ARTISANS

Extraordinary Homes

Designed and Built with

Old-World Inspiration

and Craftsmanship

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ohn Franklin, the

direction behind

Franklin Artisans,

Ltd., is an architectural

designer and builder who

dares to be innovative. Along

with his skilled and dedicated

craftsmen, Franklin builds

old-world homes and estates

that capture the look, the style and the

romance that are indigenous to the classic

architecture of Italy, England, Ireland,

France and Colonial America.

Through the dramatic

incorporation of authen-

tic architectural artifacts,

Franklin develops a

unique fusion of classical

motifs that result in a

European sensibility that

transcends time.

Franklin designed homes,

whether a sun-drenched villa, a secluded

mansion or a country farmhouse, all offer

imagination, visual excitement and sensory

richness that awaken the spirit.

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ranklin Artisans, Ltd. constructs

completely new homes, and

restores old homes by blending

the newest technology with the architectural

artifacts and romance of eras long since past.

Modern materials are infused with continen-

tal style and vision. Walls of almost indefin-

able color are expertly finished in a unique

fresco styled plaster to resemble generations

of living experience. Gracefully arched

doorways silently embrace wide passageways

that intrigue the most discernable eye, and

huge reclaimed timber beams invite awe.

Old wooden doors dressed with the original

hardware, and magnificent mullioned

windows flaunting antique watery glass, are

gently refurbished from once-grand estates.

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ntique Roman and Greek

style columns are rejuvenated

for new life in majestically structured great-

rooms. Fireplaces with mantels of stone or

marble are seemingly old, yet, are fueled by

either traditional wood or propane. Slabs of

limestone, brick, and aged wood planks,

used extensively throughout, ground the eye

to make viewing and walking from room to

room a pleasurable step back in time.

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xtraordinary stained

glass windows encour-

age rainbows. Sensitivity applies to

the exterior as well. Walls with

huge wrought iron gates enclose

and invite lounging and swimming

in Franklin designed pools and

gardens.

Whatever your vision...

a French Chateau, an Irish Manor

House, an ancient Italian Villa,

or a Greek Temple... Franklin

Artisans will take you, step by step,

across the threshold of time to

make your dream a reality.

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ohn Franklin has an

inborn passion for archi-

tecture and a deep rever-

ence for antique artifacts and the

skill of the craftsmen who created

them. These qualities, coupled

with an exuberant zest for living,

enable him to design brilliant, com-

fortable and imaginative homes.

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Franklin Artisans, Ltd.3244 Route 212

P.O. Box 381Springtown, PA 18081

Tel: 610•346•7745Fax: 610•346•9237

www.franklinartisans.come-mail: info@franklinartisans.com