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Roof Eaves: The Hidden Culprit in Common Home Design Mistakes.

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Windows, shutters, porch railings, and siding are critical elements that can destroy curb-appeal if not done right. Thankfully, you have read about them in detail on this website and know what to do, and more importantly, what not to do. If you haven’t, then you better get busy reading! With all this however, there is [...]

Monsters Attack 1908 Freehold NJ Home

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In 1908, a beautiful Late Queen Anne house was built in Freehold, New Jersey. This house stood proudly just outside Main Street of this once quaint town, exhibiting great architectural details representative of its time. Its beautiful, ornate Queen Anne windows allowed sunlight to dance through the rooms. However, in a turn of events that [...]

Historic Archived Catalogs & Brochures

This is one of the greatest resources you can possibly have!  There are catalogs of builders materials like doors and light bulb fixtures, house styles and house plans popular during that year, interior decoration and wallpaper, plumbing supplies, fashionable clothing, etc. etc. If you want to see what your house looked like when it was [...]

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 [...]