Historic Paint Colors Pt. 1
Since so many people find this post when searching for paint colors, I’ve updated it with better images of the Arts & …
River Sand Plaster
When we had our door replaced, we had a chance to see what the original walls looked like before they were painted. …
Sandborn Insurance Maps
A friend stopped by my office the other day with something I’d only seen in digital form—a Sandborn Fire Insurance Map. Daniel …
Aldeah Before the Remuddling
One Saturday last summer, a couple stopped by the house and introduced themselves. Their son had owned the house back in 1997 …
A Gift of History
There was a nice surprise waiting for us on our porch when we got home the other night—the original abstract for our …
Bungalow Registry
We received our American Bungalow Registry information in the mail Monday! I had been holding off submitting our bungalow until we had …
Architectural History
Not too long ago, the city surveyed our entire neighborhood to determine if it would be eligible as a National Historic District …
House Archeology
Just as we spent weeks agonizing over whether to paint the living room gold, only to find that it was one of …
A History of Color
We knew the old trick of looking inside the top of the toilet to figure out how old your house is (no dice, our …