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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.

Located in Gonzales, Texas.  830-672-2428    swk@discoverys.net   Be sure to scroll down, long pages on every page, lots of pictures to see.  for a faster downloading page go to www.discoverys.info

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

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Above are some examples of how our pieces and parts fit into a home.  Long Leaf Pine flooring, columns, antique lighting, stained glass and bath fixtures, furniture, beams, and a variety of wall materials.

We hope our website has been helpful and possibly given you an idea of what is available in our store.  No matter how many pictures we post on the website or how accurate or detailed our descriptions are, nothing compares to walking through over 112,000 square feet of showroom and storage.  When you come visit us, if you walk in with an open mind and you will leave with a new perspective on your project.  Thank you for visiting our site and we hope to see you soon. 

Antique Stained Glass
A collection of over 200 pieces of quality stained glass, primarily American, and generally in good to excellent condition.
Antique Wood Windows and Sashes
Over 1,000 wooden windows in frames and another 1,000 wooden sashes are generally in stock.  We also have over 600 red cypress sashes that are over 60 years old but have never been used or installed.
Long Leaf Pine Flooring

Long Leaf Pine, Oak, Maple, Hemlock, and Northern Pine in different widths and random lengths.  Reclaimed and fresh milled.  

Doorknobs   

Brass, porcelain, glass, and even wooden knobs.  Also plates and mortise sets.    

Doors

Interior (paneled, framed, with transom, painted, varnished), exterior (wavy glass, beveled glass, stained glass), framed and unframed, with transom windows, painted, varnished, faux painted, barn doors, primitive doors, giant doors, and tiny doors.  In many cases we have complete trim packages that can go with the doors and the original matching baseboard.

Door and Window Hardware
We keep antique hinges, mortise sets, surface mount lock boxes, 1,000+ doorplates, rosettes, transom hardware, window locks, key hole covers, pocket door hardware, and much much more.
Antique Sinks and Bath Tubs

Thick cast iron covered by a thick layer of porcelain.  They just don't make them like that anymore.

Antique Beams
From 4"x4" to 13"x15"  and re-saw facility to custom cut to size.  Rough sawn, hand hewn, or fresh sawed.
Antique Tin Ceiling
Enjoy a large selection of patterns in various sizes.  We stock 1,000 pieces of pre-1930's tin.
Barn Wood, Shiplap, Beaded Wood

We stock hundreds of types of trim, siding, beaded wood, shiplap, and various cuts of wood that have been used in construction over the last 150 years.

Medicine Cabinets 
We rebuild antique medicine cabinets and add side panels as well as shaving shelves or wooden towel bars on the bottoms.  Whenever possible we keep the mirrors in the cabinets. 
 

 

 

 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.