[PDF] Manual Of Historic House Styles And Materials eBook

Author : Barbara J. Howe
Publisher : Rowman Altamira
Page : 188 pages
File Size : 44,85 MB
Release : 1997
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9780761989295

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This volume in the Nearby History series helps the reader document the history of a home. The reader will learn to examine written records, oral testimonies, visual sources, and the house's surroundings. The author covers American housing patterns, the individual characteristics of houses in different regions, construction techniques and materials, household technology, and family life styles. Houses and Homes is Volume 2 in The Nearby History Series.

Author : Scott T Hanson
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 721 pages
File Size : 47,69 MB
Release : 2023-06-01
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 1684751578

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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.

Author : D. H. Jacques
Publisher : Forgotten Books
Page : 178 pages
File Size : 21,18 MB
Release : 2015-06-26
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9781330208205

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Excerpt from The House, a Manual of Rural Architecture, or How to Build Country Houses and Out-Buildings In this country everybody builds a house-perhaps several of them. Everybody, then, should know something about domestic architecture, in order to build to the best advantage-to secure the largest amount of convenience, comfort, and beauty in his dwelling which his means and materials will permit. It has been our object, in the preparation of this manual, to promote the diffusion of this needed knowledge among the people. The works of the lamented Downing, with all their acknowledged imperfections, have done much to enlighten the understandings and improve the tastes of our people on this subject. Much of the improvement which has taken place in the rural architecture of this country, within the last fifteen years, is due to their influence. But their size and cost have been a bar to their circulation, and confined their direct action upon the public mind within a comparatively narrow circle. The same remark will apply with more or less force to the excellent works of Calvert Vaux, Wheeler, Cleveland and Backus Brothers, and other recent architectural writers. We have aimed here at a wider, if not a stronger, influence. We have condensed into this little volume all that the great majority of readers will t.are to find in it, and all that they are prepared to appreciate and profit by; and have placed the whole within the reach of every man in America who will ever have occasion to erect a house, a barn, a stable, or a piggery, by placing it at a price which no one will be too poor to pay. We aim, by these means, at a universal circulation and almost unlimited usefulness. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Author : Daniel Harrison Jacques
Publisher : Sagwan Press
Page : 196 pages
File Size : 28,49 MB
Release : 2018-02-09
Category : History
ISBN : 9781377231235

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Author : Daniel Harrison Jacques
Publisher : University of Michigan Library
Page : 188 pages
File Size : 25,43 MB
Release : 1859
Category : History
ISBN :

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This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book. ++++ The below data was compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to ensure edition identification: ++++ The House: A Pocket Manual Of Rural Architecture, Or, How To Build Country Houses And Out-buildings ...: With Numerous Original Plans, Designed By F.E. Graef, Architect, And Others Daniel Harrison Jacques Fowler and Wells, 1859 Architecture, Domestic

Author : George Nash
Publisher : Taunton
Page : 343 pages
File Size : 40,57 MB
Release : 1996
Category : Dwellings
ISBN : 9781561581283

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"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.

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Publisher : State Historic Preservation Office Sout of Archives and Hist
Page : 110 pages
File Size : 49,94 MB
Release : 1995
Category : Architecture
ISBN :

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A non-technical guide about caring for, adapting, expanding, and preserving older buildings.

Author : Thomas C. Jester
Publisher : Getty Publications
Page : 354 pages
File Size : 49,24 MB
Release : 2014-08-01
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 1606063251

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Over the concluding decades of the twentieth century, the historic preservation community increasingly turned its attention to modern buildings, including bungalows from the 1930s, gas stations and diners from the 1940s, and office buildings and architectural homes from the 1950s. Conservation efforts, however, were often hampered by a lack of technical information about the products used in these structures, and to fill this gap Twentieth-Century Building Materials was developed by the U.S. Department of the Interior’s National Park Service and first published in 1995. Now, this invaluable guide is being reissued—with a new preface by the book’s original editor. With more than 250 illustrations, including a full-color photographic essay, the volume remains an indispensable reference on the history and conservation of modern building materials. Thirty-seven essays written by leading experts offer insights into the history, manufacturing processes, and uses of a wide range of materials, including glass block, aluminum, plywood, linoleum, and gypsum board. Readers will also learn about how these materials perform over time and discover valuable conservation and repair techniques. Bibliographies and sources for further research complete the volume. The book is intended for a wide range of conservation professionals including architects, engineers, conservators, and material scientists engaged in the conservation of modern buildings, as well as scholars in related disciplines.