[MassHistPres] Sunroom addition

[Rosemary Foy]

Jeff,

The latest issue of Period Homes has a "Conservatories & Outbuildings"
listing, and from that, it looks as though you have at least seven good
possibilities, all on the East coast:

1. Artistic Enclosures out of Barto, PA - "pre-constructed wall systems" for
conservatories, sun/screen rooms, porch enclosures. May be a less expensive
option than the others?

2. Glass House, LLC out of Pomfret, CT - fabricator & installer  of
traditional conservatories, greenhouses, sunrooms, roof lanters, specialty
skylights. Mahogany or aluminum frame, true divided lite windows & doors,
custom fabrication.

3. Oak Leaf Conservatories of York out of Atlanta, GA - Designer, custom
fabricator & installer "Authentic British" conservatories, orangeries,
garden rooms, glass domes. Hand-crafted in England, mortise-and-tenon,
mahogany, you get the drift.

4. Renaissance Conservatories out of Leola, PA - Custom fabricator &
installer of traditional conservatories, sunroooms, greenhouses, skylights,
roof lanters, garden houses, pool enclosures, etc. Mahogany & cedar. 

5. Solar Innovations, Inc. out of Myerstown, PA - Designer, fabricator &
installer of aluminum and wood glazed structures: skylights,
sunrooms,greenhouses, conservatories, folding & sliding doors, walkways,
canopies, etc. 

6. Tanglewood Conservatories, Ltd. Out of Denton, MD - Designer,
manufacturer &  installer of traditional wood conservatories, roof lanterns
& other glass architecture: sunrooms, pool enclosures, greenhouses, follies,
gazebos and pavillions; skylights, cresting and finials. 

7. Ward Greenhouses out of Concord, MA - Supplier of greenhouses constructed
from new & antique greenhouse materials. Large inventory of antique
greenhouses from Lord & Burnham, Lutton, King, Hitchings. Restoration work
too. Sounds like just horticultural greenhouses?

Judging from the photographs supplied, they all have traditional styling
either Classical or Gothic, that would work fine with a New England house on
a Common. Would suggest putting it at the rear elevation, given the setting.
Be careful, too, because some of these designs can get a little
over-wrought.

I hope that this helps. Feel free to contact me if you need assistance with
legwork, sympathetic architectural styles or a historical viewpoint.  


Rosemary Battles Foy
Architectural Historian & Preservation Consultant
230  Buckminster Road
Brookline, MA 02445
617-851-7035


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[mailto:masshistpres-bounces at cs.umb.edu] On Behalf Of Jeff K.
Sent: Friday, May 30, 2008 5:23 AM
To: masshistpres at cs.umb.edu
Subject: [MassHistPres] Sunroom addition

Hello All,

Does anyone have a recommendation for glass sunroom providers or ideas about
glass sunrooms that might be compatible with a c. 1810 home on a Common? Is
there such a thing available? Any leads would be appreciated.

Thank you,

Jeff Kotkin
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