Author: Robert R. Weyeneth
Publisher: University of South Carolina Press
Keywords: historic, foundation, charleston, history, culture, studies, preservation, living, city
Number of Pages: 256
Published: 2000-04
List price: $29.95
ISBN-10: 1570033536
ISBN-13: 9781570033537
Authors:Dusty Wescott, Kenneth Peters,
Publisher: Turner Pub Co
Keywords: historic, photos, durham, raleigh
Number of Pages: 216
Published: 2007-05-29
List price: $39.95
ISBN-10: 1596523387
ISBN-13: 9781596523388
By the late nineteenth century, the city of Raleigh-Durham was a vibrant cultural center of the East. Through changing fortunes, Raleigh-Durham has continued to grow and prosper by overcoming adversity and maintaining the strong, independent culture of its citizens.Historic Photos of Raleigh-Durham captures this journey through still photography selected from the finest archives. From the first tobacco factory to the retail district along Fayetteville Street, the construction of Duke University to the opening of Camp Butner, Historic Photos of Raleigh-Durham follows life, government, education
Author: Diane Barthel
Publisher: Rutgers University Press
Keywords: historic, identity, memory, collective, preservation
Number of Pages: 198
Published: 1996-09-01
List price: $24.95
ISBN-10: 0813522935
ISBN-13: 9780813522937
This text focuses on historic preservation, and contrasts Europe - which it argues is an elitist enterprise aimed at preserving values - and the USA, where the patterns are more democratic and dynamic. It asks whether preservation is just a media representation and a means of consuming history.
Author: Roger W. Moss
Publisher: Wiley
Keywords: historic, series, interiors, lighting, buildings
Number of Pages: 192
Published: 1988-08-01
List price: $40.00
ISBN-10: 0471143995
ISBN-13: 9780471143994
How to Light a historic interior appropriately—or create a realistic period look—can be a perplexing problem. Few people want to return to the days when light came mainly from candles, kerosene, gas or available sunlight. But acceptable ways of re-creating old lighting do exist, and Lighting for Historic Buildings shows how to find them. This invaluable guide provides both a history of lighting in America and a catalog of 481 suitable reproductions available today. Noted historian Roger Moss shows how interiors from the 1620s to the 1930s can be well lighted yet still maintain their charac
Author: Department of Interior
Publisher: The Lyons Press
Keywords: historic, preserving, homes, guidelines, government, architecture, preservation, official
Number of Pages: 544
Published: 2004-01-01
List price: $24.95
ISBN-10: 1592281265
ISBN-13: 9781592281268
From removing graffiti in Manhattan to rebuilding a hops barn in Oregon, the National Park Service-a part of the Department of the Interior-has faced just about every problem an old structure can encounter. Here for the first time is a collection of their hardwon know-how and official guidelines, written by the top experts in their respective fields of preservation. Forty-two fully illustrated chapters include: -- cleaning and waterproof coating for historic masonry-- repointing mortar joints-- maintaining historic adobe buildings-- the dangers of abrasive cleaning-- repairing historic wooden
Authors:Helene Von Rosenstiel, Gail Caskey Winkler,
Publisher: Wiley
Keywords: historic, series, interiors, floor, buildings, coverings
Number of Pages: 288
Published: 1988-05-01
List price: $35.00
ISBN-10: 0471143820
ISBN-13: 9780471143826
Wood Planks and Oriental Rugs weren’t the only floor coverings found in America’s old houses. In fact, a rich array of floor treatments have been used—from brick, tile and linoleum to mats and floorcloths, from rag rugs to ingrain, embroidered and pile carpets. And, of course, Oriental rugs on wood floors. Finding just the right floor covering to furnish an old house or to create a period look in any building has always been a challenge. Now, Floor Coverings for Historic Buildings explains how to choose and buy the correct floor coverings used between 1750 and the 1930s, including where
Authors:Susan M. Escherich, Stephen J. Farneth, Bruce D. Jud
Publisher: Diane Pub Co
Keywords: historic, interior, standards, secretary, rehabilitation, tax, housing, preservation, affordable, credits
Number of Pages: 110
Published: 2004-08-30
List price: $35.00
ISBN-10: 0788135023
ISBN-13: 9780788135026
