ARCHITECTURAL SALVAGE IN THE CHARLOTTESVILLE AREA
Information about places to buy architectural salvage in the City of Charlottesville and surrounding areas. Some are farther away but well worth the drive!
There is good news for Charlottesville residents who want to add something special with character and charm to their home. Or perhaps a bit of period significance? There are several fabulous architectural salvage shops close enough to Charlottesville to make for great fun day trips. So pull on your jeans and comfortable walking or hiking shoes. Then throw a pair of gloves in the car along with a tape measure and digital camera. Now hit the road for one of these great spots! (Just click on the names for more details and directions.)
In the City of Charlottesville:
Although different from the three architectural salvage shops below, several city sites offer recycled house parts and some very interesting opportunities
CIRCA, (434) 295-5760
Located at the corner or McIntyre and Allied Downtown
1700 Allied Street, Charlottesville, VA 22903-5332
Mon-Sat 10:00-5:30; Sun 1:00-5:00
We want to fill the void between junk stores and pricey antique "shoppes." It is our goal to make quality furniture and antiques affordable to everyone, while still catering to the tastes of shoppers of all ages, interests, and eccentricities.
We travel great distances to buy the stuff that fills our huge, 10000 square feet of store. Browsing for the rare, the beautiful, and the unusual is as fun for us as we hope it is for you. There is really no telling what you might find here at Circa. A chic Herman Miller chair? A sparkling bust of Elvis? How about a comfy chair to fill a corner of your new apartment."
HABITAT RESTORE (434) 293-9066
Located on Harris Street Downtown
1221 Harris Street, Charlottesville, VA 22903
Mon-Fri 10:00-6:00; Sat 9:00-5:00
Help us divert valuable materials away from the landfill and back into the community, all while helping to build more affordable housing in the Greater Charlottesville area.
Joseph Joseph & Joseph: Antiques, Architecturals & Historic Buildings (434) 970-7998
508 East Main Street
Charlottesville, VA 22902
Hours: Tuesday-Saturday 11:00-5:00
Monday by chance or appointment
Located near UVA, three generations of Joseph, Joseph & Joseph offer an eclectic variety of furniture, accessories, architectural garden items, and antique structures.
Outside Charlottesville:
Caravati's, Richmond, VA
CARAVATIS INC. (804) 232-4175
104 E. 2nd St., Richmond, VA 23224
Mon-Fri, 8:30-5:00; Sat 9:00-4:00
My first visit to Caravatis was over 30 years ago, while I was living in Richmond. I didnt own a home at the time, but someone had told me about this very cool and wonderful place. So I sought it out. At that time, it was a series of junk areas. Not anymore. You can still have plenty of fun digging and hours exploring, but, today, its much more organized. If you are looking for specific items, there are staff to help you find what youre looking for.
We operate a forty thousand square foot warehouse in the historic Manchester district of Richmond, VA. and have three exterior lots filled with salvage such as old brick, cobblestone, marble, and granite curbing.
They also provide a wide range of services, including furniture, lighting and hardware restoration; wood carving; welding; and, general repairs.
BLACK DOG SALVAGE (540) 343-6200
902 13th St., Roanoke, VA 24016
Mon-Sat, 9:00-5:00
Black Dog Salvage specializes in reclaiming & renewing Architectural Antiques from the past including: Salvaged Mantles, Doors, Windows, Stained Glass, Wrought Iron, Vintage Plumbing & Hardware, Period Lighting, Art Tile, Unique Old House Parts, Gates, Garden Statuary, Industrial & Commercial Fixtures, Antique Store Counters and Much More.
Services include custom wood and metal fabrication; they also maintain an Ebay store, if you want to peruse their products online first.
Theyve opened a space called Memorial Bridge Marketplace, a neighboring 14,000 square feet of merchant space that includes antique restoration, home and garden accessories, interior design services, and more.
Maggies Farm LLC, dba
ARCHITECTURAL OLD HOUSE PARTS (540) 636-7984
122 East Main Street, Front Royal, VA 22630
Mon-Sat, 10:00-6:00; Sun 11:00-4:00
Architectural Old House Parts, Inc. was founded in September 2000 to preserve and recycle building material and parts of old houses and barns for use in historic restoration and rehabilitation projects and for use in new construction or remodeling projects as a connection to the past.
Ive not yet visited this site, but it looks like the great exploration spot that the others offer. They also offer an online inventory of items that you can select from.
All of these sites are great fun to visit, especially if you are a treasure seeker or looking for specific items. This is because there is such huge inventory and variety of architectural salvage to weed through. In the end, there is no doubt that you will find what you are looking for.
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