Historic House Blog

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 [...]

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? The essential source for hobbyists, real estate agents, [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

If you’re selling a historic home, particularly a prominent one built in the 17th, 18th or 19th century, there may be a treasure trove of floorplans, architectural drawings, and photographs for your home online at the Library of Congress Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS).  HABS began in 1933 as a program to find meaningful work for thousands of [...]

As selling houses gets to be more and more of a challenge, owners and agents are turning to more creative means of marketing property. One strategy that crops up whenever the market turns is a house raffle. Lotteries have been successful for centuries, drawing participants in with dreams of a low investment and a huge payoff. House raffles are no different. Most [...]

Next weekend, on January 16th, 17th, and 18th, the Greater Philadelphia Historic Home Show will attract historic house entusiasts from all over the country. Sponsored by Old House Interiors’ “Early Homes” Magazine, the show will feature 70 exhibits, including experts on architectural salvage, floor & wall coverings, sills & foundations, furniture restoration, millwork & mouldings, [...]

Virtual tours have become an almost ubiquitous feature in real estate ads online, but very few agents or sellers showcase their properties on YouTube, the video sharing website used by millions of people worldwide.  The possibilities are practically unlimited, but some of the most common videos to market your historic or antique property include simply [...]

The Library of Congress sponsors an amazing website full of resources useful to the historic home enthusiast. It’s called the American Memory Project and it’s filled with millions of scanned documents, advertising, maps, diagrams, films, photos, and more from the Library’s collection. One fascinating section is the Panoramic Map Collection- it’s loaded with aerial views [...]

If the historic property or estate-type property you are selling has columns– whether across the entire facade or just a small porch or portico– it  enhances your marketing of the property to elaborate on their style.  So what kind of columns does your listing have?  The 3 basic styles are the Grecian orders of Ionic, Corinthian, and Doric.  You [...]