WELCOME TO THE HUMAN-CURATED HISTORIC PRESERVATION PRODUCT & SERVICE GUIDE

You love the timeless look of historic design. At Old California, we love scouring the archives to bring history into the present. Our product design is informed by our favorite giants in the annals of architecture and design history. The small team at our Southern California factory manufactures those designs with a combination of contemporary technology and hard-learned handcraftsmanship. Old California welcomes custom work as well. Whether you already have something in mind, or you need some help dreaming up an idea out of thin air, our team has the knowledge and experience to create a singular look for your home. For over 30 years we have served customers across North America with the attention you receive at your Main Street shop.

John Canning & Co. is an architectural restoration contractor with over 45 years of experience. We specialize in services for historic preservation, conservation, restoration, and replication. John Canning & Co. is an expert in the architectural arts and finishes such as ornamental plaster restoration, plaster stabilization, decorative paint & finishes, gilding, historic woodwork and stone, as well as exterior services of architectural gilding and selective decorative finishes. Our principals are professional associates of the American Institute for the Conservation of Historic and Artistic Works (AIC). We are guided by the principle "do no harm" and advance that principle by providing treatments that are reversible and supplying owners with thorough documentation of research, conditions, actions taken and materials used.

For more than 30 years the Western Maine Screen Doors Company has been handcrafting custom Mahogany screen doors and screen porch panels. We will work with you or your contractor step by step to ensure you get the door or screen panels you want and expect. The Western Maine Screen Doors Company doesn’t compromise on quality, which is why we only work with the best materials available and provide a one-year guarantee on all labor. Western Maine Screen Doors Company custom crafts decorative doors, porch enclosures, shutters and other products using the highest quality materials and impeccable craftsmanship. Western Maine Screen Doors has been a leader in carpentry for decades, and our products are renowned for their attention to detail, durability and unique aesthetic. All elements of our doors are personally handcrafted on the premises, including the Tempered Glass Storm Door Panels that are interchangeable with the screens in our screen doors.

Whether you are the caretaker of an historic Painted Lady in San Francisco or building a new home in the rural Midwest, Mr. Spindle can help. The goal of the Mr. Spindle company is to give its customers the very best outdoor decking components available at any price. Our vast array of spindles, balusters, porch posts, newel posts, columns, custom turnings, finials, handrails, and post tops are produced from the world’s finest cedar, redwood, Brazilian IPE, and American pine. Mr. Spindle's products will help you create the porch or deck your family will enjoy for years to come. Mr. Spindle also has an assortment of interior products as well. If you’re looking for something unique, send us your sample, photo or drawing. We'll turn your custom restoration project with exacting detail.

For more than 75 years, Quaker Windows & Doors has been providing "The Right Solution" to the Historic Renovation market. As one of a select few companies that manufacture wood, vinyl and aluminum window and door solutions, Quaker offers that unique blend of design, quality and craftsmanship that make us an ideal partner when you have a Historic Renovation project. With state-of-the-art manufacturing facilities in Freeburg & Eldon, Missouri, Quaker works closely with historical consultants, The National Parks Service (NPS), architects and building owners in order to preserve the historical aesthetic of buildings, while staying true to our foundation.. to provide the highest quality products, service and support that we are proud to call the Quaker Difference.

Shuttercraft, Inc. interior and exterior quality wood shutters are made in the USA, and still the most shutter for your money...unfinished, primed, or fully painted. Family owned for over 20 years, Shuttercraft, Inc. offers colonial craftsmanship at affordable pricing. Shuttercraft, Inc.'s wood shutters feature mortise and tenon construction, and are available in authentic traditional styles and all sizes. Shuttercraft, Inc. specializes in reproduction and custom shutters made to order. Matching historic or existing shutters? Click the link below for our PDF measuring guide! Shuttercraft, Inc. shutters are shipped/delivered nationwide.

