House plans section
Welcome, and thanks for visiting The Old House Web's house plans section. Our houseplans library connects you instantly and electronically with more than 11,000 blueprints from the world's leading residential architects and home designers.We've ... [... more]
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Plans for a Country Villa - Circa 1875
IN accompanying design we supply a want towhich little or no attention has hitherto been paid;namely, in producing a design especially adapted tothe thousands of beautiful sites along the Hudson, where the house is situated on the river side of ... [... more]
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Nothing is Plumb Level or Square
Restoration carpenter David Adams animatedly chimes in: "If you want perfectly plumb, level, square, buya new house. An old house is not going to be perfect. What you have to ask is'how much does the imperfection impinge on your life?'" This [... more]
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Touring Historic Cape Girardeau
Born on the Mississippi River more than 200 years ago, Cape Girardeau has evolved from a tiny French trading post into a culturally rich community of about 40,000 residents on what locals describe as the world's only inland cape. Located roughly ... [... more]
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Common types of American barns
The first great barns built in this country were those of the Dutchsettlers of the Hudson, Mohawk, and Schoharie valleys in New York Stateand scattered sections of New Jersey.(2) On the exterior, the most notablefeature of the Dutch barn is the ... [... more]
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Soggy cold cereal, warm memories
From "Cooking Spaces," by Helen Thompson and Anna Kasabian, 2002. Cooking Spaces, a new book by veteran writers Helen Thompson and Anna Kasabian, is filled with such reminiscences as the above passage. You'll find plenty of practical advice and [... more]
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Touring Mr. Lincoln's House: Photos through the years
In 1850, the Lincolns suffered their first tragedy when their second son, Eddie, died just before his fourth birthday. The following year, they celebrated the birth of their third son Willie, and two years later their fourth and final child, ... [... more]
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Greek Revival, 1820-1850
Greek Revival,style,house,architecture,columns,pediment,pilaster,Ionic, The Greek Revival Style began with public buildings in Philadelphia in 1820, and quickly became popular for residences. With its symmetrical shape, low roof lines, columns ... [... more]
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History through the lives of five families
The4,200-square-foot exhibit tells the story of five ordinary families whose liveswithin the walls of the house became part of the great changes and events of thenation's past. The largest artifact in the museum, the Georgian-style, 2 ... [... more]
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A house restored
After reading through a series of bulletin board postings here at The Old House Web titled, "I want to buy an old house but I am afraid," I felt compelled to offer our story. I'd like to say to those wondering about the risk: The return will be [... more]
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Creating a Victorian Bathroom
The clawfoot tub is a classic example of the charm and elegance that shaped many Victorian homes. If you're lucky, your bathroom already has one of these large, freestanding tubs with curved legs. If not, there are plenty of places to find a new ... [... more]
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The Victorians of Lafayette Square
Parts of this story: Introduction~~ Historicalbeginnings ~~ TheGreat Cyclone of 1896 ~~ Theage of blight ~~ LafayetteSquare today ~~ TourLafayette Square Lafayette Square, to the south of downtown St. Louis, began its life as a "public parade ... [... more]
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