Reverend John Williams House - Deerfield, MA
In 1760, Samuel Partridge, a renowned joiner, built what became known as a Connecticut River Valley doorway for a home in Deerfield, Massachusetts. Neighboring Deerfield Academy later purchased the home. Its distinctive doorway is one of the finest surviving examples of this unique vernacular style of the mid-eighteenth century. The Academy so admired the doorway that it adopted its profile as its logo.

In 2000, after withstanding 240 years of harsh New England weather, Deerfield Academy removed the doorway to preserve and display it for future generations to admire. Architectural Components was chosen to reproduce the original doorway in every detail, down to the patina on the brass knocker.

We spent months researching, measuring, admiring, and drawing upon the workmanship of Samuel Partridge. The original doorway was built from native old-growth, eastern white pine, a remarkably durable wood. Though not old-growth, we selected clear eastern white pine. We removed the sapwood edges, leaving the denser, extractive-filled and rot-resistant heartwood. Using traditional joinery, we reproduced the door and surrounds, matching every molding profile and carving detail. Interior surfaces were hand planed and the exterior was sandblasted to raise the grain and create a weathered appearance. For added protection, we treated the finished doorway with preservative. A local blacksmith reproduced the wrought-iron hardware and a foundry cast the brass door knocker. Carpenters specializing in preservation installed the doorway. The removal and installation were documented by both Deerfield Academy and Historic Deerfield.

It was a great honor to reproduce this historic doorway. We are proud of the results. With proper maintenance we believe that it, too, can survive for another 240 years.

Reverend John Williams House - Deerfield, MA
Close up showing tapered fluted pilasters with capitals, hand carved six petal rosettes, pulvinated frieze, dentiled cornice and scroll pediment.

Reproduction of eighteenth century triangular pedimented doorway with transom, fluted pilasters and period moldings.

Shingle style home - Martha's Vineyard, MA
ACI provided all of the windows and exterior doors and entrances for this reproduction ocean front property on Martha's Vineyard. Windows and doors are true divided light with insulated glass. Storm and screen doors were also provided for protection against the driving rains.

Design Builder: Conover Restorations Edgartown, MA

Shingle style home - Martha's Vineyard, MA
Close up of project. Front entrance with elliptical transom and sidelights, fluted pilasters, etc.

Late eighteenth century colonial house. ACI provided eighteenth century plank framed windows, single glazed with Restoration Glass with wood storms and screens for the original portion of the house. For additions we also built nineteenth century windows with narrower muntins and box type frames. Reproduction entrances and doors were also provided. On the interior we built 50 plus or minus doors, several rooms of raised paneling and wainscotting and all the standing and running trim.

Architect: Claude Emanuel Menders, Architects Boston, MA
GC: Infinity Construction Cambridge, MA

E. H. Williams House - Historic Deerfield, MA
ACI built museum quality reproduction sash and window units for the restoration of this museum property.

Architect: Historic Deerfield, Deerfield, MA

Custom elliptical window unit with single glazed sash. All molding details were reproductions of existing moldings. This was one of several very ornamental windows. We also built numerous double hung windows and French doors for this project.

Architect: Allan Greenberg, Architects, Washington, D.C.
GC: Kreig Custom Builders, Syosset, NY

Custom reproduction nineteenth century windows, storm sash and shutters.