I am overseeing the restoration of a thirty-one room  Greek Classical
stone mansion in a rural setting. The interior is "unrestored" and not
disturbed which makes it unique.  I am contemplating whether to install
a fire suppression system We do have smoke detectors and have had good
response from the local fire department (for false alarms) . Having had
experience with the installation of these systems I found them very
invasive as far as altering or loosing original building materials goes.
When I looked at the causes of fires - vandalism, faulty wiring and
lightning - we have not had problems with the first,  we are installing
lightning rods and would rather spend funds on wiring (last updated in
1940's.  ) I realize the building itself is an artifact etc. but would
like other thoughts on the issue or direction of articles that might be
useful (or has anyone had fires, what was the damage etc) . Thanks in
advance!!!

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