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.
