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Homeownership
Those Who Came Before: Researching your Old House’s History
Just what is involved in getting together a detailed report about the chain of title to your property, back to when the building was probably constructed, and data on the families and ancestors of past owners.
Homeownership
Three Old House myths that really scare the wooden siding right out of people or really scare people right into the vinyl siding.
Homeownership
When in Doubt, Ask First (before wielding that hammer)
Sometimes it's pointing, sometimes it's plumbing. And, if you're lucky, somtimes it's simply peeling paint.
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Preservation
A Brief History of the American Doorknob - “Ode to a Doorknob” – singing praise to such a simple everyday object, sounds bizarre and ridiculous, doesn’t it?
Homeownership
All Paint professionals agree that the key to any successful painting project lies in Preparation! Preparation! Preparation! The Exterior of Your Historic House: A Basic Paint Recipe
Architecture
The Cape Cod House, A New England Original
Aside from white-steepled churches and village greens, probably nothing characterizes New England as much as the Cape Cod house.
Preservation
Massachusetts’ Community Preservation Act
This bill allows communities to raise and appropriate money designated for their own local open space, affordable housing and historic preservation projects.
