About Us

Architectural Door Corp was founded in 2006 by Gary Zacchia.

Gary spent two years in accounting after graduating from Fairfield University. However, he decided to open the Garage Door Center in 2004 in Fairfield. The Garage Door Center capitalized on the custom door market in lower Fairfield County.

After struggling to find reliable door suppliers, Gary formed Architectural Door Corp in 2006. He rented a small manufacturing building in Bridgeport, Connecticut and began producing custom wood garage doors for builders and homeowners.

A few years later, the Great Recession hit, putting a dent in homebuilding in Fairfield County. To offset the slowdown, Architectural Door Corp began selling doors to other door companies and wholesalers in the northeast. In 2012, Gary was awarded a U.S. patent on the EnDura composite door, which has become the company's best-selling door.

In 2008, the Garage Door Center was merged with Architectural Door Corp. In 2018, Architectural Door Corp purchased a larger manufacturing building in the historic Black Rock section of Bridgeport. The offices and showroom were moved from Fairfield to the new facility in 2019.