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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

  • Western History and Genealogy

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      • Building and Neighborhood History

        • Building and Neighborhood History Tutorial

• 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 New!

  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.

  • The National Archives | Getting started | House history | Starting house history research

• 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