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• Alexandria House Histories: A Research Guide

  Virginia. From the Special Collections of the Alexandria Library.

• AMES Plantation

  Family histories, genealogy, and cemeteries located in Fayette and Hardeman Counties of Tennessee.

• Building and House History

  Minnesota Historical Society.

• Building History

  England. From the East Sussex Record Office.

• Building History Tutorial

  Denver, Colorado. From the Denver Public Library.

  • Researching the History of Denver Buildings at the Denver Public Library

  • Searching for Photographs in the Denver Public Library's Photography Database

• Built in Buffalo: How to Research Houses and Buildings in Buffalo, NY

  A guide for using the resources of the Buffalo & Erie County Public Library to research your house, church, commercial builings, etc. Intended for residents of Buffalo, New York.

• Charles Brown House

  For the last 140 years, the house at 400 West 11th Street in Vancouver, Washington, has played a central role in the life of the city.

• Chicago Landmarks | Your House Has A History

• County Record Office: Researching Your House

  England. From Warwickshire Libraries & Heritage.

• Domestic Buildings Research Group (Surrey)

  England. The Group studies, by invitation of the owner, old houses,cottages and other domestic and farm buildings, mainly in Surrey, and have recorded nearly 4,000 buildings.

• Eneclann - Irish House History Research - Our Services

  Eneclann's researchers can trace the history of a private Irish house for an individual. We also research the history of a site, as well as architectural house histories, for use by professionals.

• English Heritage

  Charged to protect and celebrate England's historic buildings, monuments, parks, gardens, battlefields and wreck sites.

  • National Monuments Record (NMR)

    The public archive of English Heritage. Holds over 10 million photos, plans, drawings, reports and publications on archaeology, listed buildings, aerial photography and social history.

    • English Heritage Archives

      Photographs and archives of England's buildings and historic sites.

    • English Heritage Images

      A selection of exclusive prints, framed prints and canvas prints to buy.

    • Heritage Gateway

      Search across national and local records of England's historic sites and buildings.

    • Images of England

      Over 300,000 images of England’s built heritage from lamp posts to lavatories, phone boxes to toll booths, mile stones to gravestones, as well as thousands of bridges, historic houses and churches.

    • PastScape

      Search nearly 400,000 records held in our national historic environment database including information on archaeological, architectural and maritime sites.

    • The New England House Historian

      Marian Pierre-Louis is a house historian who specializes in the historic homes of New England. She frequently lectures and writes about house histories throughout New England. She also has a monthly column called Old House Secrets in the Medway & Millis Local Town News.

    • ViewFinder

      Photos that date from the 1850s and are a resource for people interested in England's social, industrial, architectural and archaeological history.

• Ethan Allen Homestead

  Historic site and museum; Information on Ethan Allen and the Allen family, founders of Vermont.

• Every House is Historic: Researching Old Homes in Historic Brazos County

  Carnegie Center of Brazos Valley History, Bryan + College Station Public Library System.

• Fairbanks House Historical Site in Dedham, MA

  Homestead and family association located in Dedham, Massachusetts. Oldest timber frame home in the US.

• FamilyChest: Free family history search for title deeds

  FamilyChest is a free searchable database of 1000s of original historical family and property deeds from the UK and Wales that will help with research into family and house history. Original manuscripts for sale as well as transcriptions.

• Find out the history of your house at the City of Toronto Archives

  Ontario, Canada.

• Guernsey Datestones

  Channel Islands, U.K.

• Gustave Koerner House Restoration

  The restoration of Belleville's Gustave Koerner home, on Mascoutah Avenue at Abend Street, will stand as a testament to one of Belleville's most illustrious citizens. Koerner joined Abraham Lincoln, Horace Greeley and others who, fired by the passions of the times, came together to create the Republican Party in 1856. Koerner became a close Lincoln confidant, helped write the 1860 Republican Party platform, and managed Lincoln's drive to the presidential nomination at the party's convention. Koerner was an ardent anti-slavery proponent and, as a German emigre, played a key role in allying western America's German population with the Union cause. The Koerner House Restoration Committee is working with a team of consultants to prepare a Historic Structure Report. Selective demolition of the structure's modern components commenced in May 2005. Once complete, the home will be opened as a museum, where Koerner's life and political career will be interpreted. Located in Belleville, St. Clair County, Illinois.

• Hidden House History

  Hidden House History helps to unlock the real stories within visitors' homes. The website shows how to unearth documents, find architectural evidence and follow the clues to reveal the secrets of your home. Discover tales about people who lived there, uncover lost or forgotten features, find out where your home fits into the history of the local community or what was there before it was built. Every home has a story to tell; sadly most of them will remain lost if we don't hunt for them. To help you get started we've put together this website with all the information you'll need.