JG Architectural Supply: Barrelhouse Heart Pine Exudes Nostalgia

September 11, 2007

LINTHICUM, Md., Sept. 10 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- JG Architectural Supply unveils "Barrelhouse Heart Pine," an exclusive and environmentally friendly antique hardwood flooring product that is chock-full of history. Antique hardwood can be found at the bottom of rivers and lakes, but is more often salvaged from historic buildings constructed prior to the 1900's. Typically, these antique hardwoods are from original growth forests -- the pristine forests that stood long before America was first colonized. These trees were slow-growing and massive, some up to five feet in diameter. In the 1880's, several massive Long Leaf Pine trees were harvested from an original growth forest in Mississippi. These were floated and pushed up the Mississippi river by steamboat, where they reached their final destination of Louisville, Kentucky. There, they were used to construct a massive barrel warehouse for a whiskey baron named Otho Wathen, the founder of the American Medicinal Spirits Company (AMS), and the producer of Old Grand Dad Whiskey. For over a century, barrels of Old Grand Dad and other whiskey rolled across the rafters of this barrelhouse. During prohibition AMS remained active as a supplier of medicinal whiskey to the lame and the blind. In the late 1900's the barrelhouse finally closed-down. Starting in 2003, this barrel warehouse was carefully dismantled, piece by piece. The massive rafters, originally used to bear the whiskey barrels, are now being milled into beautiful original growth hardwood flooring -- exclusively for JG Architectural Supply. Barrelhouse Heart Pine is environmentally responsible as it contains 100% salvaged/recycled content, making perfect for Green Building projects. Its exquisite grain and color is a fine complement to both traditional and modern decor and is extraordinarily rich in history. Each and every order of Barrelhouse Heart Pine is delivered with a complete history of the product, and framed photographs are available of the original barrelhouse. About JG Architectural Supply JG Architectural Supply is a manufacturer/distributor of environmentally friendly hardwood flooring products. Founded in 2006 by John Gasparine, a former biologist and public health consultant, JG Architectural Supply has begun building a brand-name of flooring that meets two basic criteria: quality and environmental responsibility.

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