PROFESSIONAL ALLIANCE SPOTLIGHT
Glass Heritage, LLC
Glass Heritage, LLC, aspires to “preserve the history
and tradition of excellence in stained glass.” And
this is just what John Watts, Adrian English, and Pat
Rogers do. The three friends started Glass Heritage in
Davenport, IA, in January of 2004, and since then the
company has expanded from a small firm that creates
glass artworks to one with a staff and on-site crew that
works nationwide and specializes in restoration and
preservation of stained glass.
The principals met when Rogers took a job at a glass
shop where Watts and English were working. She
developed a love of the medium, and her background
in textiles made for an easy transition into glasswork.
She enrolled at the Campbell Center for Historic
Preservation, in Mount Carroll, IL, where she studied
stained glass restoration, and she now serves as the
primary preservationist at Glass Heritage. Though a
different material, the basic understanding of color
and design that Rogers got from textile work translated
directly to glass. In addition to the beauty of glasswork,
she notes a more profound element of her trade – the
preservation of history. Rogers adds that everyone at
the firm is “aware of the historic value of each window
we restore. Even if the windows came from a catalog
studio 100 years ago, they’re literally not replaceable.
You can repair and restore them, but once they are lost
they’re lost forever.” The value that Rogers places on
each window she works on shows clearly in the quality
of work the firm produces.
Watts, English, and Rogers are very much involved
in the company. In fact, the importance of owner
involvement is one of the firm’s strengths. Rogers
Glass Heritage, LLC
3113 Hickory Grove Road
Davenport, IA 52806
(877) 324-4300 (toll free)
www.glassheritage.com
An original window design created by Glass Heritage, LLC,
for the remodeled chapel at Alleman High School in Rock
Island, IL. Photo courtesy Glass Heritage, LLC.
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