Americana is proud to offer the finest quality product designed
to meet the specifications of architects, conservators, and designers
for windows of new or period homes.
We are glad to offer this partial list of public buildings of historical
or architectural significance for which DeVenco blinds and shutters
have been specified and manufactured.
The White House
DeVenco manufactured wooden blinds for windows on the third floor
of the White House
Interior Designer: David Richmond Buyers III, W.E. Browne Decorating
- Atlanta, GA
The United States Supreme Court Building
In 1994 DeVenco was chosen to restore the ten original wooden
blinds in the court room of the United States Supreme Court Building.
For half a century DeVenco has produced window decorations for a great
many buildings both public and private. Many of the private buildings
are on the Historic Registry and would be immediately recognizable
by name or location; it is our stated policy not to identify private
homes. The following is a partial list which includes only buildings
which are open to the public.
Boscobel on the Hudson, Fishkill, New York
The classic Federal mansion on the Hudson River dates from
1805 and was restored in 1976.
University of Virginia, "The Lawn", Charlottesville,
Virginia
Original campus designed and erected by Thomas Jefferson, third
President of the United States.
New York Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, New York
Recognized historical authority on interior design and decorative
arts.
South Carolina State House, Columbia, South Carolina
Original State Capital, built in the 1860's.
Woodrow Wilson House, Princeton, New Jersey
The home of the 28th President of the United States.
The Tennessee State Capital, Nashville, Tennessee
Built in 1845, a fabulous example of Greek Revival architecture,
Architect: William Strickland.
The Original Georgia Governor's Mansion, Milledgeville,
Georgia
This 1840 Greek Revival building was used as the Governor's mansion
until 1868.
The Hermitage, Nashville, Tennessee
The ancestral home of Andrew Jackson, seventh President of the United
States.
Old Fort Herrod Museum, Herrodsburg, Kentucky
Log cabin site of wedding for Abraham Lincoln's parents.
Andrew Johnson Home, Greenville, Tennessee
1851 Federal style home of the 17th President of the United States.
Andrew Low House,Savannah, Georgia
Home of Juliette Gordon Low, founder of The Girl Scouts of America.
Phoenix State Capitol Building and Museum,Phoenix, Arizona
Original Capitol of Arizona, built in 1900.
The Margaret Mitchell House,Atlanta, Georgia
c. 1900, apartment house where Margaret Mitchell wrote her epic
novel, "Gone With the Wind".
Chadds Ford Inn, Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania
Historic tavern built in 1700. Typical Georgian colonial architecture.
The Wren's Nest, Atlanta, Georgia
c. 1880, Home of Joel Chandler Harris, author of the Uncle Remus
series of books.
Ohio State House and Capital, Columbus, Ohio
Originally built in 1840, restored in 1994 - 1996.
Georgia Governor's Mansion, Atlanta, Georgia
Built in 1970, traditional Southern colonial architecture.
London Town Publik House Assembly, Edgewater, Maryland
18th century Georgian mansion built by William Brown, ferrier between
Williamsburg and Philadelphia and used as a tavern.
John Mark Vedier House, Beaufort, South Carolina
Original 1790 house of local merchant built in the 18th century
resort town of Beaufort.
Georgia State Capital, Atlanta, Georgia
State Capital of Georgia, Built of Stone Mountain Granite and completed
in 1889.
The Israel Crane House, Montclair, New Jersey
Colonial house built in 1796 by Israel Crane in Montclair, formerly
known as Cranetown.
Brandywine River Museum, Chadds Ford, Pennsylvannia
1864 gristmill converted to a museum in 1974.
University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia
Original professors residence. 1857 Federal period brick building
designed as residence for University professors.
The Blennerhassett Mansion, Parkersburg, West Virginia
Island home originally built in 1803 on the Ohio River by the Blennerhassett
family of Ireland.
The Davenport
House, Savannah, Georgia
1820 house built by master builder Isaiah Davenport; house museum
open to the public.
The Swan House, Atlanta, Georgia
1928 Palladian style mansion, built by Philip Trammell Shutze, well
known Atlanta architect.
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