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GAZEBOS, ARBORS & GARDEN HOUSES

Romantic Shelters for Landscape & Garden

Nothing says "graceful living from another time" quite as much as a Victorian gazebo. These picturesque little structures do more than merely keep the sun and rain off: They are also a lure to strollers in a garden or landscape to pause, sit down, and contemplate a particularly beautiful vista.

The gazebo's invitation to meditate upon scenes of nature is actually a vestigial remnant of the Transcendentalist Movement of the mid-19th century. The Transcendentalists believed that one could best understand the meaning of life and the universe through careful contemplation of nature. And the gazebo was an attractive device for encouraging such contemplation. However, today's gazebos are usually more ornamental than spiritual; a gazebo is a large, visible symbol that you are invoking the attitudes of gentler times gone by.

To assemble this list of gazebo suppliers, the Editors selected companies who appeared in recent issues of PERIOD HOMES. You'll find everything from small elegant wood gazebo kits, to companies who can supply a custom-fabricated wrought-iron or cast-stone pavilion for a lavish estate garden or landscape.

A&M Victorian Decorations, Inc.
South El Monte, CA
800-671-0693; 626-575-0693; Fax: 626-575-1781
http://www.aandmvictorian.com
Manufacturer of architectural elements: mantels, columns, moldings, balustrades, wall caps, pavers, quoins, stair treads, planters, urns, fountains & gazebos; gypsum & cast stone; custom designs & finishes.

Classic Architectural Specialties
Forney, TX
800-662-1221; 972-552-9050; Fax: 972-552-9054
http://www.casdesign.com
Supplier of architectural components: complete packages for exteriors, millwork & more; interior & exterior columns & capitals in all Classical orders; mantels & novelty columns in urethane, resin, wood & fiberglass; cornice moldings, door & window surrounds, ceiling medallions, ornamental ceilings, niches & domes, brackets & corbels in polymer; cupolas, fencing components, porch parts, balustrades, benches, weathervanes, gazebos & more.

Cumberland Woodcraft Co.
Carlisle, PA
800-367-1884; 717-243-0063; Fax: 717-243-6502
www.cumberlandwoodcraft.com
Manufacturer & distributor of millwork & ornament: sawn & turned balustrades, corbels, carvings, molding, appliquEs, brackets, paneled & screen doors, porch trim, gazebos, arbors, pergolas, registers & grilles, railings, mantels, paneling & cabinetry; hand crafted; Spanish cedar, poplar & mahogany; non-load-bearing polymer & carved-wood capitals & columns in oak, maple, mahogany & cherry; period wallcoverings; licensee of the Victorian Society in America for wood trim.

Dalton Pavilions, Inc.
Telford, PA
800-532-5866; 21; Fax: 215-721-1501
http://www.daltonpavilions.com
Designer & manufacturer of gazebos in several styles & sizes: western red cedar; screening, benches, tables & deck railings; architectural birdhouses; installation services; product portfolio $2.

Florentine Craftsmen, Inc.
Long Island City, NY
800-876-3567; 718-937-7632; Fax: 718-937-9858
www.florentinecraftsmen.com
Manufacturer of ornamental metalwork & stonework: garden elements, gazebos, treillage, sculpture, tiered & wall fountains, ground basins for fountains, water gardens & supplies, planters, urns, weathervanes, gates, non-load-bearing columns & more; bronze, cast aluminum, carved & cast stone, lead, cast iron & wrought iron/steel.

Gastineau Log Homes
New Bloomfield, MO
800-654-9253; 57; Fax: 573-896-5510
http://www.oakloghome.com
Manufacturer of oak log homes, log gazebos & outbuildings: design & engineering services; frame kits/packages.

Glass Houses c/o Haddonstone (USA), Ltd.
Bellmawr, NJ
856-931-7011; Fax: 856-931-0040
http://www.glasshouses.com
Designer & manufacturer of conservatories, orangeries, sunrooms, garden houses, follies, pool houses & gazebos: glass & timber designs; hand crafted in Norfolk, England; installation services.

Haddonstone (USA), Ltd.
Bellmawr, NJ
856-931-7011; Fax: 856-931-0040
http://www.haddonstone.com
British- & U.S.-based manufacturer of landscape ornament & architectural cast stonework: balustrades, columns, capitals, porticoes, cornices, molding, trim, molded panels, cupolas, statuary, pier caps, copings, benches, fountains, outbuildings, gazebos, planters, urns, pavers & custom components; cast-limestone fireplaces in 3 colors; 156-page catalog.

Hugh Lofting Timber Framing, Inc.
West Grove, PA
610-444-5382; Fax: 610-869-3589
www.hughloftingtimberframe.com
Designer & manufacturer of timber frames: private homes, additions, barns, studios, gazebos & more; mortise-&-tenon joinery; many species.