Allen Architectural Metals offers comprehensive support in casting and metal fabrications along with superior client services for architects, governmental agencies, high-end developers, universities, hospitals and private residences. Since 1995 Allen Architectural Metals has evolved into a nationally recognized organization managing projects across the United States, with expertise in restoration, preservation and custom design building. Projects range from hand carved historical replications to custom laser cut design applications. With offices in Alabama, Detroit, New York, and Pittsburgh, Allen Architectural Metals' services include historic site consultation, historical replication, custom castings, master pattern making, water jet technology, custom finishing services and more.

From its turn-of-the-century factory in Nevada, Missouri, the W. F. Norman Corporation still operates machines as old as the company itself. Production methods remain the same as the early days with sheet metal panels stamped one at a time on antique rope drop hammers, resulting in better quality control than modern hydraulic presses. Using original dies from 1898, the W.F. Norman Corp. Hi-Art® product line contains 140 steel ceiling design components and over 1,300 ornaments. Their growing popularity stems not only from nostalgia but from their beauty, permanence and economy. William Franklin Norman founded the W. F. Norman Sheet Metal Manufacturing Company in 1898. In 1978, grandson Franklin Norman sold the business to Robert Quitno. It is still run today by Bob’s family.

Dura Art Stone's portfolio of successfully completed projects, extending nationwide for over 80 years, bears witness to our European heritage and focus on architecturally unique and structurally complex uses of Architectural Precast Concrete, Glass Fiber Reinforced Concrete, and Glascrete, a proprietary simulated concrete material. Dura Art Stone traces its history to 1935 when Bruno Mariani, an accomplished Italian model maker and craftsman, quickly established himself as a leading source of Ornamental Cast Plaster and Cast Stone in San Francisco, CA. One of Bruno’s early works at the Pulgas Water Temple in Redwood City, CA, completed in 1941, remains beautiful and functional to this day. Please use our Architectural Precast link below to view our gallery of significant projects.

NIKO Contracting, Inc. has been providing quality craftsmanship in roofing and architectural sheet metal nationwide since 1974. In addition to renovating and restoring historic landmark buildings we are also full service roofing contractors. We specialize in projects where roofing and architectural sheet metal work comprise the majority of the work, but often include extensive structural carpentry, steel repair, masonry repair, siding work, painting, and cleaning. Our work often comprises the entire exterior envelope of a structure. Most of the work and fabrication is performed in-house using our own resources. This ensures our customers the highest degree of quality control and cost effectiveness. Our specialties include roofing, metal siding, custom fabrication of all types of architectural sheet metal and ornamentation, exterior restoration, pressed metal ceilings and chemically induced patination of copper.

As America's oldest nail manufacturer, Tremont Nail is in a position to offer the older patterns of cut nails appropriate to the period of restoration being undertaken. In addition to a variety of styles of nails, Tremont Nail can provide information to help the restorer in determining the authenticity of a project. Cut nails possess great durability. They are hard to pull out because the shape causes the wood fibers to push downward and wedge against the nails, thus greatly stengthening their holding power. Once you have used them, you will prefer them for all sorts of applications. For over 200 years, Tremont Nail has achieved a reputation for skilled nail cutting that has made its product readily saleable throughout the markets of the world. Through all the changes and the hurried pace of modern industry the same product is still being produced for customers who prefer the superior holding power and durability of this time-tested nail.

The Architectural Resource Center designs and manufactures the finest traditional window and door hardware available. We are a wholesale house catering to manufacturers, architects, builders and designers. With facilities in both the US and Europe, we supply standard and custom hardware to window manufacturers and architects working on some of the most impressive structures in the world. ARC gives you options you won’t find elsewhere. We don't limit your choices to the same hardware that is available everywhere else. Our customers often ask us to duplicate existing hardware We make sure that we can tailor our solution to your specific needs . After 29 years in this business, we have developed a reputation as the experts when it comes to traditional hardware. We love to share what we know. Ask us how Architectural Resource Center can solve your hardware problem.

