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Preserving Austin

Austin is a city of great historical significance. Residents here adore the older homes and many wish to make at least part of Austin a historical ... to have an 1100 home district deemed worthy of historic preservation. There are no plans to stop ... that began with the destruction of this Victorian-era neighborhood. Martinez, along with several [more...]

Date: 2009-01-05 05:03:23

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Ryan Place Candlelight Home Tour Begins Tonight

My apologies for the lack of a Curtain Call today - I’ve been out of contact most of the day at a funeral, ... Arts & Crafts for sale. Tickets are $20 per person. The information porch, to start your tour ... National Registered Historic homes, located in the Elizabeth Boulevard Historic District; Historic [more...]

Date: 2008-12-05 22:16:03

Homestead House Paints: For Your Historic Home

Jump to CommentsIf you have a historic home and are looking for style sympathetic paint colours I recommend you look into Homestead House Paints ... that highlight period colour options for specific architectural styles. These digital versions are available [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 20:38:28

Serenbe, Luxe Conservation Community

Serenbe is located in Palmetto, Georgia, about 30-45 minutes southwest of Atlanta. The 900 acre community will preserve 70% of it's land and eventual plans include about 600 homes ... and is often inspired by historical buildings. There's a Dwell Home being built (see below), and the above [more...]

Date: 2008-08-21 06:17:34

Free NYC Inaugural Events

To see history made on inauguration day, try the land of the free By NICOLE LYN PESCE via NY Daily News To all New Yorkers unable to score ... to the capital - fear not! Revelers had a fine time celebrating Barack Obama’s historic win here at home ... ASAP for a chance to score tix to catch Barack Obama’s historic Inauguration live at the legendary [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 02:52:21

Upcoming Phoenix Architecture Events

I received notice of these three upcoming architecture events in Phoenix via email. Reprinted below with permission ( ... an exhibit at the College of Architecture and Design which showcased Beadle’s work. Constructions: Buildings ... ://www.sunnyslopehistoricalsociety.org Highlights include five historic and contemporary homes with diverse architecture [more...]

Date: 2008-11-11 03:33:28

Ionia Michigan

The Grand River winds its way through Ionia County. It has been an important waterway throughout history ... Courthouse The city of Ionia is full of beautiful historical buildings. Stately Victorian homes line ... the Grand River Valley. One of my favorite homes is the spectacular Mission Style home built for Governor [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 22:13:23

My Latest Endeavor - Historical-Home.com

Hello out there! How are you all?! I've been spotty at best when it comes to posting lately, ... started a Real Estate Listing site that specializes in Historic Homes and Antique Properties ... visiting all of you, but promise to pop in soon. Below is a sampling of some of the homes [more...]

Date: 2009-01-10 20:49:00

Artist Jennifer Davis

I'm sure many of you know Jennifer Davis but if not, you'll want to as her work is pretty amazing ... carriage house with the horses names still on a beam across the ceiling in the bedroom! My last home ... myself loving either historical ones or extremely contemporary houses perched atop a mountain or ocean [more...]

Date: 2008-06-26 19:15:00

Text of ContentOne memo on Obama inauguration

Following is the text of a memo about Gannett's first attempt at trying the new ContentOne publishing initiative ... strategic benefits including promoting the significance of this historic event to home delivery ... and advertising sales activity by capitalizing on one of the most historic Inaugural events of our time [more...]

Date: 2009-01-05 17:31:00

Talking About McRee Town

Jackie Jones introduces her presentation.Yesterday afternoon St ... , demolished six blocks of historic brick homes and apartment buildings that housed primarily low-income ... more than two hundred buildings on the eastern half of the McRee Town neighborhood in Saint Louis [more...]

Date: 2008-12-31 17:28:00

Another historic Main Street home in foreclosure

The Henry and Cosie Miller House, at 1110 South Main St. Racine's historic preservationists are scowling. Downtown Racine's Historic District is taking a second blow from this year's mortgage crisis. Yesterday, we told you of the Christmas House's upcoming foreclosure sale. Today we learn of yet [more...]

