A.S. Mason House, circa 1866 - A Recorded Texas Historic Landmark

09/18/2025

05/12/2025

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02/05/2025

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Looking to pass the torch on the beautiful A.S. Mason House, ca. 1866. Life events force sale. It is a 3,300 SF registered historic home on 1 ACRE, located near the center of Leander Texas; phenominal location; extensive structural complete and exterior reno in progress; easily be brought to modern....

04/24/2024

The Rueben Sanders House (1787) near Cleveland in Johnston County, NC

01/25/2024

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01/25/2024

Taylor Sheridan has optioned the rights to "Empire of the Summer Moon," the fine historical account of Quanah Parker's life as written by . C. Gwynne I can't wait to see it!

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01/25/2024

Another snow day in Leander is shown in this 1929 photo of the Wallace home. The home belonged to Joseph "J.C" Wallace and his wife, Florence (Kinkead). J.C. was a WWI veteran and learned the banking trade at a school in Tyler after her returned home in 1918 and opened the First State Bank of Leander that year.

Their daughter, Florence, who married Franklin N. Stiles, taught at Faubion Elementary and was such a supporter of Leander schools that the ISD chose to name Stiles Middle School after her.

01/25/2024

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01/06/2024

Before & After ~ Extreme Edition. The reconstructed John Crump House.

The before photo (courtesy of the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation) was taken c. 1895. It shows the 18th-century John Crump House in Williamsburg, VA, in an advanced state of disrepair. In the early 20th century, the building collapsed or was torn down. As part of the Colonial Williamsburg restoration (which started in 1928), it was reconstructed in 1941-42. The reconstruction was based on physical evidence recovered through archaeology and documentary evidence, including this before photo. The archaeology also uncovered a portion of an earlier foundation, likely dating to 1719, which nearly led to the house being reconstructed in the wrong location. Plans were corrected when this photo was located and showed the location clearly not on the earlier foundation.

Few of us will ever reconstruct an entire historic building, but sometimes, reconstructing missing portions of a historic house is part of a restoration project. The research and planning for reconstructing the long-demolished woodshed and carriage house at Whitten House in Maine are an example project in Chapter 3 of "Restoring Your Historic House, The Comprehensive Guide for Homeowners."

Signed and personalized copies of the award-winning and bestselling 720-page hardcover book are available from the author at YourHistoricHouse.com/shop/ and through the shop on this page.

Our shop also carries select preservation and restoration titles by other authors. Save on cost and shipping with our multi-book combo packs!

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12/19/2023

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10/24/2023

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