Historic Boston Inc. has completed the first phase of restoration on the 1804 Clapp House in Boston’s Dorchester neighborhood.

Employees and students from the North Bennet Street School of Boston restored the building, according to a statement. Restoration of the Clapp House is the first project of an ongoing collaboration with Historic Boston Inc.

"The students did hand-planing and used hand tools," said Steven O’Shaughnessy, department head for preservation carpentry at the school. "We teach the same methods that would have built this house."

The Clapp House project is expected to be completed in 2012 and is intended to also provide one or two new residences to the neighborhood, according to a statement.

"Putting a new face on the Clapp House that brings back the handsome look of its valuable past has been a great project for the launch of Historic Boston’s work with the North Bennet Street School," said Michael Tilford, senior acquisition and development manager of preservation projects for Historic Boston, and project manager for the Clapp House. "We look forward to bringing additional valuable buildings alive for modern use."