How can
I find out more about my house? Included
below is a list of resources and references on house history and research,
historic preservation, architecture and architectural styles, resources
for grants and funding for historic homes, and guides to renovation and
rehabilitation.
| Books |
| House
History and Research |
| How,
Baraba J., Dolores A. Fleming, Emery J. Kemp, and Ruth Ann Overbeck. Houses
and Homes: Exploring Their History. Nashville, Tennessee: American
Association for State and Local History, 1978.
|
Light,
Sally. House Histories: A Guide to Tracing the Genealogy of Your Home.
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1994. |
| Renovation
and Rehabilitation |
| Bullock,
Orin M., Jr. The Restoration Manual. Norwalk, Connecticut:
Silvermine Publications Inc., 1966.
|
| Hutchins,
Nigel. Restoring Old Houses: An Illustrated Step-by-Step Guide to
Giving New Life to Period Houses. New York: Gramercy Publishing
Company, 1980.
|
| Moss,
Roger W., ed. Paint in America: The Colors of Historic Buildings.
Washington D.C.: The Preservation Press, 1994.
|
| Poore,
Patricia, ed. The Old-House Journal Guide to Restoration. New York:
Penguin Books Inc., 1992.
|
| Schweitzer,
Robert A. Bungalow Colors: Exterior. Salt Lake City, Utah: Gibb
Smith Publishers, 2002.
|
| Schwin,
Lawrence. Old House Colors: An Expert's Guide to Painting Your Old (Or
Not So Old) house. New York: Sterling Publishing co., Inc., 1990.
|
| Architecture |
| Carley,
Rachel. The Visual Dictionary of American Domestic Architecture.
New York: Henry Holt and Company, Inc., 1994.
|
| Duchsherer,
Paul and Douglas Keister. The Bungalow. New York: Penguin Books
Inc., 1995.
|
| Duchsherer,
Paul and Douglas Keister. Inside the Bungalow. New York: Penguin
Putnam Inc., 1997.
|
| Duchsherer,
Paul and Douglas Keister. Outside the Bungalow. New York: Penguin
Putnam Inc., 1999.
|
| King,
Anthony D. The Bungalow: The Production of a Global Culture. 2nd
Ed. New York: Oxford University Press, 1995.
|
| Lancaster,
Clay. The American Bungalow 1880-1930. New York: Dover
Publications, Inc., 1985.
|
| McAlester,
Virginia and Lee McAlester. A Field Guide to American Houses. New York:
Alfred A. Knopf, 2002.
|
| Preservation |
| Irwin,
J. Kirk. Historic Preservation Handbook. New York: McGraw-Hill,
2003.
|
| Tyler,
Norman. Historic Preservation: An Introduction to Its History,
Principles, and Practice. New York: W.W. Norton and Company,
1999. |
| Websites |
|
House Research Guides |
Spokane Public Library, Northwest History Room
House History Guide
|
City-County of Spokane Historic Preservation Office
House Historic Research Guide
|
|
Historic Resources |
The Northwest Museum of Arts & Culture (MAC)
Joel E. Ferris Research Library
2316 W. First Avenue
Spokane, Washington 99204
(509) 363-5313
archives@northwestmuseum.org
|
Spokane Public Library
Northwest History Room
906 W. Main Avenue
Spokane, Washington 99201
(509) 444-5300
|
Washington State Archives
Eastern Regional Branch, Eastern Washington University
960 Washington Street
Cheney, Washington 99004
(509) 235-7508
era@secstate.wa.gov
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National, State and Local Preservation |
City-County of Spokane Historic Preservation Office
Learn about the preservation process, how to fill out our historic
register nominations, what homes have been listed at the local
and national level, and about the local Spokane Register of Historic
Places.
|
Washington State Department of Archaeology and Historic Preservation
(DAHP)
Provides information on the Washington Heritage Register, the
National Register, and preservation in Washington state.
|
National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (NPS)
Find out more about the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP),
how to get homes listed, and what it means to be included on the
NRHP.
|
Spokane Preservation Advocates (SPA)
Spokane's only non-profit historic preservation organization.
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|
Rehabilitation Guides |
Secretary of the Interior's Standards for Rehabilitation
Rehabilitating Historic Buildings
|
Secretary of the Interior's Standards for the Treatment of Historic
Properties
Guidelines for Preserving, Rehabilitating, Restoring, and
Reconstructing Historic Buildings
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|
Grants and Funding for Historic Properties |
To learn more about different types of grants, financing, and loans
for purchasing and/or rehabilitating historic properties, click
here. |
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