Historic House Blog

When I was a real estate agent who marketed historic houses, there were a couple of times I thought it appropriate to use a good poem to help enhance the emotional appeal of the property, whether on my website or in the marketing materials I left at the house.  As my wife & I now prepare to [...]

We’ve posted about one dollar houses available in South Bend, Indiana, and in Norfolk, Massachusetts. Sometimes, the catch is that the houses have to be moved from their present location. You might wonder how some of these one dollar house purchases work out…  today we have a success story from White Bear Lake, Minnesota. Last year, Minnesota [...]

The earliest type of doors constructed in colonial America were almost always “batten” doors, which were quite basic. They were built with vertical wood planks, and were reinforced on the backside with a few horizontal boards that held everything together. These batten-style doors are sometimes also called “plank” doors, for obvious reason, or “frontier doors,” [...]

Last week, we posted a discussion on the differences between the different kinds of historic districts, and about some of the benefits of owning a property in a historic district. Having a property listed on the National Register lends a certain air of dignity and importance to a house that can be very useful in marketing. There [...]

The Spanish Custom House, the oldest property on Bayou St. John, and among the oldest houses in New Orleans, will be sold at auction on February 10. There is no reserve and this may be a great opportunity for the right buyer to purchase a truly spectacular piece of history at an equally spectacular price. The [...]

Are you a real estate agent that specializes in historic properties?  Or wants to?  Or perhaps you’re an old house enthusiast that would like to really know your architecture, and brag to all your friends as you identify the age & style of the houses in your area?
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Last week, we posted about a Remodeled Historic Log Home in Edgewater, Maryland being auctioned off for $50 a ticket. Just under 24,000 tickets were sold and on Friday at 5PM in the Westfields Mall in Annapolis, homeowner Tom Walters drew the balls from the hopper that would determine the winner.  Karen McHale of Idaho Springs, Colorado, a chemical [...]

Like the Bungalow and Craftsman styles, the Foursquare was built to be simple and practical in comparison to delicate Victorian and Queen Anne houses. Offering a sturdy, simple home that was popular with the American middle class from as early as the 1890s until the 1930s, the Foursquare often featured elements of Craftsman architecture and/or [...]

A Home for All - A New, Cheap, Convenient & Superior Mode of Building - That’s the way Orson Squire Fowler described his architectural invention in 1848. Fowler had designed the octagon house- an eight sided home that he claimed used space more efficiently by eliminating the need for hallways. The octagon minimized surface area which helped prevent [...]

Every once in awhile on this blog, we highlight a historic property that captures our attention.  These houses are usually currently offered for sale, and are usually listed on our sponsor website, www.HistoricHomesMarketplace.com .  We hope that you will not only enjoy a look at a beautiful antique property, but you might even pick up some marketing ideas [...]