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The Art of Custom Door Craftsmanship | Vintage Millwork & Restoration

The Art of Custom Door Craftsmanship | Vintage Millwork & Restoration

Discover how Vintage Millwork & Restoration combines traditional woodworking expertise with modern technology to craft premium custom doors, from historic replicas to contemporary designs. Learn about unique stile and rail construction and dedication to quality.

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The Art of Custom Door Craftsmanship | Vintage Millwork & Restoration

Discover how Vintage Millwork & Restoration combines traditional woodworking expertise with modern technology to craft premium custom doors, from historic replicas to contemporary designs. Learn about unique stile and rail construction and dedication to quality.

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RAMSA Elevates Community Spaces at The Bowery Mission

Discover how Robert A.M. Stern Architects (RAMSA) collaborated with The Bowery Mission to redesign spaces that empower individuals experiencing homelessness. Explore the impactful pro bono initiative fostering confidence, community, and transformation

The spacious lounge offers ample seating and social space adjacent to the bar.

Revitalizing History: Inside the Award-Winning Transformation of Roanoke’s Liberty Trust Building

Glave & Holmes Architecture transforms a 
classic bank building into a luxury hotel.

The dome of the Cathedral of Saint John the Divine is now copper.

The Cathedral of Saint John the Divine: Dome Restoration and Renewal

New York City-based Ennead Architects and restoration contractor Nicholson & Galloway 
restore the dome at the Cathedral of Saint John the Divine.

Trinity Church Wall Street exterior.

Restoring Trinity Church Wall Street: A Gothic Revival Masterpiece

Traditional woodworking melds with modern methods to upgrade a landmark’s sanctuary.

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The Art of Custom Door Craftsmanship | Vintage Millwork & Restoration

Discover how Vintage Millwork & Restoration combines traditional woodworking expertise with modern technology to craft premium custom doors, from historic replicas to contemporary designs. Learn about unique stile and rail construction and dedication to quality.

Trinity Church Wall Street exterior.

Restoring Trinity Church Wall Street: A Gothic Revival Masterpiece

Traditional woodworking melds with modern methods to upgrade a landmark’s sanctuary.

The new designs include fixtures specifically for kitchens and kitchen islands.

Honoring Tradition: Scofield Lighting Celebrates 50 Years with a Timeless New Collection

Celebrate 50 years of Scofield Lighting with Heritage Metalworks’ latest collection. Discover handcrafted, historically inspired designs blending tradition and modernity.

Above, as part of an extensive decorative arts project for St. Bernadette Catholic Church in Scottsdale, Arizona, Conrad Schmitt designed and fabricated 34 new stained-glass windows. Photos by Conrad Schmitt

Top Historic Restoration Studios Preserving Architectural Masterpieces

Discover the leading studios excelling in historic restoration, decorative finishes, gilding, mural painting, and architectural conservation. Experts bringing history to life for future generations.

Chicago’s Logan Apartments, designed by Antunovich Associates, are clad in The Belden Brick Company’s Ashberry Velour and Colony Blend Velour bricks.

Set in Brick and Stone

The brick and stone that define classical architecture represent centuries of craft and skill.

The Drawing Room was enriched with dynamic finishes, new furnishings, and artwork.

Elegant Restoration: Transforming a Historic Chicago Women’s Club Drawing Room

In Chicago, rethinking how to cool a private club’s drawing room with perforated plaster grills.

Italianate Fortune Building Cornice detail

Sheet Metal - Made to Last

A deep dive into the history, installation, and durability of sheet metal.

Bevolo Gas & Electric Lights’ four French Quarter showrooms display gas lanterns in historic settings.

Lighting the Way

Classically designed light fixtures for period-inspired projects.

Buying Guide Spotlight

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Wilmette Hardware ◆

Entry hardware, bespoke hardware, levers, cabinet hardware, push plates, trim locks, hinges, other hardware.

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What I Learned at the Traditional Building Conference in Savannah, Georgia

Savannah claims to be the most visited city in America where tourists are treated to Southern hospitality. It is also an excellent living laboratory for traditional building professionals to learn about classical design, historic preservation, adaptive use, materials, methods, and urban planning.

South Propylaeon at the Knossos palace on the Crete island in Greece

The Propylaeon

A propylaeon like a temple is an instantly recognized classical compositional motif that declares the greater importance of a building incorporating it.

Front door detail, interior doors, and typical fanlight - Poplar Forest, State Route 661, Forest, Bedford County, VA

Historic Doors and the Historic American Buildings Survey

Book which compiles HABS drawings of historic American doors: Dutch, Georgian; Federal; Early Classical Revival; Greek Revival; as well as church doors and fanlights.

1. Iktinos and Callicrates, Parthenon, Acropolis, Athens, 447BC

Let’s Talk About Beauty Again

Traditional buildings offer beauty that modernist buildings lack. Talking more about beauty might expand both its presence and the preference for new traditional buildings.

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Historic American Buildings Survey 1933-2023

HABS is celebrating 90 years of documenting America's architectural heritage.