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Old-House Notebook
Old-house events from around the country.

Talk
Hot threads: Old Houses: Post-World War II: Tiling a brick fireplace. Old-House How-To: Cracks beneath plaster in wall.

Historic Properties For Sale
Find historic properties for sale anywhere in the country.
Traditional Building Exhibition and Conference
is the only event for people who restore or renovate historic buildings, houses, interiors, landscapes, and streetscapes or who create new buildings in a traditional style.

Humrich Maneuver


The Glass Menagerie

Repairing broken window glass doesn't have to be a pain. There are plenty of modern options for making old windows whole again, while keeping them looking their age.
The Glass Menagerie


The Stucco Brigade

A team of pros tackles a stucco repair job that's proven—time and again—hard to make stick. Follow along with them and learn some tricks of the trade.
Stucco


The Man Behind the Curtain

If you're impressed with the low-slung, rambling house in this issue's Old-House Living story and want to know more about the man who dreamed it up, check out our quick study on Chicago-area architect Edward Humrich.


Dallas Stars

Dallas has more to offer than just the fictional Ewing family - it's also a hotbed of historic homes in a range of styles. The Spanish Eclectic house opening our story on clay roof tiles, designed by local architect Clifford Hutsell for his own use in the 1920s, is but one grand eary 20th-century example.


Home, Home on the Ranch

Want to outfit your mid-century marvel, but aren't sure which furnishings are the best fit? We've got a few suggestions for you, from the decade's famous names to some present-day, era-appropriate offerings.


The Tile Top Ten

Think you know your notable tile-roofed buildings? Check yourself against our Top Ten list, where The Grove Park Inn is but one of many memorable names.


A Show of Shingles

During the Victorian era, wood shingles became a tour de force decorative element used to dress up a variety of houses, but they made the biggest impression on Queen Annes.

Image courtesy of Shakertown
Shakertown Fancy Cut Shingles


The Accidental Charm of Clinker Bricks

Once considered trash, clinkers were one of several early 20th-century bricks whose nonconformity was part of their appeal.


Gutter Talk

The different kinds of gutters on old houses present some confusing maintenance questions, but the answers are common-sense and simple to perform.


Visions in Glass

At the turn of the 20th century, window designs took off in new directions to fit the cutting-edge houses of the day.


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