Restoration Products & Services

Looking for products or answers to questions about restoring a home? Start your research with this list of resources.

• Restoration Products
• National Associations
• Publications
• Architectural Remnants

RESTORATION PRODUCTS

Ball and Ball
Phone: 800-257-3711
Fax: 610-363-7330 or 610-363-7639 Customer Service
Website: www.ballandball-us.com

The Brass Knob
Address: 2311 18th Street, NW, Washington, DC 20009
Phone: 202-332-3370
Fax: 202-332-5592
Email: bk@thebrassknob.com
Website: www.thebrassknob.com

Crown City Hardware
Address: 1047 N. Allen Avenue, Pasadena, CA 91104-3298
Phone: Pasadena: 626-794-1188 or Catalog 626-794-0234 or Orders 800-950-1047
Email: questions@crowncityhardware.com
Website: www.crowncityhardware.com

Ed Donaldson Hardware Restorations
Address: 1488 York Road, Carlisle, PA 17013-9237
Phone: 717-249-3624
Fax: 717-249-5647
Email: ed@eddonaldson.com
Website: www.eddonaldson.com
Antique hardware

Elliott's Hardware Plus
Address: 4901 Maple Ave. at Motor St., Dallas, TX 75235
Phone: 888-OLDTYME (653-8963)
Email: info@oldtyme.com
Website: www.oldtyme.com

Phyllis Kennedy Hardware, Inc.
Address: 10655 Andrade Drive, Zionsville, IN 46077
Phone: 317-873-1316
Fax: 317-873-8662
Email: philken@kennedyhardware.com
Website: www.kennedyhardware.com

Restoration Hardware
Address: 15 Koch Road, Suite J, Corte Madera, CA 94925-1240
Phone: 877-747-4671 or 800-816-0969 or Catalog: 800-762-1005
Email: webcs@restorationhardware.com
Website: www.restorationhardware.com

Rufkahr Hardware
Address: PO Box 56112, Virginia Beach, VA 23456-6112
Phone: 800-545-7947
Website: www.rufkahrs.com

Winter Brook Farm Antiques
Address: Route 8, Cheshire, MA 01225
Phone: 413-743-2177
Email: wbfa@tias.com
Website: www.tias.com/stores/wbfa/

NATIONAL ASSOCIATIONS

American Architectural Manufacturers Association
Address: 1827 Walden Office Square, Suite 104, Schaumburg, IL 60173-4628
Phone: 847-303-5664
Fax: 847-303-5774
Email: webmaster@aamanet.org
Website: www.aamanet.org
Magazine and other publications available. Maintains a comprehensive library of individual publications that cover the design, specification and application of, residential windows, doors, skylights, curtain walls, store fronts, siding and manufactured housing components.

American Institute of Architects / American Architectural Foundation
Address: 1735 New York Ave., NW, Washington, DC 20006
Phone: 202-626-7300
Email: infocentral@aia.org
Website: www.aia.org
Has more than 300 chapters across the United States. Local AIA registered architect referrals available.

Architectural Woodwork Institute
Address: 1952 Isaac Newton Square West, Reston, VA 20190
Phone: 703-733-0600
Fax: 703-733-0584
Website: www.awinet.org
Woodworking CD-ROM, books, design magazine, guides and other publications are available.

Heritage Preservation
Address: 1730 K Street, NW, Suite 566, Washington, DC 20006-3836
Phone: 202-634-1422 or 888-388-6789
Fax: 202-634-1435
Email: dmossholder@heritagepreservation.org
Website: www.heritagepreservation.org
Provides guidance on the proper care and maintenance of historic documents, books, artwork, photographs, architecture monuments, historic objects and family heirlooms. Offers grants for museums housed in historic structures.

National Register Information System
Email: nr_reference@nps.gov
Website: www.cr.nps.gov/nr/research/nris.htm
Searchable listing of registered historic places by city and county.

