Participants coming from Alabama, North Carolina, New York and Colorado created a great deal of interest in their work at the arson-damaged Allen Weathers house. The first task involved a walk-through condition assessment that included a discussion of preservation theory and setting priorities.

Burned material was then removed from the area most damaged. New roof rafters were cut and put in place along with decking and sheathing. Visitors to the site included a local televison crew, a state congressman, and representatives of the nearby state technical college. It was hoped that work would be continued by local interests in order to make the house completely weathertight.

The Allen Weathers house is one of the most significant early houses in the Choccolocco Valley. Constructed in the late 1830's, the two-story extended I-house features sophisticated interior Federal Period woodwork, believed to have been produced by Lev and Griffin Borders, known slave artisans, whose work is profiled in the book "Made in Alabama." This house is now on Alabama's list of most endangered historic structures.