Slate And Copper Sales Co.® offers the most complete range of copper products that add elegance and class to any home. We specialize in old world historic European profile half round gutter, different from modern American profile half round. Our seamless-weld downspout and “smooth” elbows, (no folds or crimps) deliver elegant, durable, high performing rainwater drainage. All of our Architectural copper designs, such as Cupolas, Finials, Leader-Heads, Dormer Vents and Historic Reproductions are fabricated to order right here in the USA. Our World Gutter System is the highest quality and most economical roof drainage system. With perfectly fitting pieces, the World Gutter System is also the easiest to install. This copper rain gutter system offers not only exceptional strength and durability, but absolute beauty and design. All of our gutter components are also available in zinc- a beautiful, less costly alternative to copper.

Innerglass windows are "The Perfect Storm" for insulating historic homes and buildings. The standards that define a "historic" home or building are very specific. The original window units are part of the building’s historic integrity and replacement of these windows is strongly discouraged. The guidelines specifically say, "If the original windows are in place, repair and retrofit of these windows is preferred." That’s where Innerglass comes in. Because our windows compression-fit inside of the stops of the primary window, there is no need to disturb the integrity of the original windows. And because each of our windows are custom made to fit the exact measurements of each window, they are extremely efficient for windows that are no longer square, which is very often the case with historic homes and buildings.

Deep Landing Workshop has its roots as a small craft shop operating in a converted farm shed on the Eastern Shore of Maryland. It was there in 1964 that Joe Ramsey, a machinist by trade, started creating light fixtures designed by his wife, Cynthia, a mother and housewife who had an eye for a fair curve. Her designs were inspired by colonial fixtures they saw visiting historical sites. Cynthia was able to elevate those simple utilitarian pieces into graceful interpretations that could stand proud. In 1977, their son John Ramsey took over, leaving his courses at the University of Maine and settling into the slow execution of finely-crafted light fixtures. John steadily built a portfolio of work, executing designs for historic restorations, private residences, custom lighting vendors, and for architect’s commissions. Over the last 30 years, Deep Landing Workshop has created custom lighting fixtures for projects across the United States, and has installed work in schools, inns, churches and public buildings. We expanded into our new shop in 2002, and our current workshop includes in-house spaces for blacksmithing, welding, electrical work, metalwork and carpentry.

For almost nine decades and three generations, Ball and Ball has been producing the finest quality Hardware and Lighting for homes across the country. The Ball family heritage of metal working dates back to pre-1700’s England. Today we take the same pride in the craftsmanship of our products. The high standards set by our forefathers have been the ideal toward which we strive, not only in our shop, but also in our relationships with our customers. We are committed to the principles upon which Ball and Ball was founded in 1932: "Our only desire is that whatever we shall make be of the highest quality and character humanly possible to produce and that our customers shall receive every service at our command". We also do custom work. We can make, match, copy, repair and restore any kind of antique hardware. If you are finding us for the first time, let us show you why we have been around since 1932.

Steven Handelman Studios, Inc.'s wrought iron products are hand made by skilled craftsmen, one at a time. We do not use prefabricated parts or assembly line techniques. We take care in the detail of our products. We also customize each product through the extensive choices we offer, including: finish, glass, size, and mounting configuration. These production techniques and varied choices are unusual for the 21st century. We take great care in the preparation and finish of our wrought iron products and light fixtures. All welds are ground smooth, cracks are filled and slag removed. We use very strong paint as a base coat and hand apply each premium finish to achieve an authentic aged and elegant look. Any brass parts we use are sandblasted before the paint is applied to ensure a good paint bond. Because we are direct sellers, and do not wholesale our products, we can give our customers the advantage of direct factory pricing. Our goal is to provide exceptional value at a fair price for our unique hand made products.

Jim Illingworth Millwork, LLC's custom mill shop produces architectural, historical, and traditional millwork with over 5000 knives dating back to 1892 to match existing profiles on windows, doors and moldings. We custom build historic reproduction wood windows, storms and screens as well as wood doors and moldings. Our products are handcrafted using mortise and tenon joint construction, the same way our forefathers did a century ago. Our focus is on restoring old traditional houses and historical buildings and meeting our customer's needs. We work with architects, builders, designers, contractors and homeowners. At Jim Illingworth Millwork, LLC, no job is too small or too big for our custom mill shop. We take great pride in carrying on centuries old craftsmanship in modern living.

