A Brief History
Seventy-seven years ago, in 1946, Don Bingham Sr. started an enduring tradition. He founded Bingham Lumber in Fitchburg, MA, building a foundation on two elements that would enable his vision to thrive for decades: trust and quality. And, for three generations, the Bingham Family has been committed to providing high-quality interior and exterior finish products to countless homes, farms, and businesses.
Now, in our current generation, Don’s great-grandson, Tom Bingham, is preserving that tradition by honoring that same philosophy, offering high-quality products and exceptional personalized service that are deeply rooted in trust.
For three quarters of a century, we have been finishing and transforming beautiful homes with custom wide-plank flooring, custom molding, and unique millwork furniture pieces. And with these carefully crafted features comes the exceptional variety of pines or hardwoods, from fresh timber or from the choicest selection of reclaimed, old-growth lumber from around the country.
Through the years, Bingham Lumber has written a story that begins with a simple sawmill and tells of growth, cheerful service, loss, of recovery and of revival. The Bingham Family is proud of our near eighty-year journey in the lumber business and every chapter we’ve written.
A rather fond memory is when we were honored to have been featured on PBS’ This Old House. Norm Abram and the This Old House crew visited and filmed our showroom milling-and-finishing facility in 2008 as we completed the reclaimed interior wood wainscot and barn board for a Weston, MA timber-frame home.
And in 2013, we opened our newly designed and constructed 25,000 square-foot showroom and our beloved Lumber Barn. As always, we love to preserve the American craftsman tradition of beautiful woodwork, and so we honored the showroom with a reconstructed antique barn from Williamsburg, VA that Tom Bingham was personally involved with deconstructing. Beneath the barn are reclaimed flooring inlays as well as hanging display panels, and surrounding the structure are classic wide plank flooring inlays as well as custom and traditional wall sheathing displays. We are particularly fond of this reconstruction, as it possesses features of quality that have transcended time.
Of course, the face of Bingham Lumber has changed over the years, but the heart and soul of the company certainly has not. Our team consists of family and several loyal employees with over thirty years of experience, integrated from three generations whose lifeblood is lumber, millwork, and service. The team is determined to continue the legacy and vision of Don Bingham, and to honor his simple creed from 1946: Quality lumber at a fair price.
Preserving the Tradition
For the last seventy-seven years, Bingham Lumber has been finishing beautiful homes with the determination to preserve the tradition of custom craftsmanship and the life of beautiful wooden pieces reclaimed from a time long past. It brings us joy to know that a piece which served well for many years gets to live another life in your home. Whether we provide you with a unique wide-plank floor, an accent piece made from a wooden relic, or a warm, rustic piece of custom furniture, we are happy you have the tradition live on in your home and hope that our products will help tell your story for generations to come. If you are looking to update your home and wish to install a warm sense of tradition, contact us today. We are excited to help you and your family.
