[MassHistPres] Loading Dock Doors

[SARA WERMIEL]

Original doors on historic warehouses and factories are often replaced over
time, and thus are scarce. I always try to photograph original doors on such
buildings when I come across them, so that I have examples that can be used
for designing replacement doors in renovations. People don't even know what
such doors should look like. 

So while I have not done this, it seems a protective door or screen that can
be opened or raised during the day, to cover rather than replace the
original door, or installed behind the door, would be possible alternatives.


If there is a historic door on the loading dock, it should certainly be
retained, and some solution other than replacement found to accomplish what
the owner wants in the way of protection.

Sara Wermiel

Construction historian/historic preservation consultant

Jamaica Plain, MA

 

From: masshistpres-bounces at cs.umb.edu
[mailto:masshistpres-bounces at cs.umb.edu] On Behalf Of Anne Louro
Sent: Monday, September 26, 2011 4:09 PM
To: masshistpres at cs.umb.edu
Subject: [MassHistPres] Loading Dock Doors

 

The New Bedford Historical Commission will be reviewing an application in
which the property owner wishes to install metal roll-down security doors as
a replacement to the current wooden loading dock doors. A Google search of
security door companies has not found anything sympathetic for this late
19thecentury waterfront brick industrial building.

 

Has anyone either used or come across anything that may be appropriate?

 

Best,

 

Anne Louro

Historic Preservation Planner

City of New Bedford, MA 02740

508-979-1637 p

508-979-1576 f

 <mailto:Anne.Louro at newbedford-ma.gov> mailto:Anne.Louro at newbedford-ma.gov

 

nbPIN

 

 

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