Salisbury, NC
Victorian in the Heart of the Fitzgerald, GA Historic District - CIRCA Old Houses. Can you feel it? Spring is in the air! For those of us who love and care for old houses, it’s the perfect time to inspect, repair, and prepare our homes for the months ahead. Tackling small issues now can prevent costly repairs down the line. Here’s a checklist to help your home stay in top shape this...
Charleston, SC
Storytelling through photography Columbia, SC
What’s special about this house? At a glance, do you see anything worth preserving? Handsome red brick, original windows, lovely paneled doors and carved mantels inside… But is this relatively modest, essentially abandoned, rather quirky house that sits right up against a road and has been altered over time worthy of the hundreds of thousands of dollars (I’ll always be a realist on that front!) it...
Ready to start researching your historic house? Thanks to municipal archives, libraries, and historical societies, so much information has been preserved. And more and more of these records have been digitized and made publicly available online. But hunting down all of the bits and pieces can feel like searching for so many needles in a haystack. Here are some tips to help make the search easier....
Hudson Valley
Want to Save Money on Your Old House? Here’s HowImage Above: One of Bisbee's MOST MAJESTIC Historic MANSIONS Designed by Henry Trost - CIRCA Old Houses- A key selling point is this property’s potential as an AirBnB or wedding venue, both eligible income-producing uses for both federal and Arizona state historic tax credits.Yes, the federal government (and some states) will pay you to sensitively...
Rome wasn't built in a day...and good stewardship takes time, too. So, we're back with more seasonal maintenance tasks (make sure to read Part 1 as well!).1. Invest in a smart thermostat. Even when you’re not at home, the interior of your house should remain above 50 degrees Fahrenheit to avoid problems like frozen pipes. A smart thermostat will alert you if temperatures get too low, signaling a problem...
Bucks County, PA
A Distinctive Home in the Storied "Playground on the Potomac" - Lester Cottage - CIRCA Old HousesNewsflash! Regardless of what the vinyl window and siding sales force would have us believe, there’s no such thing as maintenance-free. ALL homes require steady, ongoing care. The beauty of OLD homes (I mean, beyond the obvious…) is how gracefully they accept attention and love. But we have to keep at it....
Cocoa, FL