The entrance to your home makes the first impression people feel when they arrive, and entryways have carried their own unique character throughout Colonial times to the present day. From the earliest form, being little more than a just a batten door, to later versions which included fanlight windows and porticos, the entryway always received special attention from builders. Some of the widest variety of detail and form in Colonial architecture manifested itself in the entryway. Given the many different designs from various locations and periods, it is important to ensure that your entryway fits your house. We specialize in Connecticut Valley entryways, but we have built scores of others that are in place all across the country. Here is a sampling of a few.

By the early 18 th Century entryways were still little more than a simple door surround with a splayed top and a back band molding. These types of early entryways usually ha  d glass transom lights incorporated into the door frame above the door. As was often the case back in the early 18 th Century, we manufacture our simple entryways using hand-blown bulls-eye glass. As the desire for aesthetic overtook the purely utilitarian style that preceded it, pediments or an architrave , frieze , and cornice began top the doorways. In the 19 th Century, porticos supported by columns became a popular design. Usually Classical at their core detail and proportion, these entryways are indicative of the late Georgian period of Colonial architecture. Many of the same traits as were seen in the Roman Doric order can be seen in this later Colonial style entryway.

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