Elegance Illuminated: The Timeless Allure of Transom Windows Welcome to the world of architectural sophistication. Here our focus is on the captivating world of transom windows. We just received an order of transom windows for a new home we’re building.…
Continue ReadingAt Jack Home Construction, we have a great appreciation for the architecture and history of Southern Illinois. We would like to draw your attention to another interesting piece of local history: Pope County Courthouse. We invite you to join us…
Continue ReadingSince we at Jack Home Construction have a combined interest in both architecture and in the history of Southern Illinois, we’d like to take a look with you at another historical building of Southern Illinois. Thebes Courthouse was the original…
Continue ReadingIn the category of unusual projects, we were hired to replace the columns of this porch on a home in the country just south of Carbondale. The home sits on a beautiful piece of land. The house was built in…
Continue ReadingSometimes customers ask us to do unusual things. One customer, whom we have worked for over 25 years, asked us to restore and relocate an old train bell. This bell belonged to a friend of her father’s. The bell sat…
Continue Reading[above image source St. Louis Patina] Since we at Jack Home Construction have a combined interest in both architecture and in the history of Southern Illinois, we’d like to highlight another historical building of Southern Illinois. Today we’d thought we’d…
Continue ReadingWe at Jack Home Construction have a combined interest in both architecture and in the history of Southern Illinois, where our family has lived since the early 1800’s. Today we’d thought we’d take a look with you at one of…
Continue ReadingAt Jack Home Construction, I am sort of the family genealogist. In my research I discovered that the Jack family has been here since 1837. That is when my fourth great-grandfather named John Jack and his three sons came to…
Continue ReadingHere at Jack Home Construction we have an interest in old, historical buildings. Today we thought we’d take a look at the Johnson County Courthouse. The courthouse is located in Vienna, IL at the Courthouse Square. It was built somewhere…
Continue ReadingWe have been working on refurbishing the exterior of a pre-Civil War home. The Willis Allen House, located in historic South Market St. in downtown Marion, IL, is the first house built in Williamson County. It was built by Congressman…
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