Date: 2008-12-31 04:49:17

Balloon Frame houses and Firemen’s safety

I recently heard the term “balloon frame” from someone on Twitter discussing the fire hazards and potential dangers to ... having knowledge on this topic. Thank you. a Balloon Frame houses and Firemen’s safety Similar Posts:ASBESTOS - Buyer Beware!! Historic Photos of Your Seattle Home Novel Billboard Ad? Is it [more...]

Date: 2009-01-02 19:46:10

The Enclaves at Willow Crest

The City of Plano, Texas has earned a national reputation as one of the best places in the country for employers to do business and for families to ... lifestyle. From historic Victorians to comfortable single-family homes, and custom executive properties to luxurious estates, home buyers will find an array of choices in property, location and home [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 16:02:44

Harlem: Alexander Hamilton's house is moved...again

This weekend, Alexander Hamilton's historic home was set on wheels and inched several blocks toward a spot inside St. Nicholas Park. ( ... buildings are gorgeously decorated with recently refurbished terracotta). While many tour buses [more...]

Date: 2008-06-09 18:47:13

Presidential Fun Facts! I'm Geeky For President Number 8!

Good Chilly Morning, Blogland Friends!~~~As you can imagine living here in the Washington, DC area, we are deluged with Inauguration info ... that day too. We plan to watch the historical proceedings like we always have, from the warm cozy comfort of our home. I love history. I love to visit historical places. This summer we are planning [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 14:13:23

Supreme Court Backs Gun Owners

The Supreme Court ruled Thursday that Washington, D.C., overreached with its handgun ban and must allow residents to keep guns in their homes ... . New York Times: The Supreme Court’s historic decision on the right to bear arms on Thursday ... or government buildings. Justice Antonin Scalia said that list was not exhaustive. “Dangerous” [more...]

Date: 2008-06-26 23:33:16

Remodeled WeHo Craftsman Deemed Not Historic, Condos Coming

2009.11.condoweho.jpg The WeHo News reports that a 1902 Craftsman home at 8875 Cynthia Street has been denied historical protection by the West Hollywood Historic Preservation Commission, paving the way for a two-unit condominium project to rise on the site. According to the paper, "the reasoning given for the denial involved changes [more...]

Date: 2008-11-25 18:49:13

Do you have weekend plans? The Christmas Tours would be a treat to attend!

One weekend offers five tours, 40 stopsThe TennesseanIf you love holiday decorations, historic homes and peeking into others' lives, ... nd Cydney Osborn's three-story Cape Cod, also on King Road, will feature country Christmas d ... isitors will enjoy warm drinks and treats. The living room of the main house will feature a mini-forest o [more...]

Date: 2008-12-01 15:51:00

Jumbo Prime: ‘Walk Away’ Loans - More Downgrades Coming

This weekend a top reporter, Teri Buhl at the New York Post, picked one of my weekly research reports to clients I put out a couple of weeks ago ... of their life as the present mortgage modification plans do e) allow home prices to fall to historic [more...]

Date: 2008-12-10 10:51:12

F.Q. Story Home Tour, Dec. 6-7

— Always a great historic home tour, the F.Q ... , holiday gifts, arts and crafts, etc. Tickets at 9th Ave. and Lynwood, just south of McDowell ... , the streets will be lit up with Luminarias and tour homes will be open from 6 to 9 p.m. [more...]

Date: 2008-12-05 04:35:51

Time Management - The Elusive Continuum

It’s about 11:05 am on the night of the Presidential Inauguration. I took off from work today to take in the events and festivities from home. It was a very good day, historic to say the least. I’m determined to be in bed not to long from now, but wanted to finally get around to completing this post. The topic is one I thought of doing [more...]

Date: 2009-01-21 04:37:51

Obama’s Thanksgiving Day Message

He talks about the origins of Thanksgiving and tries to give everybody a little hope on this decidedly American holiday ... who endure their absence with such dignity and resolve. At home, we face an economic crisis of historic ... of our economy won’t come from policies and plans alone [more...]