Gepetto Millworks has been providing custom manufacturing of designed wood projects for over 20 years from the heart of Richmond, Virginia. We build or restore anything made of wood. Bring us an idea – bring us a drawing – bring us your historic restoration. Build your dream in wood. From a three story hanging spiral staircase, to a bar top, to historic stained glass restoration, to modern office interiors, Gepetto Millworks' craftsmen take on the most complex and intricate challenges in the building industry. Matthew Wiley’s 20 years of job site experience renovating and restoring historic homes, warehouses, and churches in Richmond has catapulted him to a unique position in the industry. Transferring his expertise from building single windows and doors, he now manages a production facility capable of meeting any project demand. Matthew works closely with architects, project managers and developers to gain tax advantages through the use of historically accurate wooden building materials on large scale commercial projects.

Restoration Technologies of NJ, LLC has been building timber frame homes for over twenty-five years. We supply historic timber frame structures which have been meticulously dismantled for re-use as homes and other purposes. We're not just a construction company with restoration as a service, rather, our knowledge sharing all-inclusive approach to preservation is helping to create awareness by participating in (as well as forming new) organizations to further the preservation movement. Since our beginnings in the preservation field, we have completed numerous restoration / preservation projects for individuals, corporations, non-profits, and governmental agencies. With this depth of experience comes the knowledge and ability to safely and successfully complete your project to the highest standards. Restoration Technologies also offers a rotating stock of Antique Buildings. For reclaimed materials, visit ReclaimedArchitecturalTreasures.com. If you don't see what you're looking for there or on our main website, call or text us at 908.812.1003 or email Adam@RestoTechNJ.com for information or an appointment.

Connoisseurs around the world are driving a renewed demand for luxurious custom metalwork. Lyrical in design, handcrafted railings, balustrades and gates serve as the jewelry of a house, belying their intrinsic strength and ultimate functionality. At Gold Coast Metal Works' atelier, highly skilled blacksmiths rely on time-honored techniques to forge hot metal - most commonly steel, but also bronze and wrought iron - and use anvils, hammers and chisels to create meticulous flowers and leaves, sinuous curves and decorative rosettes. Each finished piece is a unique and original work and will look beautiful for centuries. At Gold Coast Metal Works, a team of expertly trained artisans works on each commission. From engineers and draftsmen, to blacksmiths and finishers. With headquarters on the North Shore of New York's Long Island, the company easily works anywhere in the world.

Timeless Barn Company™specializes in adapting, reclaiming, repurposing, and restoring vintage barns into amazing personal and commercial spaces. Our company began nearly 20 years ago with a single barn. It was taken down, timber by timber, and moved to its new location where it became an amazing home. The company was created, and dismantling, restoring, and re-erecting pre-Civil War barns and turning them into homes became our passion. We have also expanded our product lines to include not only custom timber framing but basic packages such as our Colonial Saltbox Home, as well as furniture, flooring, and fireplace mantels. It is a great day when you walk into a well-preserved masterpiece that was built 180 years ago, and know that you have found something really special. Pristine original structures are the ultimate find and they make wonderful homes, commercial buildings, wineries, and studios. Suffice it to say...just about anything you can imagine, we can build.....and it all begins with a barn.

Since 1985, ANP Lighting has been skillfully integrating design aesthetics, engineering excellence, and advancing technology to manufacture an extensive line of decorative architectural lighting and warehouse-inspired RLM fixtures. With our privately owned foundry and spinning facilities and in-house engineering department, we can quickly and cost-effectively modify any product to deliver an affordable custom modification solution. We empower architects, engineers, and specifiers to meet the growing demand for energy conservation, sustainability, and environmental design inspiration. We design and manufacture the largest collection of LED decorative architectural lighting available today, including luminaires, bases, poles, and bollards. We design and manufacture lighting fixtures for a broad array of markets and high profile projects such as urban centers, historic neighborhood renovations, sporting venues, roadways and parking facilities, streetscapes and landscapes, shopping centers, hotels, universities, restaurants, and more.

