Reclaimed Chestnut
Lots of us love the wonderful aroma of fresh-cut wood, and we marvel at the different grains and textures. In Greene County you can have a very special “wood experience”. Mountain Lumber Co. rescues flooring from timbers and decking from old buildings, barns, piers, textile mills, factories and other structures, and re-uses it for today’s custom construction. You can obtain products from them that may include 300-400 years old Longleaf Heart Pine, or oak, hickory, maple, walnut or chestnut. (Did you know that our local Southwest Mountain range was once called the Chestnut Mountains?… more on that later).
The Mountain Lumber business is environmentally ‘green’ in every sense, but their products are far from being green wood. Reclaiming and recycling wood from all over the world… allows Mountain Lumber to offer products that are not only gorgeous but also can be experienced and appreciated for generations to come. They offer a video about their process for reclaiming woods, and we encourage you to prowl around their site. Of course they were the natural choice when it was time for the nearby remodeling of President James Madison’s Montpelier home, to make it authentic to the 1809 period when Madison was the President.
If you think you’ve seen similar wood installations in other locales… you may be right. Below is a list from Mountain Lumber Co. of the locations of some of their renovations:
State
The Olema Inn—Olema CA
Frogs Leap Winery—Rutherford CA
Snow Mass Club—Aspen CO
Roaring Fork Marina B&B—Carbondale CO
Fossil Watch Store—Denver CO
Pequot Museum—Mashantucket CT
Blair House—Washington DC
Miki Yoshimoto Restaurant—Washington DC
National Cathedral Chapel—Washington DC
Rumberos Restaurant—Washington DC
The Octagon – AIA Headquarters—Washington DC
Wagshall’s Delicatessen—Washington DC
Nemours Mansion & Gardens—Newport DE
The Blue Martini—Ft. Lauderdale FL
Green Turtle Restaurant—Isla Morada FL
Macy*s – Dadeland Mall—Miami FL
South Beach Hotel – South Miami Beach—Miami FL
The Blue Martini—Miami FL
The Pelican Hotel—Miami FL
Disney World – Crystal Shop—Orlando FL
The Blue Martini—Orlando FL
Tony Roma’s Restaurant—Orlando FL
The Blue Martini—Tampa FL
Bones Restaurant—Atlanta GA
Eddie Bauer Store—Chicago IL
The Racquet Club of Chicago—Chicago IL
Fossil Watch Store—Indianapolis IN
Baltimore Museum of Art—Baltimore MD
White Swan Tavern—Chestertown MD
Portland Museum of Art Portland ME
The Blue Martini—Birmingham MI
Mark Twain Museum—Hannibal MO
Harry Truman Library—Independence MO
Caribou Coffee Shops—Nationwide
Mint Museum – Sara Lee Barnes—Charlotte NC
Barneys—Hackensack NJ
Princeton University—Princeton NJ
The Blue Martini—Las Vegas NV
Fossil Watch Store—New York NY
South Street Sea Port Museum—New York NY
Cincinnati: Museum of Art—Cincinnati OH
Fossil Watch Store—Portland OR
Norm Thompson Outfitters—Portland OR
Amy’s Kitchen—White City OR
Edgehill Academy—Thornburg PA
Furman University – Chapel—Greenville SC
Daniels Island Gold Club—Hilton Head SC
Inn at Blackberry Farm—Knoxville TN
Barneys—Austin TX
Martha Washington Inn—Abingdon VA
John’s Restaurant and Bar—Alexandria VA
Kelly’s Fine Furnishings—Alexandria VA
Zeke’s Place—Alexandria VA
Curtis – Lee Mansion—Arlington VA
Barboursville Winery—Barboursville VA
Poplar Forest—Bedford County VA
Virginia Tech University—Blacksburg VA
Albemarle Angler—Charlottesville VA
Angelo Jewelers—Charlottesville VA
Ash Lawn—Charlottesville VA
Blenheim Winery—Charlottesville VA
Blue Wheel Bicycles—Charlottesville VA
Boar’s Head Inn—Charlottesville VA
Classic Furniture—Charlottesville VA
Clifton – The Country Inn—Charlottesville VA
Feast—Charlottesville VA
Fellini’s—Charlottesville VA
Hamilton’s—Charlottesville VA
Hedge—Charlottesville VA
Kappa Sigma Fraternity National Headquarters—Charlottesville VA
Keswick Hall—Charlottesville VA
King Family Winery—Charlottesville VA
Life Arts!—Charlottesville VA
Merriwether Lewis’ Locust Hill—Charlottesville VA
Mono Loco—Charlottesville VA
Monticello—Charlottesville VA
Oakencroft Winery—Charlottesville VA
Organic Butcher – Mainstreet Market—Charlottesville VA
Paramount Theater —Charlottesville VA
Sustain —Charlottesville VA
The University of Virginia – Rouss Hall—Charlottesville VA
The University of Virginia – Stanford White’s Cock Hall on the Lawn—Charlottesville VA
The University of Virginia – The Rotunda—Charlottesville VA
The Virginia Store—Charlottesville VA
Virginia National Bank—Charlottesville VA
Miller School—Crozet VA
Fredericksburg Area Museum—Fredericksburg VA
Fort Belvoir—Fort Belvoir, VA
Potomac Building Supply—Kinsale VA
Middleton Inn—Little Washington VA
Goodstone Inn & Estate—Middleburg VA
Mosby Tavern—Middleburg VA Mount Vernon—Mount Vernon VA
Red Maple Inn—Newport News VA
The Athenaeum Fine Arts Museum—Old Town Alexandria VA
Montpelier—Orange VA
Woodberry Forest School—Orange VA
Pamplin Civil War Park—Petersburg VA
Governor’s Mansion—Richmond VA
The Edgeworth Building – Tobacco Row Project—Richmond VA
Berry Hill—South Boston VA
The Virginia Store—Stanardsville VA
Old Knitting Mill—Winchester VA
Barneys—Seattle WA
Café Roaster—Seattle WA
Eddie Bauer Store—Seattle WA
Fossil Watch Store—Seattle WA
