30 Apr 2026 New windows bring distinction to the Old Corner Bookstore complex
We are excited to be nearing completion on the facade improvements and new window installations at the Old Corner Bookstore complex, with scaffolding on School Street coming down this week!
While we are sad to say goodbye to the spectacular interpretive scrim designed by our friends at MASS Design Group, we’re thrilled to unveil the newly installed street-facing windows across our historic complex. The Old Corner comprises four distinct buildings: the 1718 Thomas Crease House, the c.1728 Andrew Cunningham House, c.1808 11 School Street, and 5-7 School Street built c.1828 (which was originally two separate buildings). New windows across the complex have been painted differing, historically appropriate colors to reflect the building’s composition as four separate structures. Design and construction oversight of the project was thoughtfully provided by architects MASS Design Group.
We are very pleased with our new vacuum insulated glass Heirloom Windows which significantly improve the efficiency of the Old Corner as compared to our previous single glazed (non-historic) windows. We’re grateful to our general contractors on the project, A&A Windows, who overcame the many challenges they encountered working in a congested downtown neighborhood filled with pedestrians, tourists, and traffic. Patriot Restoration provided skilled masons to repair the historic facade under the guidance of Building Conservation Associates.
While we are close to completion of this project, we have one more exciting improvement still to come. Over the next few weeks, four new beautiful box-bay windows hand-crafted by Abbas Woodworking will be installed in the Old Corner Bookstore. The design was inspired by our oldest historic photo that shows the buildings c.1840 when it was still occupied by publishers Ticknor and Fields.
We encourage our fellow Downtowners to stop, look up, and take an extra moment; allow our beloved Old Corner Bookstore to share its long and storied history as you pass by.
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Recent work at the Old Corner reveals dormers in need of repair
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