Restoring Your Historic House: The Comprehensive Guide for Homeowners

This book provides a best-practices approach for updating historic homes for modern life while preserving their historic character. It is written by a historic-building preservation professional with 40 years of experience and illustrated with step-by-step photos, illustrations, charts, and decision-making guides.

Format: Hardback
Length: 720 pages
Publication date: 01 August 2023
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield

This book is a unique and invaluable resource for anyone interested in renovating old houses, as it prioritizes the identification and preservation of the historic, character-defining features of a house as a starting point in the process. The author's goal is 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 offers numerous ways to save money in the process, without settling for cheap or inappropriate solutions.

Scott Hanson, a historic-building preservation professional with 40 years of experience rehabilitating historic houses, has authored this authoritative book. He has illustrated it 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 showcase what can be achieved when a historic home is renovated with a desire to preserve or restore as much historic character as possible.

This book is a must-read for anyone who is passionate about preserving the heritage and character of old houses. It provides valuable insights and practical advice on how to update these homes for modern living while respecting their historical significance. Whether you are a homeowner, architect, or preservationist, this book will help you achieve your goals while preserving the beauty and charm of these iconic buildings for generations to come.

Weight: 2726g
Dimension: 253 x 234 x 46 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781684751167