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Historic Paint Colors VS. Munsell Colors

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Roger Moss, author of Victorian Exterior Decoration  and many other books researched historic paint colors used by period for various styles of architecture. Actual historic colors from historic brochures were assigned Munsell color codes. In 1981 these color codes were then re-created in the Sherwin Williams Historic Color Pallet - Heritage Colors 1820-1920. Unfortunately since then many [...]

Sanborn Fire Maps – You will Fall in Love With Them

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What are Sanborn Fire Maps? Sanborn Maps are the best resource you can have for researching an old building. Once you start looking at them you will most definitely be addicted for they will provide the best information you can find about the layout of the exterior of your home. These maps are second maybe [...]

Window Restorers and Other Restoration Businesses & Carpenters

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People in the Historic Restoration Businesses The following businesses are specialists in the field of historic restoration. With any business especially with those dealing with historic buildings - Let the Buyer Beware. Someone who loves working on old houses does not mean they know what they are doing. You really need to have some knowledge [...]

Historic House in the Novel/Movie “Little Women”

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Little Women is a novel by American author Louisa May Alcott (1832–1888), which was originally published in 1868. Following the lives of the four March sisters—Meg, Jo, Beth and Amy—the novel details their passage from childhood to womanhood and is loosely based on the author and her three sisters. Since 1917, the book has been adapted [...]