Discovery Architectural Antiques     

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Discovery Architectural Antiques is the largest operation of its kind in the Southern USA. We stock nearly everything imaginable that can be salvaged from old homes and buildings including antique stained glass, doors, windows, flooring, siding, beams, shiplap, posts, lighting, tin ceiling, tubs, sinks, and one of the best collections of Antique door hardware to be found anywhere. We have over 130,000 square feet of inventory under roof, the main showrooms alone take up five buildings in downtown Gonzales, Texas. We hope this web page will help give you some idea of what we have but please realize, since we have well over a million items in stock, it only shows a tiny sample of what we offer at any moment in time.

We accept checks, Mastercard, Visa, Discover, and Paypal for payments on all purchases over the phone and in the store.

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Flooring, our favorite product

We generally stock over 30,000   sf. of antique flooring.  This includes Long Leaf Pine, Northern Pines, Hemlock, Maple, Oak, and generally a mystery wood or two.

Our salvaged stock ranges from 2 3/8ths in width to and occasional 11" width. 

We mill flooring from antique beams, generally Long Leaf or Loblolly, but sometimes Oak and can provide that in widths up to 7" as a custom order.  (Lead time required)

Long Leaf Pine flooring shown above.  Along with great stained glass, antique beaded wood wainscot, a beautiful doorknob, and antique clawfoot tub, we carry it all.   Adding columns and Long Leaf Pine trim will add incredible beauty to any home.  The 9' tall pocket doors help to separate areas yet open them up when company comes.  The last picture above shows wider Long Leaf Pine mixed with narrower, but also shows how much lighter in color the fresh milled flooring in the front is compared to the salvaged flooring that has been more exposed to the air.  It is darker and the fresh milled will likewise darken too if you give it a little time. 

  Below, natural antique Oak patina milled to a 6" flooring. Next a round saw cut Long Leaf Pine, cark natural patina, and then Long Leaf Pine after it has aged for a couple of years after being fresh milled from antique beams.  Sample shows both clear and knotty grades. 

Below are some other Long Leaf Pine shots with a patina.  Last on the line below is a Northern Pine rustic in a 5" cut.

Long Leaf Pine, freshly refinished and coated with Tung Oil Varnish.         Freshly milled 7 inch Long Leaf Pine flooring with Tung Oil Varnish.

2 1/4" vertical grain Pine,  followed by an antique Oak milled from old barn beams in a 5" width, and then a random width batch of Long Leaf Pine.

Above, a Rustic Barnwood Floor in a 9" wide cut.   Next a 7" wide Antique Pine milled from 90 year old roof decking.

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 Tiny Texas Houses

The first of the Tiny Texas Houses coming off the line.  See Tiny Texas House page for more pictures.  These are made from 95% vintage materials, yet the electric, plumbing, and insulation is new.  The ultimate in Green building and a home that will last another hundred years without the modern home out gassing and environmental issues.  This is what you do for fun when you get tired of just stacking up vintage lumber and Architectural Antiques.  Finished model pictures will be done for next week.

Send mail to bwk@discoverys.net with questions or comments about this web site.