Download or read book Heritage Lost written by Fred DeWolfe and published by . This book was released on 2003-09 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Offers guidance to Oregon place names. This book includes more than 6,200 entries, arranged alphabetically. Each entry lists the county where the place is located and reports about the origin and meaning of the name. An accompanying CD-ROM holds biographical and geographical indexes and maps that show the locations of over 1,600 place names.

Download or read book Houses of the National Trust written by Lydia Greeves and published by National Trust. This book was released on 2021-04-29 with total page 1047 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This captivating book, fully revised and updated and featuring more NT houses than ever before, is a guide to some of the greatest architectural treasures of Britain, encompassing both interior and exterior design. This new edition is fully revised and updated and includes entries for new properties including: Acorn Bank, Claife Viewing Station, Cushendun, Cwmdu, Fen Cottage, The Firs (birthplace of Edward Elgar), Hawker's Hut, Lizard Wireless Station, Totternhoe Knolls and Trelissick. The houses covered include spectacular mansions such as Petworth House and Waddesdon Manor, and more lowly dwellings such as the Birmingham Back to Backs and estate villages like Blaise Hamlet, near Bristol. In addition to houses, the book also covers fascinating buildings as diverse as churches, windmills, dovecotes, castles, follies, barns and even pubs. The book also acts as an overview of the country's architectural history, with every period covered, from the medieval stronghold of Bodiam Castle to the clean-lined Modernism of The Homewood. Teeming with stories of the people who lived and worked in these buildings: wealthy collectors (Charles Wade at Snowshill), captains of industry (William Armstrong at Cragside), prime ministers (Winston Churchill at Chartwell) and pop stars (John Lennon at Mendips). Written in evocative, imaginative prose and illustrated with glorious images from the National Trust's photographic library, this book is an essential guide to the built heritage of England, Wales and Northern Ireland.

Download or read book Yangon Echoes written by Virginia Henderson and published by River books. This book was released on 2015 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'Yangon Echoes' is a popular history of buildings used as homes in Burma's bustling, former capital, charting social space and urban folklore and linking past to present via living memories. It offers intimate views on life in the cosmopolitan city formerly known as Rangoon, Burma. An unprecedented work of oral history, 'Yangon Echoes' is a rich anthology of fascinating life stories exploring notions and values of heritage and home. This popular history of buildings charts social space and urban folklore, linking past to present via living memories. The storytellers speak of joy and tragedy, simple pleasures and aching issues, candidly sharing their thoughts and feelings of living through Yangon's emergence from decades of stagnation to engagement with a rapidly spinning world. Told with courage and charm, these informal stories record everyday life through domestic connections to old places. This anthology records everyday life through domestic connections to old places and explores the present day significance of Yangon's rich inheritance of built form. REVIEWS: "The rich tapestry of multicultural Yangon is reflected wonderfully in this brilliant book, a fusion of intangible and tangible heritage that is often overlooked in architectural studies of cities." - William Logan, Professor Emeritus, Deakin University, Melbourne "This is a precious and intimate history of buildings." - Prof. Su Su, Department of Architecture, Mandalay Technological University "Yangon Echoes gives voice to resilient people caught in a whirlwind of urban change. Their captivating stories breathe life into the places they've called home and transform ordinary buildings into extraordinary repositories of families' lives." - Jeff Cody, Senior Project Specialist, Getty Conservation Institute, Los Angeles 116 illustrations

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Download or read book The American Heritage History of Notable American Houses written by Marshall B. Davidson and published by . This book was released on 1971 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tells the story of life in America in terms of the houses Americans have planned, built, and lived in. From this we can reconstruct the growth of ideas, of cultural patterns, and of practical expedients that have led to the problems and possibilities that are our present inheritance.

Download or read book The Plans Book written by Heritage Homes Plan Service and published by . This book was released on 1984 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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Download or read book Caring for Your Historic House written by Heritage Preservation and published by Abrams. This book was released on 1998-10 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A house is considered historic if it is typical of its period, usually more that 50 years old, and significant in either design, materials, workmanship, setting, and/or association. This work provides advice on the ongoing care and maintenance of such properties, and in the preservation of the qualities which make such homes unique.

Download or read book Luxury Home Plans written by Heritage Homes Plan Service and published by . This book was released on 1984 with total page 110 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Heritage Treasures written by Susan Evans Shaw and published by James Lorimer & Company. This book was released on 2004-10 with total page 162 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The region's finest heritage homes come to life in glorious colour in the pages of this authoritative new book. Within the communities of Hamilton and Burlington are many fine heritage homes built in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Together, Hamiltonians Susan Evans Shaw and Jean Crankshaw combed the streets and reviewed archive files to choose a selection that represents the many hundreds of heritage homes in the Hamilton/Burlington area. Author Susan Evans Shaw researched the history of each home and the people who have lived in it. Jean Crankshaw photographed each one on the day and time that would show it at its best. This book offers a selection of sixty of these homes, ranging from modest one-storey cottages to the very grand mansions. This architectural heritage is a cultural treasure that Heritage Treasures recognizes and celebrates.

Download or read book Heritage Education written by Maurie Van Buren and published by . This book was released on 1989-12-01 with total page 150 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Emphasizes how to interpret homes and buildings in terms of social history, architectural style, construction techniques and landscape features.

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Download or read book Inside Island Heritage Homes written by James W MacNutt and published by Formac Publishing Company. This book was released on 2008-10-15 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book explores the rich domestic architectural heritage of Prince Edward Island with chapters on the interiors of 50 of the most interesting historic homes on the Island. The houses selected for the book include examples of every important architectural style, and range from the late 18th century to the late 20th. Included are such well-known houses as Beaconsfield and Fanningbank, the official residence of the lieutenant governor in Charlottetown. Other houses featured are drawn from every corner of the province. Each house is featured in a chapter with descriptive text and beautiful colour photographs taken for this book.