Date: 2008-11-27 16:18:17

In Midst of Boom, Preservation Efforts for Hollywood/KTown

... Agency is pinpointing historic homes and structures in those areas to ensure their preservation ... teams, but it seems the bulk of the preservation efforts will be in Hollywood, where buildings built [more...]

Date: 2008-08-15 16:40:09

Stop building to help housing prices recover?

So many plans and ideas are being floated to repair the country's economic situation. David Reilly of the Wall St ... Test." There is currently more than 10 months of home inventory. Homeowner vacancy rates are at historic highs of about 2.8%, compared with pre-bubble levels of about 1.7%, according to the U.S. Census [more...]

Date: 2008-11-17 19:37:46

Boston’s Biggest Mansion

(Photo courtesy Boston Globe) Who says you have to move to the suburbs if you want a spacious home? ... equity firm, is actually combining two historic buildings to create a single-family structure ... who are moving back to the city, and choosing to preserve historical buildings by making expensive [more...]

Date: 2008-08-12 18:18:17

Big Sur Wildfire Forcing Evacuations

BIG SUR, Calif. — Piles of charred rubble smoldered near California's scenic coastal highway Thursday as a ferocious wildfire descended on the ... . Meanwhile, crews near the Pacific Coast Highway fought back flames from homes and historic landmarks [more...]

Date: 2008-07-04 04:32:22

McRee Town Doctoral Defense Tuesday 12/30 1:30pm

Jackie Jones will be defending her doctoral defense at the bar on Tuesday December 30th 1:30pm ... Missouri Botanical Garden, demolished six blocks of historic brick homes and apartment buildings ... District Commission demolished more than two hundred buildings on the eastern half of the McRee Town [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 05:51:17

The Revolution Will Be Tweeted!

Bill Collier The American Communicator There is a revolution underway, building slowly and steadily, growing in power and determination, ... called “The Texas Tea Party” began with the historic rebellion of Republican Representatives refusing to go home after the socialist leadership (Nancy “Lights Out” Pelosi) abruptly “adjourned” [more...]

Date: 2008-08-04 17:02:52

A Thanksgiving Message From Barack Obama

“Nearly 150 years ago, in one of the darkest years of our nation’s history, ... their absence with such dignity and resolve. “At home, we face an economic crisis of historic ... of our economy won’t come from policies and plans alone — it will take the hard work, innovation, service [more...]

Date: 2008-11-28 22:36:01

Historic Jefferson

Historic Jefferson January 16, 2009 – 4:34 pm Jefferson, Texas has a population of 2,000, a historic downtown, a famous ghost walk, ... I’m home, but in the meantime, tell me what you’re doing and if you’ve got any plans ... is historic and I can’t get over the wealth of beautifully preserved houses, hotels, and stores. Many [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 23:34:59

New To Market: Architect Ray Kappe in Brentwood

Click the image above to view the full photogallery. Located at 12256 Canna Road, this Ray Kappe-designed home is a certified historical monument ... much restoration went into this one, but here's what the listings says: "This published wood & glass [more...]

Date: 2008-11-04 00:47:08

My Historic Washington: Lafayette Square

We’ve all heard the expression, “If only walls could talk.” But I would like to ask, what about town squares? ... people who have met on the benches here and of the historic buildings that surrounded them ... . As you probably know from the news, this historic hotel has been one of two temporary homes [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 13:13:05

President-elect Obama's Thanksgiving address

Invoking the legacy of Abraham Lincoln, President-elect Barack Obama said that this Thanksgiving " ... by the families who endure their absence with such dignity and resolve. At home, we face an economic crisis of historic proportions. More and more Americans are worried about losing a job or making [more...]

Date: 2008-11-29 06:11:28

Dandelion SaladCrossposted with permission from Jewish Peace NewsJewish Peace News Jan. 5, 20081) Ashkelon, Past and Present ... of at least one person. One of the backstories of this historic town is that it was home to tens [more...]

Date: 2009-01-05 12:08:41

Obama-Biden Thanksgiving Guidance and Early Radio Address Release

Good morning. Nearly 150 years ago, in one of the darkest years of our nation’s history, ... with such dignity and resolve. At home, we face an economic crisis of historic proportions ... from policies and plans alone – it will take the hard work, innovation, service, and strength [more...]

