Project Details (Windows & Doors):

Windows & Doors - In addition to studying period buildings in Virginia, early Arkansas examples were also closely examined and understood.  Unfortunately, 1820’s buildings in Arkansas are extremely rare, though there are some 1830’s and many more 1840’s buildings still standing.  By the 1840’s, however, architectural tastes begin to change dramatically, as manufacturing processes change as well as styles.  All of these changes inform how building components are made and ultimately serve to help us today read and date these structures.  Thus, the team was careful in incorporating details that were more appropriate for the 1820’s and might have been in use in Arkansas.  The proper construction and detailing of window and door components, is one example of how this knowledge is incorporated.  This includes knowledge of certain bead profiles, material thickness, mortise & tenon joinery and available materials.  For the glass in the windows, the team has specified full restoration glass manufactured by Bendheim, which duplicates the “waviness” that is so apparent in early glass.  The windows and doors are being manufactured by E.T. Moore of Richmond, VA.  Hand-wrought nails for door clinching are being produced by Josh Greenwood of Petersburg, VA.