Philadelphia Salvage announced recently that they’re moving their business from its current location due to actions from Philadelphia’s Department of Licenses and Inspections. The business, founded in 2011 and originally located in Mt. Airy, Penn., moved in 2016 to the current location which…
Owner Scott Smith believes there are a lot more out there.
Reclaimed wood is generally defined as wood that has been recycled from its original function and repurposed for new use. Reclaimed wood carries with it a story and hi…
PORTLAND, ORE., Sept. 1, 2021 — Salvage Works, an antique lumber company in Portland, Ore., specializing in Pacific Northwest reclaimed lumber, announced recently that…
DUNEDIN, Fla., July 3, 2021 — Numerous Tampa Bay-area media are reporting in the last several days on controversy surrounding the salvage of architectural elements fro…
CORNING, N.Y., April 21, 2021 – The owner of an 1896 church near Corning, N.Y., is requesting proposals from architectural salvage companies interested in purchasing a…
PHILADELPHIA, April 17, 2021 — A sprawling, prominent estate on Philadelphia’s Main Line is slated for demolition, and everything is available for sale and removal. Fe…
April 17, 2021 — An architectural salvage company in the Midwest is seeking up to 200,000 antique street pavers for immediate purchase. The requirements and preference…
Latest Directory has been updated for 2021, follows editions published in 2008 and 2011. ROCKY MOUNT, Va., November 24, 2020 – Reservations are now open for companies…
PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 12, 2020 – Philadelphia Community Corps (PCC) – in partnership with Philly Dwell – recently salvaged the interior of Philadelphia’s Public Ledger bu…
ROCHESTER, N.Y., October 29, 2020 – Rehouse Architectural Salvage in Rochester, N.Y., recently discovered and purchased an extensive antique hardware collection amasse…
(Sept. 15, 2020) STAMFORD, Conn. — Connecticut-based United House Wrecking is going out of business, according to an article in the Stamford Advocate newspaper. T…
In mid-September, 2019, Caravati’s Inc., of Richmond, Va., put its 38,000-square-foot warehouse at 104 E. 2nd St. up for sale. Owner Jimmy Kastelberg told the Richmond…
Doorknob convention held in Little Rock 2019’s “Knobbers” convention organizers chose North Little Rock, Ark., for the first time in Antique Doorknob Collectors of Ame…
Kamelot Auction House’s annual Garden and Architecturals Auction attracted more than 6,000 registered bidders for its May, 2019, event. Kamelot’s Director of Consign…
After holding several sales, Architectural Deconstruction Inc. owner Peter Gaitan said in the fall of 2019 that he still has significant inventory to move from his Gra…
When contacted in the fall of 2019, Doc Keys of Doc’s Architectural Salvation in Springfield, Tenn., he’s in the final stages of bringing in a potential business partn…
This beautiful pine barn was hand-built in Dorris, Ca, in 1900. On the border of Oregon and California, Northeast of Mt. Shasta, the property was operated as a mule ra…
by Jennifer Rude Klett Bill Fellenz claims he doesn’t have a photographic memory. But he also claims to remember every one of the architectural salvage items he’s acqu…
CULLMAN, Ala. – Garlan Gudger, owner of Southern Accents Architectural Antiques and one of Alabama’s newest state senators after being elected in June, 2018, along wit…
That’s how Mike Whiteside describes the origin for the DIY Network’s hit reality TV show, Salvage Dawgs, starring Whiteside and Robert Kulp, co-owners of Black Dog Sal…
by Jennifer Rude Klett The mother of all demo days in St. Louis commenced in 1939 when the razing of nearly 500 buildings began in order to make room along the Mississ…
Sally Kamprath, owner of ReHouse Architectural Salvage in Rochester, N.Y., announced the company had purchased “the entire fabulous inventory of the ReStore of Philade…
Philadelphia – Architectural salvage and antique lumber business owners and company representatives from across the country gathered in Philadelphia in mid-November fo…
Red Mountain Used Brick & Antique Flooring in Maplecrest, N.Y., was founded by Jonathan Gross in 2001 when he began buying antique brick from demolition projects. …
