colours of the slate details and patterns.

Memorial Hall Harvard

Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick

Heather & Little fabricated and installed new copper roofing, new copper dormers, cresting, cupola,  the entire copper tower, and ornate 41-meter diameter copper clad dome. This project received a North American Copper in Architecture Award for Restoration.

Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick, Queen Street, Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada

St. Raphael's Cathedral

This restoration entailed the complete reconstruction of the 150-year old wood frame steeple. New sheet metal cladding and decorative architectural sheet metal was reproduced in sheet copper and stainless steel. The project  was one of  Wisconsin’s ‘TOP TEN PROJECTS’ for 2004.

St. Raphael's Cathedral, Madison WI 53703

Investment Building

Heather & Little fabricated copper Kalamein windows and decorative stamped copper detailing for the building.

501 K St NW, Washington, D.C., DC, United States

Shaw Media, Ottawa

Heather & Little created new, custom-made metal clad doors, 20-ounce sheet copper to craft custom-sized doors with a handmade patina finish for the boardroom entrance.

150 Wellington St, Ottawa, ON K1A, Canada

21 Dundas Square

The eight bronze doors with transoms were a challenging project for the Heather & Little, as our only reference  was a vague, one sheet historical drawing. Winner of a Toronto Heritage 2015 Award of Excellence for Bronze Entranceway.

21 Dundas Square, Toronto, ON, Canada

Onondaga Court House

This was a large scale restoration involving replication of decorative sheet metal components in copper, including the cupola, major dome, decorative roof finials, four minor copper domes, copper cartouches, and curved copper batten caps for the dome roofing.

401 Montgomery St, Syracuse, NY, United States

Langevin Building

Heather & Little used 20-ounce copper sheets to restore the mansard roof area on four elevations. The restoration of decorative ornaments included stamped sheet metal roof crestings, finials, cartouche, cornices and decorative copper hip covers.

Langevin Block, Ottawa, ON, Canada

Lady Justice Navarro County Courthouse

Heather & Little worked from aged black and white photographs to create the statue which had been lost in the 1940s. We used our own existing statue dies as we had worked on other Texas Court House projects. The 24-ounce sheet copper is a tribute to Lady Justice.

Navarro County Courthouse, West 3rd Avenue, Corsicana, TX, United States

Lady Justice Edgar County Court House

 Heather & Little restored this Lady of Justice statue as part of a major restoration of the Edgar County Courthouse. The original  deteriorated statue was fabricated in sheet zinc; a new steel support mast had to be incorporated before returning her home.   

Edgar County Courthouse, West Court Street, Paris, IL, United States

Lady Justice, Milam County Court House

The original tower, roof; clock; and the statue of the “Goddess of Justice” were removed in 1938. The statue was put in a safe place for  future re-installation. So safe that after over fifty years later, the statue still hasn’t been found. Heather & Little made a reproduction.

Milam County District Clerk, South Fannin Avenue, Cameron, TX, United States

World Peace Monument

Heather & Little was commissioned to fabricate this monument dedicated to World Peace, consisting of a series of brass tube framing elements with continents silver soldered in the exact global locations. The surface sheet metal elements (the continents) were all formed and attached by hand.

World Peace Monument Parkdale Toronto ON 1303 Queen St. W.

Avro Canada CF-100 Canuck

Heather & Little restored the exterior of an Avro CF100   vintage aircraft, all damaged elements of the aluminum metal cladding were replaced with new sheet aluminum.

3282-3316 Derry Rd E, Mississauga, ON L4T 1A9, Canada

Creemore Springs Brewery

Creemore Springs’ original brew kettle was shipped to our Heather & Little workroom where it was restored to its beautiful and bright copper appearance. We installed a custom-designed video monitor mount to attach a video display to the kettle in a retail outlet.

Creemore Springs Brewery Limited, Mill Street, Creemore, ON, Canada

Wayne County Courthouse

Heather & Little is working on this restoration project.

107 West Liberty Street, Wooster, OH, United States

The East Block, Canadian Parliament Buildings

The first phase of the copper roofing and masonry restoration completed working with Ellis Don Contractors.

1207 Wellington St, Ottawa, ON K1A, Canada

The Canadian Parliament Buildings

Heather & Little has worked on this massive multi-year project, and have helped restore literally every building on the Hill, winning us a North American Copper in Architecture Award (NACIA).

Parliament Hill, Wellington Street, Ottawa, ON, Canada

Centre Block, Canadian Parliament Buildings

Massive restoration of masonry and new copper roofing on the entire South Facade of the Centre Block, Parliament Hill, Ottawa

Centre Block, Ottawa, ON, Canada

Historic Sheet Metal Shingles

Cobra Construction of Calgary Alberta contracted H&L to reproduce historic sheet metal shingles to replace the original roofing for this historic building restoration project.

