Architectural Craftsmen Inc.

Award-winning home remodeling with attention to architectural detailing and superior craftsmanship. What’s unique about us is that we take the time to understand not only the lives and lifestyles of those who dwell within the home, but to discover the soul of the home itself, paying homage to the original architectural of the home. Additionally, our craftsmanship is impeccable! Some may say the devil is in the details, but we find delight in the details on our projects. It’s those little things that work together to make Architectural Craftsmen an award-winning remodeling firm.

Raised in rural north central Kansas, Joe Thompson, owner of Architectural Craftsmen, Inc., has been working with his hands from a young age. It began when he received a new bike for his 9th birthday. His father later found him in the machine shed taking it apart and modifying it (remodeling, if you will) to look like his older brother’s Harley Davidson chopper. After high school, he learned the carpentry trade at North Central Kansas Vocational Technical School. Graduating from there, he moved on to the School of Architecture and Design at Kansas State University. Wanting to keep with the hands-on aspect of residential construction, he began working as a superintendent for a large home builder in the Olathe area.

In 1988 he and his wife, Mary, moved to Baldwin City where they restored their home built ca. 1910, while he studied history of science and technology at the University of Kansas. This is when he developed a passion for historical architecture and the desire to restore older homes to their original grandeur. Thus began Architectural Craftsmen. He has since had the pleasure of restoring older homes in Lawrence, Baldwin City, Leawood, Westwood and Kansas City’s Roanoke and Brookside neighborhoods, and remodeling homes in Overland Park, Lenexa, Prairie Village, Mission Hills, and Kansas City, Missouri.

Joe and Mary now live in Overland Park with their three children, and two dogs. Joe has been coaching youth basketball for since 2003 and is a fan of Big 12 basketball. They enjoy sports, nature, and remodeling their own home…when they can find the time.