Early American Homes for Today: A Treasury of Decorative Details and Restoration Procedures

Name/Title

Early American Homes for Today: A Treasury of Decorative Details and Restoration Procedures

Entry/Object ID

2014.002.110

Description

Although inspired by old New England and Vermont houses, this book presents guidelines for the restoration of almost any pre-Civil War American home and for the building of new houses in the same style. Contents: Our heritage -- The way they built -- Eaves, gables, and corners -- Exterior windows and doors -- Stairways -- Interior features -- Chimneys -- Fireplaces -- Mantels: craftsman's delight -- Good wood to burn -- The reward -- Glossary -- Index xv, 236 p. : ill. ; 25 cm. (softcover)

Collection

Historic Charleston Foundation Library

Acquisition

Accession

2014.002

Source or Donor

New Library Catalog Records (2014)

Acquisition Method

Found in Collection

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

Architecture, Domestic--New England, Architecture, Domestic--Conservation and restoration, Architecture--Details

Book Details

Author

Congdon, Herbert Wheaton, 1876-1965

Publisher

W.L. Bauhan

Place Published

Location

Dublin, NH

Date Published

circa 1985

Call No.

NA7210 .C6 1985

ISBN

0872330656

LCCN

81010845

Notes

Copy No.: 0

Location

Location

Building

Missroon Library

Category

Permanent

Date

February 7, 2023

Condition

Overall Condition

Fair

Notes

Pages 197-236 have separated from the spine but are still bound together.

General Notes

Note

Notes: By Herbert Wheaton Congdon. Originally published: Rutland, Vt. : C.D. Tuttle Co., 1963. New introduction by William Morgan. Includes index.

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Create Date

December 30, 2014

Updated By

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Update Date

February 17, 2023