Since our beginnings, renovating historic buildings has been a major focus of our work. Over the past decades we have restored and renovated some of Asheville’s most important buildings. We can repair and restore windows and doors to be energy efficient and put them back into their original condition. When the original item is damaged beyond repair or is missing, we are able to duplicate the original woodworking, using the same materials and techniques as the original. We have have experience working with the National Register of Historic Places, the National Parks Service, The Asheville Historic Resources Commission, The Preservation Society of Asheville & Buncombe County. We have restored all kinds of houses and commercial buildings, small and large, we can rebuild one window or hundreds, from projects as varied as church doors to lighthouse windows.
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Examples of Historic Preservation and Restoration Projects

 

Basilica of St Lawrence, Asheville, NC (Built 1909)

National Register of Historic Places
Removed replacement metal doors, and salvaged components of original doors. Duplicated two 10′ x 4′ oak doors utilizing salvaged profiles and photos of original doors. Both 400 pound doors were hung on reproduced hardware. Manufactured and installed reproduction trim, jamb and transom; installed stained glass. Repaired inner doors and double-acting hinges.
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Biltmore Apartments, Asheville, NC (Built 1920s)

Restored 20 doors and columns. Restored 10 double hung windows utilizing pyramid-lite design, restored hardware, and hung on original sash weights.

Biltmore Village Inn (A.K.A. the Reed Mansion), Asheville, NC (Built 1892)

Repaired 15 original doors and rejuvenated existing hardware. Repaired jams and re-installed doors.

Bodie Island Lighthouse, Nags Head, NC (Built 1871)

National Register of Historic Places
Submitted shop drawings to duplicate 11 Tower casements, and 6 Oil House double-hung windows based on 1871 construction documents and salvaged window parts. Submitted restoration hardware to match original. Installed original historic fabric into new windows where able.
Manufactured reproduction windows with weather-wise hidden features; glazed, painted, and delivered to jobsite.
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Calvary Presbyterian Church, Asheville, NC (Built 1920s)

Repaired 6 entry columns. Restored and re-glazed 40 original over-sized double-hung windows and hardware. Replaced sash cords and hung sashes on original sash weights.

Carolina Apartments, Asheville, NC (Built 1920s)

Rebuilt 20 original doors, 10 windows, and wood paneling for private client to comply with Historic Tax Credit Standards. Rejuvenated all hardware to original function.

Devils Island Lighthouse, Keepers Quarters, Apostle Islands Nat’l Lakeshore (Built 1890s)

National Register of Historic Places
Submitted shop drawings and proposed hardware package for 13 reproduction windows based on details from salvaged original window.
Installed original historic fabric into new windows where able. Manufactured reproduction windows with weather-wise hidden features; glazed, finishes shop applied, and delivered to job site.
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Echo Mountain Sound Studio, Asheville, NC

Griffin Award Recipient for Adaptive Reuse*
Engineered, manufactured, and installed sound doors using extant historic wood doors.

Federal Court House, Asheville, NC (Built 1920’s)

National Register of Historic Places
150 double-hung windows were repaired by epoxy consolidation and replacement of rotted parts with matching profiles. At all units – prime, re-glaze, and paint before reinstallation. All units re-hung with new sash cord on original weights. Restored 10 courtroom and 8 library windows; replicated original corner windows in courtroom.
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First Church of Christ, Scientist, Asheville, NC (Built 1909)

National Register of Historic Places
Stripped, repaired, and repainted 70 sanctuary casement windows. Cleaned, rejuvenated, and reinstalled original hardware.

Grove Arcade, Asheville, NC (Built 1926)

National Register of Historic Places
Site of the first indoor mall in America. Restored or re-built, 100 doors, and all original paneling and trim that was removed or damaged by previous owner. Re-hung all doors on new hardware. Replicated & installed trim and 5 new store front windows to match original.
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Hendersonville Train Depot, Hendersonville, NC (Built 1879) LHL

Removed, repaired, and re-hung 4 entry doors and 4 sliding freight doors. Repaired and re-installed all original hardware.

Manor Inn and Cottages, Asheville, NC (Built 1889)

National Register of Historic Places
Removed 470 interior and 60 exterior doors, rebuilt or duplicated 250 double- hung, 120 casement and 16 pivot windows. Rebuilt and reinstalled all to function with restored or reproduction hardware. Duplicated and installed running trim. Designed, manufactured, and installed 275 custom storm screens for selected casements and double-hung windows.
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Saluda Cottage, Flat Rock, NC (Built 1839)

National Register of Historic Places
Replaced 19 and restored 46 double and triple hung windows, jambs, and sills. Documented interior shutters.
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Whiteford G. Smith House, Asheville, NC (Built 1894)

Griffin Award Recipient for Preservation*
Restored 20 original double-hung windows and doors. Reproduced previously removed staircase based on photo documentation.

Wright Creative Studio, Asheville, NC (Built 1920s)

Griffin Award Recipient for Reproduction*
Removed old aluminum store front windows and manufactured fixed, arched window units with design based on vintage photos of original building when it was a bank.
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54 Edgemont Avenue, private residence in Asheville (Built 1920s)

Removed existing original double-hung window with diamond-shaped lite pattern and used as basis for duplication of window units.
Manufactured and installed 2 reproduction windows with weather-wise hidden features.

* The Griffin Award is presented annually by the Historic Preservation Society of Asheville and Buncombe County in recognition of outstanding contributions in Preservation.