Kenneth Lynch & Sons, Inc.
Wilton, CT
203-762-8363; Fax: 203-762-2999
http://www.klynchandsons.com
Manufacturer of garden & wall fountain designs, garden ornament & statuary, site furniture (including full park-bench manufacturing capabilities), wood bench slats, birdbaths, topiary/arbors, sundials, finials, planters, urns, columns, capitals & swell-bodied & silhouette weathervanes: cast stone, copper, aluminum, wrought iron, bronze, stainless steel & lead; custom capabilities; 1939 New York World's Fair picnic table design.

Limestone Trail Co., Ltd.
Beamsville, ON, CANA, DA
800-810-8223, 905-563-8133; Fax: 905-563-7526
http://www.limestonetrail.com
Manufacturer of outbuildings: gazebos, cabins, cupolas, glasshouses, cabanas & pentagons; French provincial & Victorian styles.

Pioneer Log Systems, Inc.
Kingston Springs, TN
800-378-5154; 615-952-5647; Fax: 615-952-5647
www.pioneerlogsystems.com
Custom fabricator of log & timber-frame structures: new homes, recycled antique log houses, gazebos & barns; frame kits/packages; antique beams & wood flooring; new & reclaimed wood; new trusses; pine, cedar, oak & Douglas fir; Cabot stains & Sashco products; design, engineering & other related services.

Renaissance Conservatories
Leola, PA
800-882-4657; 717-661-7520x815; Fax: 717-661-7727
www.renaissanceconservatories.com
Custom fabricator & installer of traditional conservatories, contemporary sunrooms, greenhouses, skylights, roof lanterns, garden houses, pool enclosures & garden windows: hand-crafted mahogany & cedar components; door & sash hardware, concealed rolling insect screens, custom water-jet-cut crestings with matching finial posts, ornate castings & true-divided-lite windows & doors; custom designs fabricated with period architectural details.

Romancing The Woods, Inc.
Woodstock, NY
845-246-6976; Fax: 845-246-1021
http://www.rtw-inc.com
Manufacturer of freestanding rustic furniture, straight & curved stairs & railings: fencing, balusters, gates, garden & woodland structures, planters & urns, benches, ornamental bridges, summer houses, arbors, conservatories, porch parts, garden houses, gazebos, pergolas, pavilions & treillage; eastern red cedar or mountain laurel; in the romantic tradition of 19th-century English & French estate gardens & the Great Adirondack camps.

Spartan Architectural Columns
Medford, OR
800-949-5450; 54; Fax: 541-842-4053
http://www.spartanbldg.com
Wholesale distributor of true architectural columns, ornamental capitals, Colonial columns & poly porch systems: all species of wood, FRP, GRG, GFRC, polyvinyl & fiberglass; 24-hour quoting on standard styles & materials, full submittal information & shop drawings on request; vinyl fencing, decking, railing, pergolas & gazebos; permanent decks & ranch-rail & picket fences; standard & custom designs & sizes.

Tanglewood Conservatories, Ltd.
Denton, MD
800-229-2925; 410-479-4700; Fax: 410-479-4797
www.tanglewoodconservatories.com
Designer, manufacturer & installer of traditional wood conservatories, roof lanterns & other glass architecture: sunrooms, pool enclosures, greenhouses, garden houses, follies, gazebos & pavilions; high-end details, custom designs & premium-grade construction; Honduras mahogany, high-performance insulated glass & solid-brass hardware; true-divided-lite windows & doors; ornamental castings & discrete ventilation & shading systems.

The Wood Factory
Navasota, TX
936-825-7233; Fax: 936-825-1791
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Manufacturer of historically correct Victorian millwork: interior & exterior doors & stair parts; screen doors, gingerbread, brackets, corbels, gazebos, porch posts, spandrels, running trim, gable ornament, crestings, fancy-cut shingles, newel posts, rails, balustrades & balusters; reproduction casings, corner & plinth blocks & moldings; custom mantels; column bases & caps, island & table legs, post finials & other turnings; western red cedar, redwood & more.

Vintage Woodworks
Quinlan, TX
903-356-2158; Fax: 903-356-3023
http://www.vintagewoodworks.com
Supplier of Victorian millwork: western red cedar shingles, porch parts, turned posts, turned & sawn balusters, railings, brackets, gazebos, corbels, custom-length spandrels, mantels, wood storm & screen doors, columns & more; 192-page master reference catalog; 208-page porch-design book.

Vixen Hill Gazebos & Arbors
Elverson, PA
800-423-2766 610-286-0909; Fax: 610-286-2099
http://www.vixenhill.com
Manufacturer of modular cedar gazebos, garden houses, tea houses, arbors, garden furniture, window boxes & bathhouses: pre-engineered for easy assembly & factory-direct.

Wiemann Ironworks
Tulsa, OK
918-592-1700; Fax: 918-592-2385
http://www.wiemanniron.com
Designer, fabricator, finisher & installer of ornamental metalwork: railings, gates, fences, lighting, pergolas, gazebos, furnishings, fixtures, grilles, doors, arbors, hardware & more; cast & wrought aluminum, iron, steel, bronze, brass & staineless alloys; CAD services; NOMMA's most award-winning metal fabricator; national market.