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The Wolf-Schlesigner House
The Wolf-Schlesigner House, now the St Francisville Inn. This eclectic Victorian era house combining elements of the Gothic Revival and Italianate styles was built in St. Francisville, Louisiana, between 1878 and 1880 for the Morris Wolf family. It was sold to Aaron Schlesinger in 1903 and remained in his family until 1954. It was later…
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Restoring Your Historic House, The Comprehensive Guide for Homeowners describes and illustrates a best-practices approach for updating historic homes for modern life in ways that do not attempt to turn an old house into a new one. With interior and exterior photography by David Clough, these multi-page features show what can be achieved when a historic home is renovated with a desire to preserve as much historic character as possible.
Scott T. Hanson is a historic-building preservation professional and has 40 years’ experience rehabilitating historic houses. He has illustrated this authoritative book with hundreds of step-by-step photos, illustrations, charts, and decision-making guides. Interspersed throughout are photo essays of 13 restored historic houses representing a range of periods and architectural styles: Italianate, Victorian, Queen Anne, Federal, Colonial, Colonial Revival, Greek Revival, Ranch, Adobe, Craftsman, Shingle, and Rustic.
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