Family owned & operated, The Bank Architectural Antiques provides over 48,000 square feet of pretty antique finished and unfinished goods. Owner Mike Wilkerson collects these unfinished treasures from all over the US; they are then brought back to New Orleans and restored by a staff of master craftsmen.
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Mike established "The Bank" on Felicity St. In 1972 in an old bank building where he restored doors, shutters and other architectural treasures in keeping with the culture and history of New Orleans. He always had humorous remarks and comments for his customers and was featured on the renovation TV show "This Old House" several times.
Reviews (10)
Ricardo Rolon
Apr 27, 2022
Jd Johns
Apr 07, 2022
Stephen LaGuardia
Feb 16, 2022
A real diamond in the rough. Not in the greatest neighborhood, and no real parking but worth the trip. It has a great selection of difficult to find salvage pieces. From hardware to doors, mantels to Windows it's got everything. Some items have been partially restored, some are in their original state. The staff is helpful and approachable.
Tim Neil
Nov 19, 2021
Br Y.
Aug 25, 2021
I can't say enough about how cool this place is and how much selection they have but BEWARE of the sanding service. We were really happy with the doors we selected and mostly satisfied with the price. That said I'm writing this to those who may use their service to strip and square the doors. We got an old pair of french doors and loved the charm.
We paid the extra money to have them sand and they did such a good job that it looked almost new. which is not what we were going there to purchase. My biggest complaint is that when they went to square them they added a piece of wood to the sides which looks NOTHING like the original wood. And we were planning to keep them natural! : Very disappointed in that aspect of it so think carefully before you spend the extra $. Also, if they were to break glass in process etc then that's on you too so we heard.
You can see piece of wood added in pictures. Update: so despite having loved the way they originally looked my wife couldn't live with the changes. We called them back and they were happy to work with us. They let us to exchange them for another set. This time we took them home as is and love them.see recent picture. Updating rating based on good customer service
We paid the extra money to have them sand and they did such a good job that it looked almost new. which is not what we were going there to purchase. My biggest complaint is that when they went to square them they added a piece of wood to the sides which looks NOTHING like the original wood. And we were planning to keep them natural! : Very disappointed in that aspect of it so think carefully before you spend the extra $. Also, if they were to break glass in process etc then that's on you too so we heard.
You can see piece of wood added in pictures. Update: so despite having loved the way they originally looked my wife couldn't live with the changes. We called them back and they were happy to work with us. They let us to exchange them for another set. This time we took them home as is and love them.see recent picture. Updating rating based on good customer service
Glenn Hood
Jul 12, 2021
Robb Farmer
Nov 02, 2020
What a great experience! Kelly, the owner, was extremely personable and very helpful. She has that type of personality where you feel you've known her forever. I wanted to purchase old Cypress doors for a condo in Chicago. I gave her the measurements and she took it from there. The quality and workmanship was second to none. Thanks to everyone at The Bank, who helped with my project. Highly recommend.
Jonathan Hardie
Oct 22, 2020
Amy Green
Mar 26, 2020
Wade Halstead
Jan 18, 2020