How Old is this House?: A Skeleton Key to Dating, Identifying, and Understanding Three Centuries of the American House

Name/Title

How Old is this House?: A Skeleton Key to Dating, Identifying, and Understanding Three Centuries of the American House

Entry/Object ID

2008.006.030

Description

Provides investigative techniques, including the keys to distinguishing popular architectural styles, to show how to "read" the evidence of the past in order to understand and make informed decisions about the preservation, restoration, or renovation of an older house. 199 p., ill., 25 cm.

Collection

Historic Charleston Foundation Library

Acquisition

Accession

2008.006.

Source or Donor

New Library Books Purchased (2008)

Acquisition Method

Purchased

Credit Line

Restricted Book/Archives Acquisition Fund Purchase

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Book

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Other Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Search Terms

Fine Arts, Domestic Architecture, Architecture, Domestic--United States

Book Details

Author

Howard, Hugh, 1952-

Edition

1st ed.

Publisher

Farrar, Straus and Giroux

Place Published

Location

New York, NY

Date Published

1989

Call No.

NA7205 .H73 1989

ISBN

0374173249

LCCN

88007865

Location

Location

Building

Missroon Library

Category

Permanent

Date

February 7, 2023

General Notes

Note

Notes: By Hugh Howard for Home Renovation Associates. Includes bibliographical references (189-193) and index.

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Create Date

September 8, 2008

Updated By

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Update Date

April 5, 2023