At Preservation Station, we take great time and travel extensively to locate the finest examples of architectural artifacts for our customers. We buy individual pieces throughout the US and Europe, as well as, complete salvage rights to buildings built 1930's or before.

Whether you are building a new home, restoring an old one or decorating an urban loft space, we can provide expert consultation as you pick the right elements for your project.

We just added another 3,000sf of showroom space to our existing 5,000sf. The addition is complete and full of new and interesting items. We have also expanded in Pennsylvania by adding 6,000sf of warehouse space.

The items in PA will be listed on our website and can be picked up there, shipped, or brought to our Nashville location during one of our regular trips. Please come back and visit often, as we will be adding new items daily.

Something About Our Inventory

Antique light fixtures are a big part of our business. Some of our costumers even refer to us as a lighting store.

We have a huge collection of antique chandeliers and antique sconces. There are always over a hundred chandeliers and over two hundred sconces on display in our showroom with new arrivals coming in daily. All of them have been meticulously restored in our work shop and come with all the necessary attachments for modern installation (including appropriate canopies, attachment rods and plenty of chain for chandelier height adjustment). We also have over five hundred old chandeliers and several hundred sconces in our warehouse still awaiting restoration. 

Each chandelier and sconce is unique and interesting. We carry a wide variety of stiles including Art Deco, Arts and Crafts, Gothic Revival, Spanish Revival, Victorian, Neoclassical, French Country, Art Nouveau, Empire, and Rococo. The age of our lighting varies from the early 1800’s till the 1940’s. We have wonderful examples made by important American makers including Cornelius and Baker, Starr, Fellows & Co., E.F. Caldwell & Co., Sterling Bronze Co., Mitchell, Vance & Co., Edward Miller & Co., and Beardslee Chandelier Manufacturing Co.

Over the past five years, designers, homeowners and builders have placed thousands of our antique light fixtures throughout the United States. We have supplied lighting for small bungalows and lofts, as well as, provided all of the lighting for numerous multi-million dollar mansions.

Antique and salvaged doors are also a huge part of our business. We have doors, doors, and more doors, hundreds of them, throughout our showroom. We carry one panel, two panel, three panel, four panel, five panel as well as six panel doors. The price of our paneled doors (with few exceptions) ranges from $45-$65. There are also hundreds of exterior doors which range from $75 to $9,700. They include 1930’s and before American salvaged single doors, pairs of doors as well as magnificent European castle doors. We carry a variety of pocket doors, French style doors, complete entryways and bronze doors. 

We have a good variety of wood, marble, stone and cast iron mantels. They are in multiples of sizes and styles including Arts and Crafts, Victorian, Italianate, French and Federal.

The rest of our inventory includes thousands of doorknobs, plates and hinges, corbels, lots of newel posts, stained and leaded glass windows, iron window guards, decorative terra cotta, floor and wall register grates, complete staircases, antique fireplace and vestibule tile, columns, claw foot tubs, foot baths, unusual sinks and much more. 

Our website shows just a small portion of our inventory so please visit us at our Nashville location. If you are looking for something in particular, please call us or email us for availability. Our staff will be happy to help!