Service Announcements, a Reader Request, and a Little Inspiration

A few weeks ago I mentioned the 38th annual Cathedral Antique Show and said that the $15 admission tickets benefit a "good cause ... with the show: Landscape architect Spencer Tunnell will discuss garden restoration; White House historian William Seale will talk about reconciling the historic house with modern times; and antique restorer Steve [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 20:16:00

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Hawaii's House of the Heavenly King

Yesterday, bana-bear and I visited the historic Ali'iolani Hale, listed as one of United States's sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation (per National Register of Historic Places ... judicial history which includes a restored historic courtroom.  The building also houses Hawai'i's [more...]

Date: 2008-12-23 20:30:21

Dollis Hill House Doldrums

Seems we jumped for joy too soon, back in June. We rejoiced that the Heritage Lottery Fund were ploughing £1.25 million into the restoration of this historic house where former PM Gladstone used to go to recuperate but now Boris has gone and diverted GLA funds to Training for Life, the partner organisation [more...]

Date: 2008-11-25 15:52:52

Sweet serendipity again and again

No doubt about it, the recent economy has many of us stepping back and assessing situations ... historic restoration on the house in 2004 in keeping with a Victorian color palette. For the upcoming ... . For some that means changing plans in mid-stream in an effort to work with the problem [more...]

Date: 2008-12-09 20:54:00

Cai Guo-Giang Courtyard House by Studio Pei Zhu

This Residence for an artist calls for the restoration of a historically significant classical Chinese Siheyuan Courtyard House in Beijing, with a new building addition within its compound. “The house is about 200 years old. Here, we have had the budget to create a house that belongs to old beijing and to the modern city. It is simple [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 22:56:59

Decatur Old House Fair This Saturday

Just got the schedule for this Saturday’s 1st Annual Decatur Old House Fair! ... your old house” A seminar on historic landscapes A “How to Hire a Contractor” seminar by Renewal’s CEO ... s a taste… A historic window restoration workshop A sensitive additions seminar from an architect [more...]

Date: 2008-10-22 20:41:43

Biden to Attend More Funerals

This is good news, though not as meaningful as some might think ... plans on "restoring the Office of the Vice President to its historical role" as adviser to the president ... independence from the White House by barring the vice president from joining in internal Senate deliberations [more...]

Date: 2008-12-10 14:30:16

Historic British Pub Offends Muslims...

...And is forced to change it's name. That's right, if you have a 300 year old piece of Brit history that offends Muslims, you just change it ... The 18th-century former inn was originally built as a rich wool merchant’s house in the 1400s ... in the BBC programme Restoration. Cannon Rob Morris said the church consulted with its congregation [more...]

Date: 2008-11-22 14:19:46

FAIR WARNING: DULY NOTED

Rose Park Neighborhood Association holds its first-ever Restoration Trade Fair PHOTO by SARAH G. VINCI When you buy a historically significant house—be it bungalow, Spanish style ... to repaint your house? And where do you find those vintage glass cabinet knobs? Those are all bad problems [more...]

Date: 2008-09-17 17:14:50

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