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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 [...]

Why Old Buildings Should be Respected

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Do your guests ever question why you are so concerned with restoring your house back to the past? Do they ever laugh at what you think of as your labor of love? Why don't you like the latest trends of home improvement? John Ruskin , a Victorian era critic, wrote on many subjects including architecture. [...]

New Homeowners Undo Historic Restoration

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Historic restorations are admired by most people but old houses are not for everyone. It takes a special person to appreciate and understand the workmanship of an old house. It takes someone even more special to rescue a neglected home and restore it to its former glory. If you’re reading this, you are that special [...]
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