structure receives modern glass update
Erica and Terry Murray, owners of the Old Forge Hardware, are in the process of replacing all of the plate glass windows on the second floor of the historic store with new energy efficient thermopane windows.
According to store manager Mike Wilcox, the former windows dated back to 1922 when the original store, built by Moses Cohen in 1902, was rebuilt due to a fire.
New heavy duty aluminum sash bracing is being used to hold the big 78-inch by 84-inch safety glass windows—weighing 400 pounds each—and the smaller panes above them.
A Main Street Grant secured by CAP-21 is providing 50 percent of the cost of the new windows that are being installed by Capital Construction of Watertown.
“Everything is up to code and we are using obscured glass to keep the same historical look,” said Erica.
“The windows should last another 100 years,” she added.
