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Older homes and historic properties require special handling in renovation and preservation in order to keep the work done in character with the period in which the home was built. Sometimes it is difficult to locate appropriate materials.
The links provided here are all geared towards special needs of older homes. |
Preservation Resources
National Register of Historic Places National Register Database ArchNet - State Preservation Offices National Trust Preservation Library PreserveNet - Cornell University National Center for Preservation Technology State Historic Preservation Organizations Smithsonian Office of Historic Preservation
Virtual Tours
Salem, MA, Architecture in the 17th and 18th Centuries Frank Lloyd Wright Homes Currently for Sale Charleston, SC, Multimedia Project Federal Hill, Lynchburg, VA Burtner House Restoration Society
Building Materials and Articles
Building Online - Locate Products Oldhouse.com - Locate Products Plumbnet - Plumbing Products and Information
Magazines
Smithsonian Preservation Quarterly Builder On-line Traditional Building - Locate Products and Building Materials
Organizations
Victorian Society in America Society of Architectural Historians American Society of Landscape Architects
Interiors
J.R. Burrows & Company - Historical items New England Artisans Guild Period Reproductions - & Custom Furniture Arts & Crafts Movement - Resource Directory Ancient Wood Floors - Reclaimed Old Materials
Downloadable Shareware Software
The Home Inspector - Evaluate the condition of a property Home Plan - Draws and prints architectural home plan |