$15.99
Beginner’s guide to discovering the history of your old house is easy-to-follow yet comprehensive and fun!
Description
If your home’s walls could talk, what stories would they tell? Would they tell you that your home was a stop on the Underground Railroad? Or the previous home of a local politician who did great things for your town. Or maybe a notorious criminal who did quite the opposite….
We all have a past, some more colorful than others. And that goes for houses as well.
This 60-page spiral-bound comprehensive print guide is the perfect starting point for homeowners to create a picture of their home’s history. This workbook walks you step-by-step through resources that will help answer questions like:
1. When was my house built?
2. Did it always look like this?
3. Who lived in my house before me?
4. What were they like? What were their occupations?
This guide breaks up researching the history of your old house into 3 Easy Phases (i.e. Gather Clues, Analyze Clues, and Preservation), including workbook pages to help capture all the information found on your research adventure.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Jen Osterhout, homeowner and old house enthusiast, researched the history of 100+ commercial properties for property owners, potential buyers, and real estate developers in a past career as an environmental consultant.
To create a picture of a property’s past, she utilized a wide range of resources (ex. historical maps, online databases, interviews, property visual clues, etc.). Jen’s mission is to take these skills and help other US-based homeowners understand and navigate all of the online and in-person resources available to discover the history of their old house.
NOTE
- This guide is specially for homes located in the United States. If you live in another country, this may not be as helpful.
- If you prefer a digital download instead of a spiral-bound notebook, it’s available for $5.99 here.