COMMERCIAL DOOR & WINDOW Our background in fabricating pieces for churches made us the perfect candidate to fabricate Gothic frames and dormers. These are fabricated from Mahogany and the frames alone were over 15 feet tall and 7″ thick! Located in the bell tower of First Lutheran Church, this building is over 100 years old…
COMMERCIAL DOOR & WINDOW We were commissioned to fabricate a double door with a round frame and wedge-shaped sidelites as well as a round window for Wanderwood Gardens. These are fabricated from Mahogany on the exterior and Red Oak to the interior. The insulated pieces of glass include lead caming to provide the look of…
Arched Mahogany Windows In the art of bringing history back to life. our team takes pride in the ongoing project aimed at resurrecting a historic building that suffered the ravages of fire. At the heart of this endeavor lies the meticulous restoration of an arched mahogany window, a testament to our commitment to preserving the…
Tonic Salon At Adams Architecture, we revel in the artful revival of architectural treasures, as exemplified in our recent venture enhancing the allure of an arched window for a venerable building, now elegantly transformed into a sophisticated salon. Our commitment to preserving historical authenticity finds resonance in our collaboration with discerning business owners who share…
Van Vliet Hall- Exterior and Interior Doors Many updates were being made to Van Vliet Hall which was built in 1926. Named after the founder of the school, it was deemed necessary to modernize the doors for usage. They also wanted to maintain the same look and feel to keep the tradition of the building…
The origins of the Reaves Chapel in Navassa, North Carolina, date back to the Civil War. Formerly enslaved individuals built the African Methodist Episcopal church as a beacon of freedom amidst a time of oppression. Members of the community would gather to worship and socialize, with the church’s bell acting as the invitation to congregate.…
Dubuque, Iowa, is home to the Dubuque Arboretum and Botanical Gardens, a beautiful nature reserve founded in 1975. Jackson “Mac” Marshall, a lifelong Dubuque resident known for his work as an Army intelligence officer in World War I, donated 51 acres of land to the city under the condition that it would always be used…
Recently, we received the opportunity to fabricate a custom entry door unit featuring a depiction of one of the most infamous cryptids in the history of folklore: Bigfoot! The quarter-sawn white oak door is 2-1/2″ thick and features a beautiful herringbone pattern on the main door. This project provided the unique opportunity to put our…
We were approached to fabricate Mahogany treads to be placed on a metal framework. Working closely with the business who was creating the staircase, we reviewed what they wanted and how they wanted to assemble the wooden stair treads to the metal framework. We created drawings to ensure that what we were making was going…
Wyatt Earp House, Pella, Iowa The Wyatt Earp House in Pella, Iowa, is the childhood home of notorious lawman, gunslinger, and gambler Wyatt Earp. Earp was born in Monmouth, Illinois, before relocating to Pella, Iowa, with his parents and seven siblings. In a bottom-floor apartment in this building, Wyatt spent his early childhood watching his…
