Wilson Lofts

Clinton, IA is the home of Wilson Lofts, a 6-story building erected in 1916.  It was originally known as The Wilson Office Building. Along with being an office building, it also be a JC Penny store and Clinton Bridge & Iron Works in later years. In 2023, a huge replication project was completed, with Quaker H-Series windows playing a huge part in transformation.

• The original building contained different window models.  Operating and Fixed.  Single Hungs, Project-Outs and Casements. Standard rectangular windows along with Half Round Single Hungs.  Quaker had all of those within our historic window repertoire allowed developers to choose a single window source.
• To match the original color, the clients chose Quaker’s Holly Green. They added an upgraded 2605 finish for stronger resistance to humid summer months along the Mississippi River and brutal, upper Midwest winter weather.
• Safety challenges for upper levels were met with 4” limit stops on all operating models
• 1” structural mulls on multi-window units added wind load stability
• Custom SDLs were added to almost all windows to match the original appearance
• Quaker’s own EnergyNorth glass package achieved all thermal requests 
• The original Chicago Commercial Style Architecture required supreme attention to detail during the install.  Quaker was able to assist by supplying 6” historical panning, special break metal and trim clips.

Wilson Lofts, along with 2 other street level businesses (Clinton Culinary and Makers on 5th), have added new life to downtown Clinton. The project developers were rewarded for their vision when they received the 2024 Preservation Iowa award.