Eco-Wares® is home to the Nation's leading green, eco-friendly sealers, cleaners, and coatings to use with building materials of all kinds. Manufacturers, architects and home restoration contractors increase the value of their work with Envirosafe products! Using eco-friendly products during the restoration and preservation of historic homes and buildings is paramount when dealing with older substrates. As masonry/stone ages it becomes softer and thus more brittle. Power washing with very high pressure and harsh chemical cleaners can only add to further degradation. Shown is Grace Methodist Church in Wilmington, DE, with Robert Morgan & Co. using our Trojan Masonry & Concrete Sealer to seal the building exterior after having repaired it. This 1868 Church is on the National Register of Historic Places and is made with a soft green serpentine stone quarried from Pennsylvania.

Design Professionals, give your clients the option of movement in your designs. For years you have used water as a key landscape design element. Now, take the next step. Offer your clients motion via a classic or modern design waterwheel. Waterwheel Manufacturing, Inc. has fabricated metal waterwheels globally for over 18 years. We have perfected the construction of landscape waterwheels by incorporating structural beauty with modern fabrication. Waterwheel Manufacturing designs and builds the finest quality landscape waterwheels - in all sizes and for many applications, including estate entrances, residential, parks and mill restorations. All Wheels are custom-built to match the design flow of your creations. We have full CAD capabilities to work with your office during the design phase.

Premier Building Restoration, Inc. delivers the highest quality historic masonry restoration and waterproofing services in the Greater Philadelphia, PA area. Premier is dedicated to preserving history by employing safe, motivated, and highly trained craftspeople. We have extensive experience with brick, stone, terracotta, concrete, and historic mortars, ensuring each historic building system is protected and maintained. For over 25 years, Premier Building Restoration has prided itself on the importance and strength of our relationships with clients, engineers, architects, subcontractors, and vendors. Recognized for our commitment to historic preservation, safety, and expertise in concrete, our award-winning company is built on integrity, dependability, and an unshakeable drive.

Allied Window, Inc.'s unique line of interior and exterior custom "invisible" storm windows address energy loss, sound and UV reduction, aesthetics and sash protection in the residential, industrial and commercial markets. Our capabilities in the historic area are unmatched in the industry. We can provide narrow line windows of any shape, size or color that seem to "disappear" into the window opening. Whether you are a professional in the field or a homeowner, our abilities allow us to address your needs from conventional to extraordinary. We work with you to develop a system to address the needs of your single glazed windows. View our Product Selection Guide to determine the best Allied Window storm window models to use with your wood, steel or aluminum windows. 

The Boston Ornament Company offers ornamental plaster medallions, mouldings, and brackets, as well as unique custom plasterwork to architects, designers, decorators, and owners who demand plaster ornament of the highest quality and finest traditional materials. For over two decades, the Boston Ornament Company has been a leading source of historically significant and quality ornamentation, particularly in the Greater Boston market. Our products represent the most notable collection of historic 19th century plaster medallions available anywhere. These medallions have been obtained over time from the finest homes in Boston's Back Bay, Beacon Hill, and the South End. Each was created in one of various Boston studios by the skilled artisans of their time. Our brackets, cornices, rosettes and mouldings share the same antique heritage as our medallions. Including any of the objects in this collection to the decoration of your home or historically significant building comes with the pride of knowing they were created by masters of heirloom quality decorative plaster in the Old World tradition.

Parrett Windows & Doors is a nationwide manufacturer of quality, custom crafted wood and aluminum-clad wood windows, doors, grilles and accessories. All of our windows and doors are custom built and hand crafted to meet your specifications. One of Parrett's specialties is the manufacture of historic style windows, doors and accessories matching original designs. You don't need to settle for mass produced products. Yes, a higher standard is available. Parrett builds durable, true quality products that are designed to perform for many decades. And, as we hear all the time, "They are simply beautiful!" Every window and door is individually engineered and constructed with a level of care and quality that exceeds mass assembled products. Size, shape, style, profiles are all part of the carefully considered design to meet your specific order requirements. Parrett's products are designed to achieve the best possible energy performance while being exceptionally durable and requiring little maintenance.

