Willet Hauser Architectural Glass, Inc is a North American
stained glass firm located in
Winona, Minnesota
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that specializes in the design, fabrication, preservation and restoration of leaded stained glass and faceted glass windows.
The studio, one of the oldest in North America, was formed through the merger of two American stained glass studios: the Willet Stained Glass Studios of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and the Hauser Art Glass Company, Inc., located in Winona. The two united in 1977 and together are one of the largest stained glass studios in North America. In 2005 the company changed its name to Willet Hauser Architectural Glass, Inc., to more accurately reflect the long-term direction of the studio.
[Studio History and Biographies. Willet Hauser Architectural Glass Archives & Library, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania] In 2014 the Arizona-based national stained glass studio Associated Crafts acquired Willet Hauser Architectural Glass, Inc.
To date, Willet Hauser has created and/or restored windows in over 15,000 buildings located throughout the world. In 2018, Inc. Magazine named Associated Crafts/Willet Hauser Architectural Glass Inc. to its 37th annual Inc. 5000 list of the nation's fastest-growing private companies.
History
Willet Studios
Willet Studios was founded in
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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in 1898 by the muralist and stained glass artist
William Willet and his wife, Anne Lee. In its inception, the studio went by the title of the Willet Stained Glass Company and by 1909, had been incorporated as the Willet Stained Glass and Decorating Company. By 1921, the firm was self-identified as "An organization of artists, designers, and craftsmen in