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Trashy New Homeowners Desecrate House – Freehold NJ

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I really hate writing negative articles like this. Most people would never notice the changes made or even care what someone does to their house. However, I was contacted by several people in town that a historic house was in danger and being vandalized by a new homeowner. In a way it's funny that so [...]

Bedminster NJ Historic Preservation Comm. Incompetence

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Bedminster is a small well-to-do town in New Jersey. One would think that the town of Bedminster is fortunate to have a Historic Preservation Commission responsible for overseeing their historic buildings. Unfortunately the HPC in Bedminster does the opposite of preserving their historic assets. Opposite of what the residents of Bedminster and other town expect [...]

Adding Victorian Decoration – Good or Bad?

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Victorian decoration - gingerbread ornamentation and fretwork are features that make people stop and admire a house. It is these features that give a house that extra charm and character. The more ornamentation the better sometimes making the Victorian building look like it was on steroids. Victorian decoration. Victorian decoration is admired so that today [...]

McMansion Hell

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The McMansion is a large home guilty of allowing homeowners to feel and flaunt their wealth while showing their lack of taste.

It breaks almost every architectural rule there is. Learn what’s done wrong and recognize good from bad architecture. [Read more]

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