The Federal style — sometimes called Adam style after the Scottish brothers who popularized it — shaped American homes from roughly 1780 to 1830, just after independence. Where Georgian trim is robust and Greek Revival is heavy, Federal moulding is delicate and refined: slim reeded pilasters, fine bead-and-reel detailing, oval and elliptical motifs, and crisp, narrow profiles that feel almost neoclassical-jewelry in scale.
Mason’s Mill carries 44 Federal & Adam profiles suited to early Republic townhouses, New England center-hall colonials, and Charleston single houses. They pair beautifully with our Georgian and Greek Revival profiles when layering periods on a single restoration.
Our Select and Better grade Cypress comes out of Louisiana. Cypress is a strong durable softwood used for structural work, especially suitable where the timber is in contact with the ground and for external work generally. Shipbuilding, farmhouse-style dining room furniture, linings for wardrobe doors and trunks are all popular uses for Cypress.
Green beams will typically contain checks, splits and knots. These are natural defects and are normal for these products. Beams can not be returned.
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