Atelier Chroma is a team of professional craftsmen, artists and painters who are able to deliver high-end results to a wide range of projects. We bring a higher level of craftsmanship and skills to the commercial and residential sectors. Atelier Chroma's artisans are skilled in antique woodwork restoration and repair. An artist's hand works best for restoring sensitive heritage architecture and decorative elements. Our capabilities include heritage restoration, antique windows and doors, architectural elements; cornice, panel moulding, signage and decorative elements in wood or plaster. We are a licensed contractor and our workers are professionally insured. Our certifications assure you the validity of our guarantees, the high quality of our work and that your project will be done in a professional manner. Our vision combines artistic and creative work with high quality and lasting results. We are always looking for new materials and developing new methods to push the limits of our profession.

Driwood is a family of makers. We create mouldings, millwork, mantelpieces, paneling and architectural embellishments. We are craftsmen and keepers of a time-honored tradition. It is our mission to bring beauty, history, and artistry into every space we touch. Honed over decades, our precision process ensures that every detail is architecturally correct in proportion, scale, and design. So every moulding, every piece of millwork, and every inch of paneling replicates the intricately hand-carved work of history’s greatest woodcrafters. Together with architects, designers, builders, preservationists, and homeowners, we recreate architectural details that evoke a place in time and emotion. We create custom designs that reflect individual, one-of-a-kind style. Our singular attention to detail is inspired by more than a passion for the process, by more than decades of diligent design – it’s inspired by those who love history, beauty, and artistry as much as we do – and we always invite them in. We’ve been honing our craft for nearly a century – fine-tuning our manufacturing processes to ensure we’re replicating the intricately hand-carved work of woodcrafters whose work we honor. That means you can trust that our period mouldings are made from the highest quality embossed hardwoods – and architecturally correct in proportion, scale, and design. Everything is made, by design, to last a lifetime. Our legacy is our heritage.

From acoustical applications and historic replication, to wind, rain and impact resistance, St. Cloud Window, Inc. specializes in challenging, multi-faceted projects. Our focused expertise allows us the flexibility to successfully undertake complex, specialized projects regardless of size. Whether it's just a few windows or a towering highrise, we can bring your vision to life. St. Cloud Window's emergence as an industry leader can be traced to our unswerving commitment to quality. This key principle has guided every aspect of our operations since 1952, from research and development, to production and customer service. But the greatest evidence of this commitment is reflected in the St. Cloud Window projects themselves, in thousands of buildings across the nation. Every one is a testament to innovation, performance and value -- as well as satisfied customers.

At Wood Research and Development, we have almost 50 years of experience in any type of timber structure. We are experts for any wooden structure inspection, and pinpoint where the weak points potentially may lie. Our team members are world renown for timber structural engineering and design, and with our certified lab testing, rest assured we can assess any wood, any time, any place. Our unique testing methods are the foundation of our company. We have over 42 patents in timber. Our tests, done by our engineers, are safe and do not damage the wood or structure in any way. Our inspections have shown that irreparable structures could be fixed. This has saved companies millions of dollars. When we show that an existing structure can be repaired, it means that usage can resume faster because it is typically faster to fix a structure than to build another.

Celebrating over 40 years in business, we welcome you to The Copperhouse, THE source for indoor and outdoor brass and copper lighting, and weathervanes, too! All lanterns are made in New Hampshire by American Craftsmen using solid brass and copper. All fixtures are UL Listed. We thank you for the positive comments we've received about our website over the years and after listening to you, have totally redesigned our site to make shopping our catalog much easier and enjoyable. Remember, for our Internet customers, our online prices reflect a 15% discount off of our regular prices, as well as FREE SHIPPING* to the continental U.S.!!! No sales tax in NH can save you even more! Also remember, most of our products can be customized with different bulb configurations and finishes, so if you don't see exactly what you're looking for, please contact us! Our easy check out system features 128 bit security so your online orders are secure! Enjoy your visit!