What You'll Learn
Where to Find It
Historic Consultants:
Building Conservation Associates
New England Office
Dedham, MA
781-329-4145
Historic Societies:
National Trust for Historic Preservation
Washington D.C.
202-588-6164
nationaltrust.org
National Register of Historic Places
Washington D.C.
202-354-2213
cr.nps.gov/nr
Society for the Preservation of New England Antiquities Old House Resource Line
Waltham, MA
781-891-1985. ext. 229
Georgia Historical Society
Savannah, GA
912-651-2125
georgiahistory.com
Restoration Contractor:
David Gengo
Salem Preservation
Ridgefield, CT
203-431-9444
Restoration Carpenter:
Ted Ingraham
N. Ferrisburgh, VT
802-877-0043
joyner@together.net
Architectural Historians:
John Montague Massengale AIA Architects & Town Planners
Bedford, NY
914-234-7277
massengale.com
Maps:
The Sanborn Map Company Inc.
Colorado Springs, CO
877-368-9702
sanbornmap.com
Further reading:
American Shelter: An Illustrated Encyclopedia of the American Home, by Lester Walker, Overlook Press, 1981
How Old is This House? by Hugh Howard, Farrar, Straus, and Giroux, 1989
House Styles in America, by James C. Massey and Shirley Maxwell, Penguin Studio, 1996
Old American House, by Henry Lionel Williams and Ottalie K. Williams, Bonanza Books, 1957
A Field Guide to American Houses, by Virginia and Lee McAlester, Random House, 1984
Our thanks to:
Florence Oliver
Somers Historical Society
Somers, NY
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