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Preserve Your Own House Resource Guide |
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series of workshops and lectures was developed to assist homeowners, contractors, craftsmen and conservators in the preservation and restoration of historic buildings and properties.
On these pages, you'll find summaries of the workshop sessions and sources of additional information to assist you in preserving your historic house.
This series was made possible through our partnerships with many institutions. The Institute of Museums and Library Services, a federal agency that fosters innovation, leadership and a lifetime of learning provided a grant to aid in the development of this program. The Preservation Society of Newport County has also worked with the following organizations to create this diverse educational opportunity: The Newport Restoration Foundation , Preserve Rhode Island, GrowSmart RI, and the Church Community Housing Corporation.
Advice on how to repair, restore and maintain the rooms in your historic house, whether it be an 18th century building, a Victorian cottage, or a 1930s bungalow.
How do you recreate a period landscape that complements your house?
Suggested Reading:
Barthel, Diane. Historic Preservation, Rutgers University Press, 1996.
(Philosophical thoughts on preservation)
Lindgren, James M. Preserving Historic New England, Oxford University
Press, 1995.
(How the preservation movement began in the 20th century, centered on the early
years of the Society for the Preservation of New England Antiquities (SPNEA))
Nylander, Jane. Windows on the Past, Little, Brown & Co., 2000.
(A view of SPNEA buildings and properties covering four centuries)
Brand, Stuart. How Buildings Learn, Penguin Books, 1994.
(A practical and philosophic approach to buildings - interesting concepts)
Nash, George. Restoring Old Houses, Taunton Press, 1998.
(What to look for, how to fix it...)
Whelehel, Harriet, ed. Caring for your Historic House, Harry Abrams, Inc.,
1998.
(Hardbound, what to look for, what to do, and why)
Bullock, Orin M. The Restoration Manual, Silvermine Publishers, 1966.
(Out of print. One of the early guides to the restoration process, still relevant)
Hoadley, R. Bruce. Identifying Wood, Taunton Press, 1990.
(Excellent introduction to the identification of the common American and foreign
woods)
Millar, William. Plastering: Plain and Decorative, B.T. Batsford, 1897;
reprinted, Donhead Publishing, Ltd.,2001.
(Profoundly comprehensive description fo the plasterer's trade) |
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