Old House Parts

Old House Parts was a pre-1940s architectural salvage depot, one of the very first projects taken on by Montgomery Preservation. To this day it provides individuals who are restoring old buildings with low-cost, original architectural materials and helps to save architectural elements that would otherwise be destroyed or lost when old buildings are demolished. Salvaged materials include doors, shutters, light fixtures, antique glass, hardware, plumbing fixtures, fireplace mantles, windows, and one-of-a-kind items.

Originally housed in buildings located behind historic Lincoln High School in Rockville, Old House Parts was later relocated to a building on the grounds of the Gaithersburg Latitude Observatory, in Gaithersburg. Operations at this location, however, ceased in 2001, when Montgomery Preservation was asked to vacate the site because of pending development. That move took place in January 2002. Since then all architectural materials have been in storage, and Old House Parts has been operating on an on-call, as-needed basis.

Second Chance, Inc., in Baltimore provides many architectural elements. If you are interested in purchasing old building materials, please contact Executive Director Mark S. Foster of Second Chance, Inc., a 501 (c)(3) corporation, at 1645 Warner Street, Baltimore, MD 21230. Call their office at 410-385-1101, or send e-mail to second-chance-inc@juno.com.