Rustic Doors, including the simple plank-style doors constructed by early American settlers, are found in restorations, renovations and new construction.

Despite their simplicity, rustic doors have achieved a surprising degree of design variety in their construction, and are well suited to cottages and bungalows, as well as Arts & Crafts and Gothic style buildings.

Historic Doors has also developed a “Cottage Door” model, which can be used effectively as the main entry in a simple building, or as a side passage to a garden, terrace or other favorite location in a more complex residence or public building.

Historical Note
In use in North America from 1625 to the mid 1800’s, rustic or “plank-style” doors were based on a simple form of construction rooted in the medieval period. Built for security more than style, vertical planks were held together by horizontal boards called battens. Early Dutch colonists often separated the doors into a top and bottom half that could be opened separately, a style now referred to as “Dutch Doors.”

For primary buildings, plank-style door construction gave way to the frame-and-panel doors introduced in the early 1700’s (see Classical Doors). Plank-style doors remained in use, however, for barns and secondary buildings.