342 North Queen Street
Warehouse B
Lancaster, PA 17603
ph: 717-394-7201

architectural artifacts & antiques

Keep watching for more products to be added.

  • 1910s oak paneled doors

    Four circa 1910s solid oak paneled swinging doors that once provided privacy in the Lancaster, Pa. Masonic Center's bathrooms. Each door measures 57 by 24 inches and has its original hardware, including a sliding lock. Pick-up price shown below; shipping is extra. Doors can be sold separately.

    • $200.00
    • In stock

  • 11-paned arched windows

    Set of 11-pane arched windows salvaged from West James Street, Lancaster, Pa. The windows measure. Each window is $185 and can be split. Pick-up price shown below; shipping is extra.

    • $370.00
    • In stock

  • 'Shield' stained glass

    "Shield" stained-glass window salvaged from West James Street, Lancaster, Pa. The window measures 44 1/4" x 32". Condition is very nice considering its age. Pick-up price shown below; shipping is extra.

    • $750.00
    • In stock

  • Diamond leaded-glass window

    Magnificent diamond-paned leaded-glass window salvaged from West James Street, Lancaster, Pa. It measures 50 1/4" x 45 3/4". There is one missing pane in the center and there is one cracked pane. Restoration available. Pick-up price shown below; shipping is extra.

    • $275.00
    • In stock

  • Ornate arched pediment

    This beauty measures 37 3/4" x 21" and is carved wood. There also is a smaller one available, that is just as fine. Pick-up price shown below; shipping is extra.

    • $200.00
    • In stock

  • Gothic ceiling light fixtures

    Gothic ceiling-mount fixtures from Covenant United Methodist Church in Lancaster, Pa. These lights measure 15" wide x 8" deep. Pick-up price shown below for each light; shipping is extra.

    • $250.00
    • In stock

  • Chestnut built-in cabinet

    Built-in chestnut cabinet salvaged from an 1880s Lancaster City home. It measures 70 3/4" x 49 1/2" and features two doors. Pick-up price shown below; shipping is extra.

    • $525.00
    • In stock

  • Ornate exterior woodwork

     

    Ornate exterior woodwork salvaged from 142 E. King St., Lancaster, Pa. Three of these stunning pieces are available. Pick-up price shown below for each piece; shipping is extra.
    • $325.00
    • In stock

  • 1820s arched doorway

      

    1820s entry way with elliptical webbed window salvaged from
    156 E. King Street, Lancaster, Pa. is 9.5 feet tall by 6 feet wide. Pick-up price shown below; shipping is extra.
    • $8000.00
    • In stock

Railing or porch ballusters -- or spindles -- painted or not, as well as various porch posts and columns

 

 
Various cast-iron register grates, iron fencing in hair-pin style, as well as with fleur di lis.

 

 
Corner cupboard and early mirrored bathroom cabinet.

 

Various lighting, including hanging lights featuring slag and colored glass brass and dripping prisms.

 

 

Wedding cake hanging chandelier from a Shippen Street home in Lancaster, Pa.

 

30 15.5-by-15.5 inches square cast fleur-di-lis (above).  


  

PHOTOS OF INVENTORY

We'd be happy to e-mail you photos of any of our inventory!
Send us an e-mail request at info@buildingcharacter.biz.

 

I FOUND
A GOOD HOME  

You can find me and my seven siblings at the foot of the Empire State Building in New York at the new Rattle and Hum Bar.

 

WHERE DO YOU
GET YOUR STUFF?

We hear this question every day. Actually we're quite fortuntate.

One way is through gracious donations. Developers, do-it-your selfers and pack rats bring us their architectural salvage so they don't wind up in a landfill and they find a good home. (We love donations -- it helps keep Building Character and Lancaster, Pa., sustainable.)

If you have an item for donation, e-mail us a picture and provide dimensions and details of the item. Keep in mind we don't arrange for pick-up; it would have to find its way through our doors. 

Building Character also partners with several salvage companies and local preservation groups and civic-minded citizens to save and preserve architectural treasures.

On occassion, if an item is unique, we offer consignment options.

 

WISH LIST

BUiLDiNG CHARACTER's customers delight in our array of inventory, but sometimes they are seeking specific items. The following list is a sampling
of what our customers are looking for. If you have these items, call us at
717-394-7201 or drop us an e-mail.

● Corbels 
● Brass or cast iron wheels 
● Granite 
● Light blue broom or pedestal sink 
● Transom hardware 
● 31⅛ x 12½ basement window
● Door knockers 
● 35 x 80 door
● 32 x 83¼ glass entry doors 
● Art deco fixtures 
● Stained glass 
● Gargoyles 
● 29 x 78 exterior door 
● Lion's head door knocker 
● Farmhouse apron sink 
● 24 x 80 four-panel door 
● Industrial furniture (steel.wood desk and stool) 
● Storm doors

 

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342 North Queen Street
Warehouse B
Lancaster, PA 17603
ph: 717-394-7201