Calgary, AB, Canada

Heather & Little was approached by the owner of a historical mansion to in the city of St. Louis custom fabrication of decorative copper roof elements that had originally adorned the roof

2233 Park Ave, St. Louis, MO 63104, USA

Lady Justice Statue Restoration

Midwest Maintenance selected H&L to help on this courthouse restoration project. Our part involved the restoration of the original Lady of Justice Statue made in sheet zinc.

115 W Court St, Paris, IL 61944, United States

Private Residense PEI

Newly constructed home, the owner chose to install a traditional standing seam sheet roof with a Kynar finished paint system.

68 Libbys Ln, Canoe Cove, PE C0A 1H7, Canada

Lead sheet roofing

Restoration in lead sheet roofing and lead capped masonry walls on Roman Catholic Cathedral.

Cathedral, Sherbrooke, QC, Canada

Radiused Sheet Metal Cornice

CLERKIN CONSTRUCTION of BrandyWine, MD contracted to reproduce a radiused sheet metal cornice in galvanized iron.

16050 Woodlark Dr, Brandywine, MD 20613, United States

Custom Sheet Metal Cornice

Custom fabrication of ornamental sheet metal cornice for Jim Murray Welding & Fabrication of Stonington, CT

294b Cossaduck Hill North Stonington, CT 06359

Stone Face Metal Wall Panels

New pre-finished sheet metal wall panels were produced to reclad the exterior of the H.P. Tergesen & Sons General Store located in Gimli Manitoba which is the oldest general store in the province.

82 1 Ave, Gimli, MB R0C 1B0

Historic Slate Roofing Budget

Heather & LIttle Limited was contacted directly by the Cathedral of St. John the Baptist to perform a roof condition report inspecting the condition of copper and slate roofing and prepare a budget for an upcoming restoration of the church.

Church Street, St. John's, A1B 4J9

Sheet Metal Spanish Tiles

Fabricated and supplied pre-finished sheet metal Spanish Tiles for the restoration of the Historic Old YMCA Building, Calgary Alberta.

223 12 Ave SW, Calgary, AB T2R, Canada

Historic Copper Leader Heads

Heather & Little were commissioned to replicate six ornate copper leader heads and downpipe straps originally crafted in the late 1800’s for Craigdarroch Castle, Victoria BC

1050 Joan Crescent, Victoria, BC V8S 3L5, Canada

Historic Sheet Metal Shingles

Contracted by RCC North of Calgary AB, H&L reproduced historically accurate stamped sheet metal shingles for the historic Inglewood Telephone Building in Calgary.

1311 - 9 Avenue SE, Calgary, Alberta, T2G

Historic Sheet Metal Facade

A three-story high sheet metal “Oriel” bay window was reproduced for part of the Traverse City Opera House restoration, Traverse MI

106 E Front St, Traverse City, MI 49684

Historic Sheet Metal Capitals

Reproduction of four large ornamental column capitals made in copper sheet for the Jones County Courthouse.

110 S Jefferson St, Gray, GA 31032

Sheet Metal Spanish Tiles

Reproduction of sheet metal Spanish Tile roofing for the Red Brick Building Historical Site Tularosa NM

Granado and 1st St. Tularosa, NM 88352, United States

Cutom Copper Cupola Reproduction

The reproduction of a copper cupola for the Slater Hall, Norwich Free Academy, Norwich CT

305 Broadway, Norwich, Connecticut, 06360

Decorative copper components, Monroe County Courthouse

Reproductions of copper dome components for courthouse restoration by Midwest Maintenance

106 E 1st St, Monroe, MI 48161, United States

Custom copper finials

Reproductions of decorative custom copper roof finials

2 Central St, Wellesley, MA 02482, United States

Copper Spanish Tiles

Schnellbacher-Sendon of New Jersey enlisted the services of H&L to produce 2800 square feet of copper Spanish tiles including hips, and valley tiles all in 16 ounce copper sheet.

259 St. Stephens St. Belleville, NJ 07109

Sheet Metal Spanish Tiles

Reproduction of sheet metal Spanish tiles in 16-ounce copper sheet.

1200 North Irving Street, Arlington, VA, United States

Copper Dormer Restoration

Complete restoration of several ornate copper dormers for Henderson & Johnson Roofing of Syracuse NY.

315 N Cayuga St, Ithaca, NY 14850, United States

Rock Face Sheet Metal Wall Panels

Replica sheet metal wall panels made for the Throckmorton Court House, Throckmorton TX.

101 Minter Street, Throckmorton TX 764843