Carriage House Leaded Windows
The carriage house has three leaded-glass windows.
One is in the dining room. Two are in the expansive living room.
All three are in terrible condition, and the image does not reveal how wavy they are. With a slight push, each would collapse.
To each side of the fireplace are two 24-inch square windows. One has a single sheet of glass. The other is divided by a mullion into two sheets of glass. Obviously, something is not right. I would like to replace the glass in these windows with more leaded-glass. They windows may have had just that originally.
The leaded-glass windows date from the circa-1920 conversion of the structure from carriage house to an actual house.
I am going to get a price on restoring the three windows, and the cost of making two new ones.
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I suggest, perhaps, you let Cody take care of this issue?
Re-leading antique windows is not exactly in my wheelhouse. Not only that, but as a tenant, I could hardly be expected to dump (likely) a couple thousand dollars in window restoration into a rented house now, could I? I’m coming to Kansas to learn, and labor is part of that, but not large sums of money.
Part of the master plan here is that Ross wants me to save money and eventually buy my own house in town after he’s sold me on emporia long-term. It’s not exactly prudent for me to spend big bucks on a house that I’m not playing for keeps on.
Be calm, Cody. Be calm!
I’m not expecting you to financially invest in the carriage house.
I’m calm as a cucumber, man. No worries.
I’m sorry, I wasn’t suggesting that you foot the bill. And, honestly, when you see the Cross house in person along with the Carriage house, i think you will want to buy them from Ross. Just my opinion.
Is it possible that the two 24″ windows on either side of the fireplace had stained glass windows? In the neighborhood that I used to live in (c.1909-1920), almost every house that had those square kinds of windows on each side of the fireplace had stained glass. Especially since almost all of them had their fireplace on the outside wall that faced the side of their neighbor’s house. Of course, if those windows are facing the south side of the Cross house, I would not want to give up that view!
I was going to say the same thing. Windows on either side of a fireplace might have been stained glass. That was a craftsman-era thing, so the timing is right…. though 1920 would have been the last gasp on that.
Those two square windows face the alley, so there’s no risk of ruining a nice view.
I am on board with the idea that they were likely stained glass rather than clear leaded panes.
However…
Windows at transom height matching all the way around the room would not be a sin either. It might be the more inexpensive way to go.
Hi Ross,
I love the fact you’re getting a new apprentice / tenant and know you and (Cucumber Calm) Cody are going to rock!
That carriage house has so much potential that I’m excited to see how this turns out almost as much as the main house.
Happy weekend to you from a hot and humid Saudi Arabia.
Colin
If you can’t find anybody, I know a guy up here in Toronto who specializes in leaded windows.
Thank you, Glenn.
I am going to get a quote from Hoefer. They did all the stained-glass in the Cross House.
It never ceases to amaze me how you always ‘know a guy’ or your readers do. So awesome. What exciting things ahead for us all to read about you and Cody and all the changes. I always smile when I check my e-mails and see something, whether it’s a new comment or post. Thank you as always…. Stay safe. 🙂
If you work in the trades for forty years, you’re going to know a few guys.
There are windows like those in houses all over Emporia. I wonder where they were made originally: in town? Or somewhere nearby? It would be fun to figure that out.