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10 Ways to Research the History of Your Home - Kansas City Public Library

Understanding your house and its history will provide insight into previous residents/owners, the neighborhood, and the community at large.

Dallas Public Library: Researching the History of a Building

These materials can help you determine when a building was constructed and/or remodeled, for whom it was built, the identity of the architect or contractor, and information about who has lived or worked in the structure.

Denver Public Library

Fort Collins Public Library Local History Archive - Researching the History of Your Home

History of Buildings in Grand Rapids Research Guide

Grand Rapids Public Library, Michigan .

House & Building History Research - LibGuides at Minnesota Historical Society Library

House History Research at The New York Public Library

How to Research Architecture

Research guide from the New York Public Library Center for the Humanities Wallach Division of Art, Prints & Photographs.

Library Can Help Research of Home History

Describes library resources available to research architecture and houses in Buffalo, New York.

Property and house history

England. From the Devon Library and Information Services.

Rachel Shoemaker's albums | Flickr

Contains catalogs of Sears homes as well as other brands' kits and plans: Aladdin, Aurelius-Swanson, Clarence Lane Bowes, Brown Company , Ideal, Herbert Caleb Chivers, T Eaton Company, JH Fenner, Howard E Hanna, Harris Brothers, Hopkins and Davis, Ideal, Lewis Liberty, Long-Bell, the National Builder magazine, Pacific Ready, William R Radford American Building Trade Journals, Sterling, Gordan Van Tine, Montgomery Ward/Wardway, Henry Wilson, and Jud Yoho. Also includes general home builders catalogs, Lustron pre-fabricated homes, pattern book homes, pattern and plan books, round barn kits, Sears Indestructo furnaces, Union Metal columns for porches, and vintage lighting catalogs. While the photos are Oklahoma-centric, the plans and kits come from designers all over the United States.

Researching old houses in Winchester/Frederick County Virginia

The Archives Room, Handley Regional Library, Winchester - Frederick County Historical Society, Virginia.

Researching the History of Your House

A Bibliography Prepared by David L. Langenberg, Local History Committee, History Section, R. U. S. A.

The National Archives | Research, education & online exhibitions | Getting started | House history

United Kingdom.

Tracing the History of Your House

Michigan. A Guide to Local Resources Prepared by Mount Clemens Public Library.

Your Old House - California Room - San Jos