Gettysburg Doorscape, Part 3
Seth Hinshaw, 2/18/2019
This post covers doors in Gettysburg from the early twentieth century. These doors primarily date to the years 1900 to 1930. During these years, veterans of the Battle of Gettysburg returned annually for reunions. Owners of historic houses in Gettysburg likely renovated their houses during these years, possibly to house visiting veterans, installing these early twentieth century doors as part of the renovations.
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This is an excellent example of a door with an oval light. These doors were in common production from 1899 to 1924 though they continued to appear in millwork catalogs until 1929. The door has the same pressed wood decorations as the door that appears on the door on page 93 of my door book. The presence of the pressed wood decorative elements suggests that the door most likely was produced before World War I. |
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The screen door here was produced early in the twentieth century, likely before World War I. Note that the primary screen imitates a door with an oval light. |
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The screen door shown here was a verty popular "five-panel" screen door that was in production during the years 1900 to 1916. Similar screen doors are illustrated on pages 161 and 163 of my door book. |
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This sash door with three vertical lights is a rather rare door type. These doors were produced during the years 1917 to 1952, but it is so rare where I live that the door shown here is the first one that I have actually seen. |
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Here we see an excellent Prairie door. This nine-light door has an oversized central pane due to the muntins being shifted away from the center. Prairie doors were produced from 1914 to 1971. However, this door was produced early in that time frame. The sidelights shown here appear in the earlier millwork catalogs, and they also are not found too frequently. |
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The door shown here is a two-leaf French Sash door. While writing the door book, I vascillated on what to call these doors. I finally settled on the term "French Sash" door. At the time, these doors were advertised simply as French doors, but today architectural historians would not call this door a French door. Since completing the book, I have been drawn to the term French Casement door, a label that appeared in one millwork catalog. This particular door was in production from 1920 to 1949 and was one of the most popular of the French Casement doors. |
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Several varieties of French Casement doors were produced, mostly in the 1920s. The door shown here is a rare version of that door type. A far more common type of door (shown on page 109 in the book) features an additional (third) horizontal muntin. |
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Here is another rare type of French Casement door. Its lights are arranged similar to that found on a Prairie door, but the lower muntin was not included. The door also features two vertical panels below a lock rail. |
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Here we have another type of French Casement door that was in production from 1917 to 1929. The door is shown on page 110 in the door book. Several doors of this type are found in Gettysburg, though the door type is not that common. One of the other doors of this type features stained panes of glass. |
Earlier blog posts
8/28/2020 Chicago Millwork Supply Company catalog of 1931
10/6/2019 History of Hinkle & Company (1833-1870)
9/17/2019 History of Mulliner Box & Planing Company
6/3/2019 J.R. Quigley Plant, Gloucester City, New Jersey
4/23/2019 Cleveland Cottage Door
4/13/2019 Trenton historic door #2
4/10/2019 Trenton Doors #1
3/6/2019 Pressed Wood Door Knobs
2/23/2019 Gettysburg Doorscape, Part 4
2/18/2019 Gettysburg Doorscape, Part 3
2/12/2019 Gettysburg Doorscape, Part 2
2/9/2019 An Introduction to the Gettysburg Doorscape
1/22/2019 The Blake Latch
1/19/2019 Rare Four-Panel Door of 1890s
1/5/2019 Cast Iron Rim Locks
12/28/2018 Inaugural Blog Post