National Register of Historic Places
Phone: 202-343-9536 or 202-343-9500
Email: nr_info@nps.gov
Website: www.cr.nps.gov/nr/index.htm
Maintains database of all registered historic sites and provides assistance with the restoration, rehabilitation, and preservation of historic properties. Brochure and application for historic status are available.

National Trust for Historic Preservation
Address: 1785 Massachusetts Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20036
Phone: 202-588-6000 or 800-944-6847
Fax: 202-588-6038
Email: members@nthp.org
Website: www.nthp.org
Membership and "Preservation Magazine" available.

Preservation Web
Address: Preservation Publications LLC, PO Box 1329, Vienna, VA 22180
Phone: 703-255-6803 or 800-707-4330
Fax: 703-319-3815
Email: info@preservationweb.com
Website: www.preservationweb.com

Save America's Treasures
Address: c/o National Trust for Historic Preservation, 1785 Massachusetts Ave., NW, Washington, DC 20036
Phone: 202-588-6000 or 877-TREASURES (873-2787)
Website: www.saveamericastreasures.org
Applications for Historic Trust status available. Eligible projects directly relate to the preservation, restoration or conservation of historic buildings/sites, documents, or artifacts/objects, or to education activities supporting such projects.

Society of American Registered Architects
Address: 305 E. 46th St., NY 10017
Phone: 212-486-1549
Email: bertolini@aol.com
Website: www.sara-national.org
Encourages communication between professionals, government agencies, the construction industry, and manufacturers of building products, and to provide a link between architects and their clients. Sponsors professional and student design competitions.

PUBLICATIONS

The Interactive Old House Network
Email: staff@oldhouse.com
Website: www.oldhouse.com
Provides Web sites for restoration-related magazines and E-zines.

Preservation Sourcebook
Address: Preservation Publications LLC, PO Box 1329, Vienna, VA 22180
Phone: 800-707-4330
Fax: 703-319-3815
Email: cnoonan@ix.netcom.com
Website: www.preservationweb.com/order.html
The Mid-Atlantic's Most Comprehensive Directory of Products and Services for Historic Preservation and Restoration (ISBN: 0966057007)

ARCHITECTURAL REMNANTS

Architectural Emporium
Address: 207 Adams Ave., Canonsburg, PA 15317
Phone: 724-746-4301
Email: sales@architectural-emporium.com
Website: architectural-emporium.com

The Brass Knob Architectural Antiques
Address: 2311 18th St NW, Washington, DC 20009
Phone: 202-332-3370
Fax: 202-332-5594
Email: bd@thebrassknob.com
Website: www.thebrassknob.com
Carries authentic original and restored fixtures Along with Art Deco pieces, stocks parts to repair or replace them. Hard-to-find shades from vintage floor lamps are another forte.

The Brass Knob's Backdoor Warehouse
Address: 2329 Champlain Street NW, Washington, DC 20009
Phone: 202-265-0587
Fax: 202-265-0789
Email: bd@thebrassknob.com
Website: www.thebrassknob.com
Carries larger items such as doors, bathtubs, sinks, radiators and fencing.

Professional Restoration, Inc.
Address: 1338 Half Street SE, Washington, DC 20003
Phone: 202-479-6730
Aconsortium of dedicated restoration specialists. Specialties include: restoration, cleaning and replication of stonework; restoration of marblemosaic flooring; stone cutting and carving.

Salvage One
Address: 1524 South Sangamon St., Chicago, IL 60608
Email: staff@salvageone.com
Website: www.salvageone.com

Scavenger's Paradise
Address: 5453 Satsuma Ave., N. Hollywood, CA 91601
Phone: 323-877-7945
Fax: 818-985-5554

Scavenger's Paradise No. 2
Address: 3747 Cahuenga Blvd., Studio City, CA 91604-3504
Phone: 818-769-1313

United House Wrecking Company
Address: 535 Hope Street, Stamford, CT 06906-1300
Phone: 203-348-5371
Fax: 203-961-9472
Email: info@united-antiques.com
Website: www.united-antiques.com
Forty-five-year-old company offering salvage such as old mantels, stained class, doors and architectural pieces.

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