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1720s Connecticut Colonial 160K
THIS IS THE GENUINE ARTICLE for old-house fanatics — a true Colonial from the 1720s, when Connecticut was an actual colony. It looks to my eye like Dutch-style architecture, with that gambrel roof shape. It’s on six-tenths of an acre … Continue reading
Spare Us the ‘Fancy Houses’
PROSPECT HEIGHTS in Brooklyn was designated a New York City Historic District in 2009. Now any external changes to a house’s appearance are subject to the guidelines and regulations of the city’s Landmarks Preservation Commission. No longer will it be … Continue reading
Posted in BROOKLYN, HISTORIC PRESERVATION, OLD-HOUSE MAKEOVERS, RENOVATION
Tagged Amity Street, brownstone, Carlton Avenue, Clem Labine, Clinton Hill, Cobble Hill, crazy paving, crazy quilt, facade, fancy house, historic district, Joe Delgado, Landmarks Preservation Commission, National Trust for Historic Preservation, NEW YORK CITY, Old House Journal, Permastone, Prospect Heights, St. Mark's Avenue
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Ode to the Philadelphia Rowhouse
Fitzwater Street, Queen Village THERE’S A HUGE, TELLING DIFFERENCE between New York City and Philadelphia in terms of how each values and regards its vernacular architecture. It’s hard to imagine NYC’s Department of Housing Preservation and Development putting out something … Continue reading
Posted in HISTORIC PRESERVATION, OLD-HOUSE MAKEOVERS, PHILADELPHIA
Tagged Center for Architecture, energy efficiency, maintenance, mechanicals, National Trust for Historic Preservation, NEW YORK CITY, PHILADELPHIA, Philadelphia Planning Commission, Philadelphia Rowhouse Manual, resources, rowhouse, Society Hill, trinity, vernacular architecture
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