This private residence dates back to the late 1700s (this makes it one of Washington, DC's oldest homes).  Originally built in Massachusetts, it was dismantled & moved to its present location in the 1920s.  Universal Floors, Inc. hand scraped, oiled, & waxed the entire mansion without the use of a single power tool.  The wax was custom blended to create the desired color.

Universal Floors, Inc. is the only wood floor company in Washington, DC that has retained the lost art of "Hand scraping".  The founder of Universal Floors, Inc. South T. Lynn Sr. (also known as 'Capt') gained his knowledge of hand scraping through his father, who himself learned from a European craftsman in the late 1800s.  This knowledge has been past down to the third generation: Sprigg & South Lynn Jr.