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Houses and homes : exploring their history

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo8428
Date of Publication
c1987.
Call Number
720 H842
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Responsibility
Barbara J. Howe ... [et al.].
ISBN
0910050848 (pbk.)
Place of Publication
Nashville, Tenn
Publisher
American Association for State and Local History,
Date of Publication
c1987.
Physical Description
xii, 168 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
The Nearby history series ;
Notes
Includes bibliographies and index.
Subjects
Dwellings - United States
Dwellings - United States - Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Historic buildings - United States.
Local history.
United States - History, Local - Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Additional Author
Howe, Barbara J.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
720 H842
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The living past of America; pictorial treasury of our historic houses and villages that have been preserved and restored

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo8993
Author
Vanderbilt, Cornelius,
Date of Publication
[1955]
Call Number
740 V228
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Author
Vanderbilt, Cornelius,
Place of Publication
New York
Publisher
Crown Publishers
Date of Publication
[1955]
Physical Description
xiv, 234 p. illus. 29 cm.
Subjects
Historic buildings - United States
Dwellings - United States
Villages - United States
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
740 V228
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How old is your house? : A guide to research

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo7549
Author
Webber, Joan,
Edition
1st ed.
Date of Publication
c1978.
Call Number
720 W371
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Responsibility
Joan Webber.
ISBN
0871060922 :
Author
Webber, Joan,
Edition
1st ed.
Place of Publication
Chester, Conn
Publisher
Pequot Press,
Date of Publication
c1978.
Physical Description
101 p. : ill., plans ; 23 cm.
Notes
Bibliography: p. 100-101.
Subjects
Architecture, Domestic - United States.
Dwellings - United States.
History - United States - Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
720 W371
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Caring for your historic house

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo7736
Date of Publication
c1998.
Call Number
690.24 C277
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Responsibility
Heritage Preservation and National Park Service ; Charles E. Fisher and Hugh C. Miller, general editors ; Clare Bouton Hansen, project director; preface by Robert Stanton and Lawrence L. Reger ; foreword by Hillary Rodham Clinton ; introduction by Richard Hampton Jenrette ; with essays by Gordon Bock ... [et al.].
ISBN
0810940876
0810927799 (pbk.)
Place of Publication
New York
Publisher
Harry N. Abrams,
Date of Publication
c1998.
Physical Description
256 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 29 cm.
Notes
Includes bibliographical references (p. 246-249) and index.
Contents
Why care about your historic house?--Geting to know your house--Establishing a maintenance program--Structural systems--Roofs--Exterior masonry--Exterior woodwork--Wooden windows--Exterior paints and other finishes--Plaster--wallpapers--Interior paints and other finishes--Interior woodwork--Flooring and floor finishes--heating, cooling, and ventilating systems--Kitchens and bathrooms--Lighting and electrical systems--Caring for the landscape--Fire protection--Appraisals, insurance, preservation easements, and estate planning.
Subjects
Dwellings
Historic buildings
Additional Author
Bock, Gordon.
Additional Corporate Author
Heritage Preservation (Organization)
United States. National Park Service.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
690.24 C277
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Caring for your old house : a guide for owners and residents

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo13573
Author
Kitchen, Judith L.
Date of Publication
[1995]
Call Number
643.7 K62
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Responsibility
Judith L. Kitchen.
ISBN
0471143715 (pbk.)
Author
Kitchen, Judith L.
Place of Publication
[Washington, D.C.] : New York, NY
Publisher
Preservation Press ; John Wiley,
Date of Publication
[1995]
Physical Description
207 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Notes
"National Trust for Historic Preservation"--Cover.
Originally published: Washington, D.C. : Preservation Press, 1991, in series: Respectful rehabilitation.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 188-192) and index.
Subjects
Dwellings
Historic buildings
Additional Corporate Author
National Trust for Historic Preservation in the United States.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
643.7 K62
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Housing characteristics on the Pennsylvania frontier ; Mifflin County dwelling values in 1798

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo13735
Author
Soltow, Lee.
Call Number
905.748 PHA v. 47
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Responsibility
by Lee Soltow.
Author
Soltow, Lee.
Physical Description
p. 57 - 70.
Notes
Pennsylvania History, v. 47 no. 1 (January 1980).
Subjects
Architecture, Domestic - Pennsylvania - Mifflin County
Dwellings - Pennsylvania - Mifflin County
Frontier and pioneer life - Pennsylvania - Mifflin County
Location
Lancaster History Library - Periodical Article
Call Number
905.748 PHA v. 47
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Discovering the history of your house and your neighborhood

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo14425
Author
Green, Betsy J.,
Date of Publication
c2002.
Call Number
720 G795
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Responsibility
Betsy J. Green.
ISBN
1891661248 (pbk.)
Author
Green, Betsy J.,
Place of Publication
Santa Monica, CA
Publisher
Santa Monica Press,
Date of Publication
c2002.
Physical Description
286 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
Notes
Includes bibliographical references (p. 278-282) and index.
Subjects
Historic buildings - United States - Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Dwellings - United States - Handbooks, manuals, etc.
United States - Genealogy - Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
720 G795
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Young People's guide book for a visit to Rock Ford, Lancaster County : A project of the Edward Hand Junior American Citizens, Hans Herr Elementary School, Lampeter, Pa

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo16908
Date of Publication
1976.
Call Number
728.37 Y75
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Place of Publication
Mimeographed
Date of Publication
1976.
Physical Description
26 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
Notes
Illustrations on title page and inside back cover by Kerry Breneman.
Text in printed manuscript.
Subjects
Hand, Edward, - 1744-1802.
Breneman, Kerry.
Historic buildings - Pennsylvania - Lancaster.
Rock Ford (Lancaster, Pa.)
Dwellings
Location
Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County
Call Number
728.37 Y75
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Of massive stones and durable materials : architecture and community in eighteenth century Trappe, Pennsylvania

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo18323
Author
Minardi, Lisa M.
Date of Publication
2006.
Call Number
728 M663
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Responsibility
by Lisa M. Minardi.
Author
Minardi, Lisa M.
Date of Publication
2006.
Physical Description
ix, 123 leaves : ill. ; 29 cm.
Notes
Principal faculty advisor: Bernard L. Herman, Winterthur Program in Early American Culture.
Includes bibliographical references (leaves 117-123).
Subjects
Muhlenberg family.
Dwellings - Pennsylvania - Trappe.
Architecture, Domestic - Pennsylvania - Trappe.
Architecture and society - Pennsylvania - Trappe.
Trappe (Pa.) - History.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
728 M663
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Housing characteristics on the Pennsylvania frontier: Mifflin County dwelling values in 1798

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo11225
Author
Sohow, Lee
Call Number
905.748 PHA v.47
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Author
Sohow, Lee
Physical Description
57-70.
Notes
In: Pennsylvania History, v.47, no. 1 (January 1980).
Subjects
Dwellings - Pennsylvania.
Architecture, Domestic - Pennsylvnia.
United States - Social life and customs - 1783-1865.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Periodical Article
Call Number
905.748 PHA v.47
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