CHICAGO, IL – 1888 & 1901 Before they were milled into reclaimed wide-plank flooring and paneling, these white pine beams spent 130 years witnessing the dynamic evolution of a Chicago industrial corridor. From a billiard table factory and secret speakeasies, through the age of plastics, and finally to our mill in Maine: this lumber … Read More
KENTUCKY We love the old mill buildings and barns that bequeath their lumber to us when they are deconstructed. But it’s exciting when our salvaged lumber comes from a new, interesting source. One of our more recent lots of lumber traveled north to us from a Wild Turkey rickhouse. Also known as a rack … Read More
FREEPORT, ME ~ 1940s When L.L.Bean reimagined their flagship store and campus, a robust renovation was part of the process and softwood beams from this deconstruction traveled south to us in Berwick. Being able to mill flooring, paneling, and beam stock from these salvaged beams and extend the legacy of the lumber from this … Read More
RICHMOND, VA ~ 1908 In 1871, R. A. Patterson in Richmond, Virginia, introduced a brand of chewing tobacco called Lucky Strike. Thirty five years later, that same name would transition to the cigarette that can still be purchased today. R.A. Patterson was acquired by American Tobacco Company which commissioned a new warehouse in 1908 … Read More
BELLOWS FALLS, VT ~ 1892 The problem was a 52-foot drop in the river at Great Falls where the Connecticut River bends around the town of Bellows Falls, Vermont. The solution was an adjacent canal through the center of town that would allow boats to bypass the falls and navigate the river. Subsequent mill buildings … Read More
BOSTON, MA ~ 1875 For more than 142 years, the Cathedral of the Holy Cross in Boston’s South End has stood grandly and served its parishioners. Now, after decades of graceful aging, the building is undergoing a crucial renovation. As a part of the project, Longleaf Lumber was able to salvage thousands of feet of … Read More
QUINCY, MA ~ Early 1900s At one point the second-largest shipbuilding facility in the United States, the Fore River Shipyard employed tens of thousands of workers, produced hundreds of ships, and may have been the origin of the famous ‘Kilroy Was Here’ tag. In 2017, one of the last original buildings at the yard … Read More
HOLYOKE, MA ~ 1878 One of Holyoke’s once-numerous paper manufacturing plants, the Albion Paper mill was capable of producing 40,000 pounds of paper each day, at its peak employing hundreds of workers. Originally constructed on the site of the Hampton Company mill, the Albion Paper mill was a two-building, two and three-story complex. Nestled between … Read More
CONWAY, MA ~ 19th Century The first-ever Massachusetts tornado to be recorded in February destroyed this 19th-century Conway barn. Although most of the barn’s structural timbers were destroyed, we were able to salvage the two-inch thick reclaimed American chestnut decking and structural floor joists. We’re sad that the barn was destroyed but we’re excited that some … Read More
HINGHAM, MA ~ 1942 Longleaf Lumber recently reclaimed large Douglas fir timbers from a World War II-era building that played a major role in the U.S. war effort. The structure, which was part of the naval shipyard in Hingham, Massachusetts, was recently razed to make way for a residential development – part of an … Read More
