Caring for Your Historic House

By U.S. StaffHeritage PreservationHeritage Preservation and National Park, et al.

Book Overview

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.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0810940876
• ISBN13: 9780810940871
• Release Date: October 1998
• Publisher: Harry N. Abrams
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 3.06 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 9.0" x 11.5"
• Age Range: 13 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 8 to Postsecondary

Customer Reviews

Very informative, worthy reference guide

I bought this book for myself when I owned a house that was built in 1930. I have since sold the house but the book was so helpful I now plan to give it as a gift.

"Caring for Your Historic House":A Truly Usefull Resource

Upon completing an historic preservation workshop at Thomas Jefferson's Poplar Forest in Virginia this fall, a staff member recommended this book to me. It been a tremendous resource to me in my restoration of the Peter Elliott House.