I am looking for a new front door. For a long time, I thought I wanted a "batten" door. A basic door made from planks of wood. It would of course be merely decorative as it wouldn't keep out the weather and snow, that's for sure. But, where our door is located, it is a very dark area of the house. So, I'm looking at a nice solid steel door with a beautiful lead came insert, to let in some light.
While researching doors for homes built in 1799 or later, I came across this interesting article about the origins of our solid panel doors throughout the house.
I think our doors may only be four panel, but if they are six panel, they are known as "Christian" doors or "cross and bible" doors. I will let you read the blog post for yourselves, but I'm always so amazed to learn more about the time period in which our original house was built!
http://www.historichouseblog.com/2009/01/29/the-christian-or-cross-bible-historic-door/
