Private company
American window and door manufacturer
Caradco is the oldest manufacturer of wooden windows and sliding glass doors in the United States. Today part of the JELD-WEN Company, Caradco traces its history back to 1856.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0
Last updated Oct 21, 2026.
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Caradco is the oldest manufacturer of wooden windows and sliding glass doors in the United States.2
The company was founded in Dubuque, Iowa.
For many years it was known as Carr, Adams, and Collier - from which the Caradco name is derived.
Examples of Caradco woodwork can still be found within the White House and other well-known buildings.
The company operated a manufacturing plant in Dubuque for many years until it moved operations out of the area.
From Wikipedia’s article on Caradco, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.3
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