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Nova Scotia Archives: Library Built Heritage Resource Guide
A useful resource from the Nova Scotia Provincial Archives that provides images and information about Nova Scotia's built heritage. The resource would be of use for those looking to research the history of properties and building styles in the province.

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The New Old House by Marc Kristal
ISBN: 9781419724046

The New Old Housepresents 18 private historic homes, from North America to Europe, and traces the ingenious ways architects have revitalized and refreshed them for a new generation. Most of the renovations occurred in the last decade, but all of the homes have origins reaching back into the past, in some cases hundreds of years. These projects address such timely factors as sustainability, multiculturalism, preservation, and style, and demonstrate the unique beauty and elegance that comes from the interweaving of modernity and history.

Video

Settlers in 18th-century New England built square, sturdy two-story homes. As their families grew, extensions to the first floor were often built along the back of the house. The distinctive sloping roofline characterized the saltbox style. This video follows the restoration of a saltbox-style home from the foundation up. Part of the series Back to the Blueprint

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