The story of Baldwin Pergolas starts with its owner, Max Baldwin.

Max Baldwin has twenty years experience as a self-employed wood worker. He started to work with wood as a child aboard the family's wooden sailboat and at home in a 200 year old home, both of which needed plenty of work.

At age sixteen Max studied computer science and furniture design. Instead of a college education Max formed the Baldwin Furniture Company in 1989 and worked hands on designing and building a complete line of outdoor furniture.

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In 1997 Max built his first pergola at his home in Middletown. Then another and another. While building the forth pergola on his house he realized that other people may want similar pergolas in an easy to assemble kit form. Baldwin Pergolas was founded in 2000.

"The pergolas are a personal passion of mine. I study them... I thoughly enjoy designing and building pergolas. This business has made my dreams come true. This is my art and I look forward to doing this for the rest of my life!" exclaims Max Baldwin while he leans on his CNC router in his Middletown Connecticut pergola factory.

In the spring of 2002, Baldwin Lawn Furniture began designing and building cedar pergolas and custom pergola draperies, transforming his company into Baldwin Lawn Furniture and Pergolas. Today, Max Baldwin, his family, and the Baldwin team enjoy the opportunity to design and craft awe-inspiring Pergolas for customers all across America and Canada.

In 2004, Baldwin Pergolas shipped dozens of pergolas all over the US while the furniture company expanded to serve dealers in Germany and Spain.