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New Old Homes

When I think of the finest homes built in America, I think of the homes built by our forefathers. This was a time of building when the quality of a man's work was inspired by a love for the craft..

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We have retired..

After spending over fifty years in the wonderful world of classical New England architecture, we have finally retired. It has been an exciting and inspirational journey. From replacing rotted sills to dismantling and reconstructing old frames, to replicating majestic CT River Valley doorways and Queen Anne Paneling, all aspects of the process have been our pride and our pleasure. Each project has been an intimate relationship with the ancient builder, craftsman and inhabitant. The walls of these homes had stories to tell, and we were privileged to read them.

We want to thank all of you, our customers, old house lovers, fellow caretakers and craftsmen we have met, and befriended, along the way. You have inspired and enriched our lives more than we can say.

We leave these pages up, that they may help or inspire the journey in your own old house project.

All the best,

Edward and Linda Sunderland


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Sunderland Period Homes

Building our heritage into our future..

When I think of the finest homes built in America, I think of the homes built by our forefathers. This was a time of building when the quality of a man's work was inspired by a love for the craft he was striving to perfect and a time when materials of construction were worked with the highest regard for their quality, their origin and their usefulness in place.
As we consider the importance of the buildings of our past, we gain a better understanding of our heritage. And as we study the architectural detail of these colonial homes, we can better appreciate the incredible facility with which the joyner/cabinet-makers of the eighteenth century performed their craft. It is the architectural woodworking of these houses which creates the ultimate excitement for the viewer. I have studied and restored early buildings for many years and have set my company's direction to the faithful reproduction of authentic eighteenth century millwork components.
To me, the architecture is everything and compromising the authenticity of the work because of a lack of knowledge, or for convenience sake is always an unacceptable alternative. These early buildings tell the story of our ancestry more clearly than any other source and each time we lose another antique house, we lose another important piece of the picture of early America.
It is with this dedication to the preservation and reproduction of eighteenth century architecture that we offer our catalog to you.

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Early American Life

The Bronson House, circa 1680 – Disassembled, relocated to the Settlement and restored by Sunderland Period Homesread more

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Collect This!

A video tour with Leigh Keno through a few of our homes, a trip to the Settlement, and a discussion in their NY Studio about reproducing period homes read more

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Early American Life

This home was painstakingly dismantled, reassembled and restored by us after relocating it just a few short miles away to our Ellsworth Settlement in Windsor, CT

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Roots of Home by Russell Versaci

“ Virginia architect Russell Versaci on American Colonial Architecture.  An entire chapter is dedicated to our collection of reconstructed and period authentic reproduction homes

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