Provenance Companies, a Philadelphia company specializing in architectural salvage and antique lumber, is using salvaged wood to create unique light fixtures and furni…
Pine Belt Architectural Salvage opened recently in Hattiesburg, Miss. Mike Essary is the business owner. More information about Pine Belt is available on the company’s…
One of Pioneer Millworks commercial installations can be seen at Whole Foods in Montgomery, Ala. The project included 3” x 6” industrial salvaged softwood timbers repu…
This “privacy booth” was salvaged by Restoration Resources from the Center Shoe Repair shop in Hyannis, Mass. Kostas Siempos owned the shop since the 1960’s and retire…
by Jennifer Rude Klett As a younger, married couple Brent and Catherine Meyer rely on social media to boost business at 7th Street Salvage in Macon, Georgia while si…
By Barbara Israel Barbara Israel Garden Antiques www.bi-gardenantiques.com When I visited Uppark House in Petersfield, West Sussex, England, I found the most impressiv…
Legacy Architectural Salvage in Wilmington, N.C., recently announced that Deborah Helms has been hired as the assistant manager of the Foundation’s salvage operation. …
Goodwin Antique Wood, pioneers in River-Recovered antique wood, provided 3,000 square feet of their River-Recovered® Heart Cypress to the remodeled Lexus Lounge at the…
Portland-based designer, manufacturer and retailer Rejuvenation announced it will join with Habitat for Humanity’s ReStores to streamline reuse and landfill diversion …
Historic Gettysburg/Adams County’s Architectural Salvage Warehouse moved to a new location and is now located at Daniel Lady Farm, 986 Hanover Road, in Gettysburg, Pen…
The U.S. Green Building Council Florida (USGBC Florida), Eco Relics and Norsk Tiny Houses partnered to build the first Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (L…
A pair of elevator doors from Chicago’s famous Hyde Park Bank building were being auctioned by Stuart Grannen, owner of Architectural Artifacts in Chicago, according to an article in DNAInfo.com. The two doors, listed on […]
Curbed.com reports that Larry Giles still has plans to build a museum for architectural antiques in St. Louis and that Giles believes his collection of building ornament is the largest. A plan that has been […]
Doc’s Architectural Salvage has relocated its Indianapolis location to Springfield, Tenn., near nashville. Owner Doc Keys held an auction at the Indianapolis location Oct. 16 and 17 to sell items that weren’t moved to the […]
This year’s “Knobbers” convention organizers chose North Little Rock, Ark., for the first time in Antique Doorknob Collectors of America’s 39-year history. The annual event featuring one-of-a-kind doorknobs was held in late July at North […]
Ron Pike recently opened Castle Architectural Salvage in Northampton, Maine. Pike is the owner and said the inventory comes primarily from the New England region and that his customers include homeowners, designers, and restaurant and […]
Historic City of Jefferson Architectural Salvage Shoppe in Jefferson City, Mo., opened its doors in late July, offering an array of salvaged items that ranges from lights, doorknobs, doors and columns to shutters, stair railings […]
Cross Creek Architectural Artifacts in Springfield, Mo., held an auction in late August to sell its remaining inventory of architectural antiques. Architectural Salvage & Antique Lumber News reported previously that owner Mike Hill had sold […]
ASALN: What, in your opinion, is the current status of the antique brick industry? Is the industry growing? Declining? Level? MG: I have a hard time answering that sometimes. It feels like it’s growing, and […]
Several large-scale antique street paver removal projects are underway in the Midwest, as well as a smaller project that will yield antique wall bricks following the demolition of a turn-of-the-century school. Palletized bricks from these […]
Old World Bricks is an established brick paver supplier based in Carmel, Ind. They supply an assortment of bricks, including Boston Red, thin veneer, and old Chicago bricks, as well as granite cobblestones. They also […]
Building Materials Reuse Association (BMRA) underwent a name change this year, following extensive discussion among its new executive director, board members and advisory council about the organization’s mission. Now called Build Reuse, the 25-year-old organization […]
