About Us
Jane Kennelly and Frank Genello connected through their individual affiliations with the American College of Building Arts (ACBA) in Charleston, SC, and they have been collaborating for over a decade. With over 60 years of combined experience in the building and construction arena, they share a love for and commitment to historic preservation, restoration, and conservation of our nation’s venerable architecture, as well as the stories each building tells.
Jane Kennelly
Jane Kennelly is recognized throughout the building and architectural stone world as a passionate leader and advocate for clients, contractors, stone masons and artisans. She brings over 30 years’ experience as an Architectural Stone Consultant, Designer and Business Owner to each project.
Jane's skills and expertise begin with design mastery and include all aspects of taking a project from vision to completion, including a uniquely proficient skill in procuring the right stone for each project whether matching a marble for a historical building that was built a century ago or finding the unique stone and properties that a client is seeking for a new build. Most importantly, Jane is skilled in creating long-term, dependable relationships with clients, trusted alliances with suppliers, subcontractors, stone masons, designers and other key.
Jane studied Business Management and Art History at Northeastern University in Boston and at Arizona State University, Tempe.
Frank Genello
Frank Genello learned his masonry skills from his father, who taught him to value hard work and a compulsive attention to detail. He graduated from the University of Pittsburgh and soon after earned degrees in Public Administration from Marywood College and Historic Preservation from Boston University. Upon graduating from BU, Frank took a position as a member of the National Trust for Historic Preservation’s Restoration Workshop. Here, Frank developed the advanced restoration skills he employs to this day.
In 1983, Frank established American Building Restoration Company (ABRC) as a response to the need for high quality building and restoration craftsmanship. ABRC has contracted for both residential and commercial projects, ranging from custom new construction to the restoration of National Register Properties.
Frank has held faculty positions at the North Bennet Street School in Boston, Mass, and the American College of the Building Arts (ACBA) in Charleston, SC as a professor and founding faculty member. Frank holds a Masters degrees in both Public Administration from Marywood College and Historic Preservation from Boston University. After graduating from BU, Frank took a position as a member of the National Trust for Historic Preservation’s Restoration Workshop, where he developed advanced restoration skills under the direction of master restoration craftsman, Joseph Chillino.