Architectural Artifacts

Certainly a great place if you need an old sink or a set of antique drawer pulls, but the cat urine smell is so strong I could barely stand to be in there at all.

Looking for that ultimate conversation piece? This is the spot to find it. Be advised that they have quality items so expect to see high prices on just about everything. They have a great showroom to browse. A room of antique doors and bathroom fixtures on the 2^nd floor.

Been going here for years and have found some wonderful treasures. It is quite the mix of stuff. Lots of old doors, lighting and hardware. Lots of cats. And most importantly lots of true architectural artifacts. The main floor is always interesting. One of the few antique/​salvage stores that hasn’t been depleted by the internet. It is our main reason for going to Toledo.

Awesome store. We’ve been there time-​and-​time again and always find something for our home. Great selection. Bob and Jane are always a pleasure to talk to as well. Really is the best place in Toledo for old, quality items.

Liars and horrible business integrity. This must be shared so you can realized how dispicable their business practices are… I purchased a couple of hard plaster urns that I saw on the website and they were packaged by Architectural Artifacts and shipped via FedEx, and arrived completely shattered. The cost was $ 320 with shipping. I called Architectural Artifacts and alerted them of the damage and requested they credit by credit card, but they said they had to go through the claim process with FedEx before they were willing to issue a credit. Per the request of owner Jane Cairl, I took photos of the damaged urns and emailed them to her so she could include them in the claim to FedEx. She received the photos and assured me that the claim was in process with FedEx and it would be no more than a month for resolution. I gritted my teeth and waited, but regularly made a number of appeals that they issue the customer credit and not let me suffer the consequences of their poor packaging and FedEx breaking them, but they refused. I issued a dispute with my credit card company as well.
5 weeks after the claim was allegedly issued to FedEx, I wasn’t getting a timely response to my email inquiries to Architectural Artifacts, which didn’t surprise me since they were out no $$ and didn’t have any motivation to be responsive. I even requested the claim number from them so I could follow up with FedEx, but they didn’t reply.
Finally, this morning I called FedEx and gave them the original shipping number for the package and they looked it up and said that NO CLAIM WAS EVER OPENED ON THIS SHIPMENT.
I thought you gotta be kidding me… how do business owners that are consciously dishonest and have no integrity even stay in business. This was a disgusting and nauseating experience.
STAY CLEAR OF BUYING ANYTHING FROM THESE LIARS!!!

I could not select a subcategory for Architectural Artifacts. Part antique-​shop, part art-​gallery and part Home Depot, this store covers a lot of area. Housed inside an old warehouse in downtown Toledo, Architectural Artifacts is the kind of store where I go just to look around, which is exceedingly rare for me, as I’m not a huge shopper. From $ 10,000 Ming Dynasty statues to $ 60 Buddha heads, you can seemingly find something for everyone’s taste and price range here. The store specializes in REAL restoration hardware, not just stuff from that name brand of products. Need a circa 1880’s, beautifully handcrafted doorknob? Find it here! Need a cupola for your roof? They have it! Need a marble fountain rescued from a French monastery (and really, who doesn’t need on of those), come on over!
Looking around here is like sorting through the attic of the Louvre! There are rooms upon rambling rooms of treasures!
If you go, make sure to go upstairs. The staircase is hiding toward the back left of the store, and it’s sort of a creepy «am I allowed up here» sort of passage. The whole second floor houses old doors, sinks, bathtubs, church pews, desks and such. It’s so fun to walk around inside such a neat old building and look for that perfect item for my pretend house in the woods. And, don’t worry, although you can see through the slats in the floor, you won’t fall through.