Mid-Century Modern is Historic! A house built in 1960 is now 65 years old – as old as a Victorian house built in 1895 was in 1960. Old enough for listing on the National Register of Historic Places. Many younger adults recognize and appreciate the period character of these houses, as their grandparents did the Victorian houses previously dismissed as non-historic.
The residential architecture of the Post World War II period introduced new forms and materials to accommodate new ideas and ways of living. They are functionally suited to modern life and have period Mid-Century Modern design features. This example is located in Auburn, Maine.
“Restoring Your Historic House, The Comprehensive Guide for Homeowners” covers houses built from c. 1730 to c. 1970 and includes the modern materials used in Mid-Century houses, which most restoration books do not address.
From style identification through designing your project and all the following stages, the book comprehensively guides homeowners through the restoration/rehabilitation of historic homes for 21st-century life while retaining historic character.
Signed and personalized copies of the award-winning and bestselling 720-page hardcover book are available from the author in our online shop at YourHistoricHouse.com/shop/.
Our shop also carries select preservation and restoration titles by other authors, including “A Field Guide to American Houses.”
“Restoring Your Historic House is also available in bookstores nationwide and from online retailers.
© Scott T. Hanson 2025.
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