Restoring Your Historic House: The Comprehensive Guide for Homeowners

By Scott T Hanson

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.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1684751160
• ISBN13: 9781684751167
• Release Date: June 2023
• Publisher: Down East Books
• Length: 720 Pages
• Weight: 5.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.8" x 9.1" x 10.1"

Customer Reviews

Wonderful Book!

This is a great book for anyone that loves old houses.