Historical Reclaimed Heart Pine
While we don’t always have the opportunity to get details about every structure that our lumber and timbers come from, we have recently had the opportunity to purchase over 21,000 board feet from a unique building in Connecticut. The Cheney Mill Dye House, built in 1914, was the dye facility for Cheney Brothers Silk manufacturing. Cheney Brothers was the first successful silk manufacturer in the United States. Located in Manchester, Connecticut in what is now known as Cheney Brothers Historic District, Cheney Brothers was the premiere silk manufacturer in the United States in the late nineteenth century and early 20th century.
With the rise in manufacturing costs in the late 1930’s came the end of silk manufacturing in the United States. The Cheney Mills Dye House is the last of the mill properties to be converted to housing. The $20 million renovation began in the summer of 2009 and has been completed in August, 2010. With the renovation a large amount of the Heart Pine timbers became available. Chosen for it’s strength, beauty and durability, this reclaimed Heart Pine will carry on for years to come as Appalachian Woods turns it into beautiful flooring, molding, cabinetry, stair parts and much more.
If you look carefully you will notice a "D" (for Dye house) on the front of the building
To see some pictures and the natural beauty of Antique Heart Pine check out our Heart Pine flooring, lumber and beams pages.
