Specialties
Our personalized service helps meet your needs for architectural and garden elements. If we don't stock what you have in mind, we will notify you when suitable items become available.
If you need help taking your decor to another level, Buni is your gal. She is personable, fun to work with, and has extraordinary design aesthetics. She is particularly adept at incorporating balanced architectural decoration.
We actively seek to upcycle architectural elements such as doors, windows, hardware, corbels, moldings, and old, reclaimed wood. We can offer you store credit for properly deconstructed pieces, be they from your home or your collection.
We also stock pre-1939 English stained glass, high quality antiques, and a variety of collectibles.
History
Established in 1999.
Railside Architectural Antiques is housed in the architecturally unique, turn-of-the-century Aberdeen and Rockfish Railroad warehouse formerly used to store and disperse wholesale groceries to area merchants.
Stock was "rolled over" from Cabbages and Kings which occupied the restored Aberdeen Hardware building at 111 Main St. Initial stock consisted of architectural elements from multiple restorations by small-town advocate, Richard Gergle. The mix was filled out with finer antique furniture, quilts, art, and other treasures from the home of Ramona and Richard.
Over the years, Richard has helped numerous restoration aficionados and crafts folk find the apt solution for their projects. A brilliant conversationalist, he made numerous friends, many of whom still stop by.
Richard devotedly organized the shop until it became one of the best-organized in the nation. His organization is still in place because we feel it helps the customers find the hardware they need quickly and easily.
Meet the Business Owner: Ron Gergle ..
Ron took over the business in October of 2016 upon the passing of his Dad, Richard. He continues the tradition of having a dynamic woman with impeccable design aesthetics in the shop. Together, Buni Maihop and Ron work hard to fill your needs.