Replacement Windows In Manchester-by-the-Sea
Manchester-by-the-Sea sits on the southern side of Cape Ann, where the peninsula meets the mainland. Almost half the town’s area is water, and seven beaches line its coast. Our shop at 779 Lafayette Road in Seabrook is about 49 minutes and 35.9 miles away. The Window Source NH is family owned, and our own local crew measures, orders and installs every window.
Fishing Town, Then Summer Colony
The town went by plain Manchester until 1989. That year a town meeting voted 97 to 95 to make the longer name official, to end confusion with Manchester, New Hampshire. Boston publisher James T. Fields had used “Manchester by the Sea” as early as 1877.
English colonists settled here in 1629, and the town was incorporated in 1645. For more than 200 years it lived mainly on fishing. Then, starting in 1845, Boston families began to build summer houses here.
Over the next fifty years the coastline filled with architect-designed “summer cottages.” The best known, Kragsyde, was completed in 1885 and hailed as a high point of the Shingle style. It was demolished in 1929, but the pattern it set remains: large houses, big windows and wide views of the water.
Homes near Manchester Harbor, along Route 127, or facing Kettle Island and House Island live with salt air and wind off Massachusetts Bay. Inland, near the Cedar Swamp Conservation Area or Powder House Hill, homes sit beside protected land. Either way, a window here has to work hard and still frame a good view.
Windows For Salt Air And Water Views
For a house that faces the water, we usually start with efficiency. Prices are installed, for a white double hung with basic installation. Grids and colors add.
- Harvey Homerun from $699: our best value. It is a custom-built Harvey with triple-pane glass and a .18 U-value, the most efficient window we sell.
- Gentek Series 9000 from $683: triple pane, a .22 U-value, and rated Energy Star Most Efficient.
- Harvey Slimline from $545: a slim welded frame means more glass and a wider view, with a .29 U-value.
- Harvey Classic from $617: our best seller, with a .24 U-value, fusion-welded frames and double-strength glass.
Harvey Windows + Doors is a New England manufacturer based in Waltham, Massachusetts. See our Harvey windows in Massachusetts page for the whole line. Shingled houses often have odd openings, so our architectural and shaped windows and casement and awning windows are worth a look. For a deck that faces the ocean, consider sliding patio doors from Harvey or Gentek. To open a room onto a porch, French doors come in Harvey Majesty, with Andersen on request.
From First Call To Finished Install
Call (603) 764-7212, Monday to Friday 8:00 to 5:00, or send the form above. Skip, Andrea or Gary reads every request. We usually call back within one business day.
We book a free in-home measure, then hand you a written quote. Take your time with it, because there is no pressure. Once you decide, we order the windows and our own crew installs them.
Each window carries our transferable Lifetime Warranty. 0% financing for 18 months is available, and our replacement window financing page explains how it works. If you are unsure about permits, the town’s building department can tell you what applies.
Nearby Towns On The North Shore
We also serve Essex, Hamilton, Beverly and Wenham. The full list is on our Essex County service area page.
