To ensure its continued preservation, the house (originally built in 1905) got some much-needed upgrades during the 2005 renovation, including an energy efficient heater and a sprinkler system.

Workers carefully poured a new concrete and rebar foundation beneath the jacked-up Addison Avenue house. The new base would protect the house for generations to come.

A recreation of the Addison Avenue house’s dining room included an Underwood typewriter, similar to the one Lucile Packard used to handle Hewlett-Packard’s early correspondence. The garage, which hous ...

A heavy-duty hydraulic jack lifted a section of the Addison Avenue house during the restoration project. Crews worked to hoist the house a full four feet off the ground to prepare for a new foundation ...

After the Addison Avenue house was put on a new foundation, the entire building was wrapped in scaffolding to allow the construction crew to work on hard-to-reach parts of the house.

After the shed and garage were rebuilt, reinforced and equipped with new roofs, the structures were ready for shingles and interior updates.

Each of the three buildings on the Addison Avenue property received the benefit of a full restoration. The shed where Bill Hewlett lived for a period of time needed the most attention, and by the proj ...

In addition to the attention given to the exterior, the interior of Bill Hewlett’s shed was also restored and decorated to show his spartan accommodations in the late 1930s.

Throughout the restoration of all three buildings on the Addison Avenue property, craftsmen painstakingly saved as much original material as they could. Rafters with moderate damage were repaired and ...

The garage was given a steel substructure to make it earthquake resistant. It was then rebuilt using its original boards and reclaimed wood from an old barn nearby.