Victorian House Restoration
Restoring Historical Homes and Renovating Houses instead of building new and using reclaimed wood for both new construction and home remodeling seem to be somewhat more resistant to the recession.
As the economy continues to struggle, some want to stop historic restorations and others to focus on them to lead us out of the recession. What do YOU think?
We are pulling together some resources for historic preservation and historic restoration. If you know of any please do leave links to them in the comments. If you have not commented here before your comment will not go live immediately but we WILL approve it and add your links to the list below:
- Landmark Society of West New York ~ Can Historic Preservation Lead Us Out of the Recession?
- Hartford, Conneticut to Benefit from Historic Preservation Grants ~ More on Connecticut Historical Preservation Technical Assistance Grants
- Baltimore Sun: Dream Home, Restoring a Classical Revival rowhome in Bolton Hill, one of the city’s graceful historic neighborhoods. Be sure to check out the extensive historic home photo gallery.
RESTORED HISTORIC BUILDINGS:
- Gallery 107 aka The Pacific Mills Community Building at 701 Whaley, Columbia, South Carolina
HISTORIC RESTORATION VIDEOS:
HISTORIC DOWNTOWNS:
- Columbia South Carolina Historic Downtown. Capital Places features a video of downtown Columbia that shows many historic buildings that have been converted to apartments and condos and businesses
HISTORICAL SOCIETIES:
- Historic Columbia Foundation (Columbia, South Carolina)
- Landmark Society of Western New York – Landmark Society of Western New York blog
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Restoring Historical Homes is really a good businness.
Very resistant to recession
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Thanks for some great resources. The main image of the Victorian house is absolutely beautiful! That is definitely what I’m looking for in my home – character.
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Hi Daniel,
Newer homes lack what old homes had and that is what creates what I believe you mean by “character”. If you find a home that is basically what you want you can add that character yourself.
Architectural moldings, unique siding, and exterior shutters can add appeal to most any home. Wherever I have lived there has always been an older community of homes that sell as soon as they hit the market – and what makes them special is that they have a lot of architectural trim.
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Great blog post. I am huge into restoration, and no matter what anyone says new buildings just aren’t built with the same beauty and timelessness as the older homes were. I’ll take a renovated Victorian farm house over a brand new slice of suburbia any day of the week. I’m glad I’m not the only one who feels this way. Very detailed resources – definitely appreciate this great post!
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Very interesting resources…I love the historic district district of Dallas. There are some VERY cool old Victorians down there that i would love to fix up and live in some day.