Date: 2008-11-27 20:22:22

Deadly Ike smashes Cuba; is U.S. Gulf Coast next?

HAVANA (AP) - Hurricane Ike roared down Cuba's spine Monday and toward the island's densely populated capital of fragile historic buildings after ravaging homes and forcing more than 1 million people [more...]

Date: 2008-09-07 07:26:29

Home Inspector Matt Angotti

Matt is a native of North Carolina who graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1996 ... in Charleston which range from historic homes downtown to condos on IOP. If you have any questions [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 19:04:52

Deadly Ike smashes Cuba; Is US Gulf Coast next?

Hurricane Ike roared down Cuba's spine Monday and toward the island's densely populated capital of fragile historic buildings after ravaging homes and forcing 1.2 million people to evacuate [more...]

Date: 2008-09-08 23:34:35

Amazingly enough, rental homes in greater Phoenix are so cash-flow positive they even leap the Fannie/Freddie hurdle

I had an investor put Phoenix rental homes to the FannieMae/FredddieMac test — cash-flow positive with one hand tied behind your back — and our ... : Premium homes going for fire-sale prices at historic low interest rates. I represented tenants for two ... properties passed with flying colors. Rental homes in metropolitan Phoenix are so cheap [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 18:35:54

Kauai protest focuses on rentals

Seven people held a sign-waving protest yesterday outside Kauai’s Historic County Building ... people rental homes just because they qualify for federal housing assistance through the Department [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 21:25:33

An Easy Pace

An Easy Pace Visitors to Calistoga's Lincoln Avenue will find red-brick buildings, covered sidewalks and historic homes. Photos Photos It's all good: the new Travel section [more...]

Date: 2008-09-20 15:51:43

George Washington's boyhood home uncovered

Archeologists in Virginia made a timely announcement yesterday that they have located the remains of George Washington's boyhood home on a plot of ... . Most of the house's wood was gone, apparently either used as fuel or reused for other buildings ... of George Washington's Boyhood Home at Ferry Farm, 113-acre National Historic Site. A recreation [more...]

Date: 2008-07-03 18:16:35

Obama’s Progressive, Populist Agenda: “Now Is Not the Time for Small Plans”

By Steven Rosenfeld, AlterNet. Posted August 29, 2008 ... new ground. As he has said many times before, the country is at a historic crossroads. “We meet ... more are watching your home values plummet. More of you have cars you can’t afford to drive, credit cards, bills [more...]

Date: 2008-08-29 22:27:05

Inauguration Day…

Today is Inauguration Day and millions will watch Mr. Obama take the oath of office and become this nation's 44th President.And then.. ... and the crowds go home. I'm beyond ready to witness historic policy changes and some serious [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 13:23:00

Towleroad Guide to the Tube #397: Thanksgiving Leftovers

BARACK OBAMA: His Thanksgiving YouTube address. Also transcribed, AFTER THE JUMP... RACHEL MADDOW: What she's thankful for ... and resolve. At home, we face an economic crisis of historic proportions. More and more Americans [more...]

Date: 2008-12-01 16:14:39

Final Section of What's Smart About Smart Growth

This is the final sections of the article titled; What's Smart About Smart Growth?, written by Mr ... for its rows of Arts and Crafts bungalows than its transit-oriented development. The smallish city ... of structures that combine 347 homes, several still-vacant stores and a historic train depot — [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 16:15:00

A Skeptical Look at Lotus Birth

Recently, some good friends of mine had a drug-free home birth. I support a family’s right to deliver their baby at home ( ... to antiquity, and an assumption based on historical legend. First, I’m doubtful that lotus birthing [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 16:04:08

Size matters: suburban county limits size of mega-mansions in older neighborhoods

The Montgomery (MD) ... ." Austin, TX (courtesy of the National Trust for Historic Preservation) Not everyone is so restrained ... is wiping out historic neighborhoods one house at a time. As older homes are demolished and replaced [more...]

Date: 2008-12-16 13:34:15

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