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2024 | HOOK MAGAZINE 51 on this level over decades and numerous deals there's matchmaking magic that happens. Wooley had in9mate knowledge of this par9cular property. (His mother was a personal friend of Miriam Wexler.) He immediately knew that Esgate was the right match to not only restore the home and gardens, but also re-envision them for the next century. "We're stewards of these structures so that they can con9nue for the next 100 years," explains Esgate. "Evolu9on is inevitable. Some9mes things can't be sal- vaged but you can s9ll honor and celebrate them in innova9ve ways." The analogy that Wooley uses is the Louvre in Paris. "I. M. Pei added the glass pyramid that has now become an icon." For Esgate, evolu9on came in the way of upgrades like an elevator that would allow her to "age in place," conver9ng the original slate fireplaces to gas and adding exterior stairs that would bring the front door entrance to the main level, as opposed to the basement where it was previously. While the stairs were being constructed Esgate even took the opportunity to bury a 9me capsule inside the small front porch. Master cra(smanship was a top priority and Esgate gave her lead carpenter cre- a9ve license to recreate original details like the signature drapery design moldings around the doorways, exterior ceiling and trim work on the covered pa9o that