Case Study: 9 Barrow Unveiled

The Hallanan is an iconic West Village building. Businessman Michael Hallanan built it in 1897 in Sheridan Square, which he petitioned city officials to name after Civil War Union General Philip Sheridan.

Located at 9 Barrow Street, the limestone and brick co-op just recently got a major overhaul by our partners at Preserv. The unique landmark building called for product from not one manufacturer, not even two, but custom windows and doors from four of our manufacturers. A custom paint color unified the different treatments.

The Hallanan’s exterior required a special eye toward fire safety, as part of the City’s Local Law 11 Façade Inspection & Safety Program. We included fire-rated double hung windows and worked closely with the Landmark Preservation Commission on aluminum cladding and casing to match the original wood details.

Our shop also replicated mahogany corbels and dental brackets for the cornices.

Historical Windows and Caoba Doors Announce Exclusive Partnership

We’re proud to announce an exclusive partnership with Caoba Doors in Antigua, Guatemala.

Steeped in the craftsmanship of Central America for more than 35 years, Caoba prides themselves on the quality of their product and their workforce—the largest and best compensated in the region.

Caoba’s windows, doors, and millwork are custom designed for each client—down to the size and shape, wood species and finish, hardware, and glass. They offer a truly bespoke product that starts in their more than a million board foot lumber storage, moves to their 180,000 square foot state of the art manufacturing plant, and ends with hand-applied finishing. Their work includes the US Treasury Building in Washington, DC and the Staten Island Borough Hall and Beekman Hotel in New York City.

Custom is their standard.

Product Highlight: Custom Wood Double Hung Windows

The building owner chose a custom exterior color for this Landmark renovation.

Jeld-Wen’s custom wood double hung windows give building owners a nearly unlimited number of options to choose from. There are nine wood options available in 27 stock exterior colors and 63 stock interior finishes with some reduced VOC options. Custom paint colors can be added in the field.

There are also ten different hardware finishes.

The tilt-sash windows come in high performance, tinted, textured, or protective options and three different options for divided lites.

This homeowner-friendly product has a 20-year warranty and is suitable for both replacements and new construction.

The project to the right utilized 17 custom wood double hungs with high performance glass and simulated divided lights.

Grilles between the glass are a low-maintenance.

Full surround removable grilles gives the look of divided glass.

Simulated divided lites are permanent grilles on both the interior and exterior, for the most authentic look.

Historical Windows Partners with Norwood Windows & Doors

Norwood is a family-owned Canadian window and door manufacturer, specializing in finely crafted and custom wood products. With their commitment to using only the finest materials and building to exacting standards, Historical Windows is excited to add Norwood to our roster of partners.

Norwood’s windows and doors are made of only sustainably harvested lumber and offer many high performance products that meet or exceed Energy Star requirements. They recycle all paper and cardboard waste, and sawdust and wood scraps that cannot be used in their premium products are used to heat their dry lumber kilns and New Brunswick manufacturing facility.

Norwood. Never ordinary.