Restoring Your Historic House
Title | Restoring Your Historic House PDF eBook |
Author | Scott T Hanson |
Publisher | Rowman & Littlefield |
Pages | 721 |
Release | 2023-06-01 |
Genre | Architecture |
ISBN | 1684751578 |
Although there are other books about renovating old houses, this is the first that prioritizes the identification and preservation of the historic, character-defining features of a house as a starting point in the process. That is the purpose of this book: to describe and illustrate a best-practices approach for updating historic homes for modern life in ways that do not attempt to turn an old house into a new one. The book also suggests many ways to save money in the process, without settling for cheap or inappropriate solutions. Scott Hanson is a historic-building preservation professional and has 40 years' experience rehabilitating historic houses. He has illustrated this authoritative book with hundreds of step-by-step photos, illustrations, charts, and decision-making guides. Interspersed throughout are photo essays of 13 restored historic houses representing a range of periods and architectural styles: Italianate, Victorian, Queen Anne, Federal, Colonial, Colonial Revival, Greek Revival, Ranch, Adobe, Craftsman, Shingle, and Rustic. With interior and exterior photography by David Clough, these multi-page features show what can be achieved when a historic home is renovated with a desire to preserve or restore as much historic character as possible.
Conserving and Restoring Your Historic House
Title | Conserving and Restoring Your Historic House PDF eBook |
Author | New Westminster Public Library |
Publisher | |
Pages | 15 |
Release | 2001 |
Genre | |
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The Secretary of the Interior's Standards for the Treatment of Historic Properties
Title | The Secretary of the Interior's Standards for the Treatment of Historic Properties PDF eBook |
Author | Kay D. Weeks |
Publisher | Government Printing Office |
Pages | 202 |
Release | 1995 |
Genre | Architecture |
ISBN |
Provides guidance to historic building owners and building managers, preservation consultants, architects, contractors, and project reviewers prior to treatment of historic buildings.
Restoring Old Houses
Title | Restoring Old Houses PDF eBook |
Author | Nigel Hutchins |
Publisher | |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 1997-09 |
Genre | Architecture, Domestic |
ISBN | 9781552091449 |
Over three hundred photographs and diagrams provide examples for remodeling older homes.
Caring for Your Historic House
Title | Caring for Your Historic House PDF eBook |
Author | Heritage Preservation |
Publisher | Abrams |
Pages | 264 |
Release | 1998-10 |
Genre | Architecture |
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A house is considered historic if it is typical of its period, usually more that 50 years old, and significant in either design, materials, workmanship, setting, and/or association. This work provides advice on the ongoing care and maintenance of such properties, and in the preservation of the qualities which make such homes unique.
Restoring Women's History Through Historic Preservation
Title | Restoring Women's History Through Historic Preservation PDF eBook |
Author | Gail Lee Dubrow |
Publisher | JHU Press |
Pages | 476 |
Release | 2003-01-28 |
Genre | Architecture |
ISBN | 9780801870521 |
This essay collection draws upon work presented at three national conferences on women and historic preservation held at Bryn Mawr College in 1994, Arizona State University in 1997, and at Mount Vernon College in 2000.
Renovating Old Houses
Title | Renovating Old Houses PDF eBook |
Author | George Nash |
Publisher | Taunton |
Pages | 343 |
Release | 1996 |
Genre | Dwellings |
ISBN | 9781561581283 |
"Plain talk for restorers, from soup to nuts (and bolts). Here's thorough, practical advice that's sensitive to both history and budget".--The Old House Journal.