RESTORATION REFERENCE LIBRARY
24 June 2008
PLEASE NOTE THAT ALL LISTED DOCUMENTS ARE FOR REFERENCE ONLY AND
MAY NOT BE REMOVED FROM THE PREMISES
ARCHITECTURAL STYLES
A Field Guide to American Houses, Virginia and Lee McAlester
A Guide to Jackson Architecture, Compiled by J.L. Hendrickson
A House in the South, Frances Schultz and Paula S. Wallace
American Architecture; Colonial Styles to the Present Day, Robin
Langley Sommer
American House Styles; A Concise Guide, John Milnes Baker
Arts & Crafts, Kitty Turgeon and Robert Rust
A Victorian Housebuilder's Guide, George E. Woodward and Edward G.
Thompson
Bicknell's Victorian Buildings, A.J. Bicknell & Co.
Bungalow, Jan Cigliano
Bungalow Plans, Christian and Christen Gladu
Country and Small-Town Stores of Louisiana, Linda Pulliam and M.B.
Newton, Jr., Melanges, Museum of Geoscience, Louisiana State
University.
Creole Houses, Steve Gross and Sue Daley
Dream Cottages, Catherine Tredway
Federal Style Patterns, MaryBeth Mudrick and Lawrence D. Smith
Folk Housing: Key to Diffusion, Fred Kniffen
House Styles in America, James C. Massey and Shirley Maxwell
Identifying American Architecture; A Pictorial Guide to Styles and
Terms, 1600-1945, John J.-G. Blumenson
Louisiana Architecture; A Handbook on Styles, Jonathan Fricker,
Donna Fricker and Patricia L. Duncan
Natural Timber Frame Homes, Wayne J. Bingham and Jerod Pfeffer
The Abrams Guide to American House Styles, William Morgan
The Log Cabin, Alex W. Bealer and John O. Ellis
The Queen Anne House, Janet W. Foster
The Southern Cottage, Susan Sully
The Victorian House Catalogue, Peter Howell
Time-Saver Details for Store Planning and Design, Charles E. Broudy
and Vilma Barr
Victorian Gothic House Style, Linda Osband
Victorian House Style, Linda Osband
Victorian Domestic Architectural Plans and Details, William T.
Comstock
What Style Is It?; A Guide to American Architecture, John C.
Poppeliers, S. Allen Chambers, Jr. and Nancy B. Schwartz
BATHROOMS
Simple Solutions: Bathrooms, Coleen Cahill
The Bathroom Design Planner, Vinny Lee and Maggie Stevenson
The Bathroom Planner, Suzanne Ardley
The Smart Approach to Bath Design, Susan Maney Lovett
DECKS
Building Decks, Black & Decker Home Improvement Library
ELECTRICAL
Complete Home Wiring, Sunset Books
FENCES
Building Fences of Wood, Stone, Metal, & Plants, John Vivian
Fences & Gates, Southern Living Books
Fences & Gates, Sunset Books
Fences and Hedges and Other Garden Dividers, Richard Bird
Fences; The Architects and Builders Companion, Peter Joel Harrison
The 1998 AFA Buyer’s Guide, The American Fence Association
Wooden Fences, George Nash
FIREPLACES AND CHIMNEYS
Fireplaces & Wood Stoves, Sunset Books
Period Fireplaces, Judith Miller
HARDWARE
Architectural Hardware, Nancy E. Berry
Acorn Forged Iron Hardware Catalog, Number 36
Decorative Hardware, Liz Gordon and Terri Hartman
Restoration Hardware Catalog, Fall 2000
INSPECTIONS
Inspecting a House, Rex Cauldwell
The Complete Book of Home Inspection, Norman Becker, P.E.
INTERIOR DESIGN
Choosing Colors, Kevin McCloud
Decorating Old House
Lawrence Schwin III
Interiors;
American
Classics
Fabrics for Historic Buildings, Jane C. Nylander
1650-1960,
Floor Coverings for Historic Buildings, Helene Von Rosenstiel and
Gail Caskey Winkler
Interior Renovation and Restoration of Private Dwellings, Byron W.
Maguire
Morris & Co., Designs & Patterns, Art Gallery of Southern Australia
The Abrams Guide to Period Styles for Interiors, Judith Gura
The Decoration of Houses, Edith Wharton and Ogden Cogman, Jr.
Wall Papers for Historic Buildings, Richard C. Nylander
IRONWORK
Ornamental Ironwork; An Illustrated Guide to Its Design, History,
and Use in American Architecture, Susan and Michael Southworth
KITCHENS
Kitchen Planner, Better Homes and Gardens
Kitchens: A Design Source Book, Vinny Lee
Modern Kitchen Workbook, Wanda Jankowski
Simple Solutions: Kitchens, Coleen Cahill
The Kitchen, Francisco Asensio Cerver
LANDSCAPING
A Garden for All Seasons, Pippa Greenwood
A Tree Doctor, Daniel and Erin Pendergast
Design for Gardens, Joseph Hudak
Designing with Plants, Piet Oudolf
Encyclopedia of Herbs, Deni Brown
Garden Houses and Privies, Peter J. Harrison
Garden Pools, Fountains and Waterfalls, Sunset Books
Home Landscapes, Planting Design and Management, Edward C. Martin,
Jr. and Pete Melby
Landscapes and Gardens for Historic Buildings, Rudy J. Favretti and
Joy Putnam Favretti
Taylor’s Master Guide to Landscaping, Rita Buchanan
The Essential Garden Design Workbook, Rosemary Alexander
The Perfect Garden, Sunniva Harte
Trellises and Arbors, Sunset Books
LIGHTING
Commercial Lighting, Randall Whitehead
Designing with Light, Victoria Meyers
Lighting for Historic Buildings, Roger W. Moss
Residential Lighting; Creating Dynamic Living Spaces, Randall
Whitehead
MASONRY
Basic Masonry, Sunset Books
Brick in the Landscape, Rob W. Sovinski
Bricklaying; A Homeowner's Illustrated Guide, Charles R. Self
Brick Pavement and Fence-Walls, Peter Joel Harrison
Brick Pavement; The Architects and Builders Companion, Peter Joel
Harrison
Concrete; A Homeowner's Illustrated Guide, David H. Jacobs, Jr.
Restoring Houses of Brick & Stone, Nigel Hutchins
PAINT
A Treatise and General Primer on the Properties of Early American
Paints, Historic Paints, Ltd.
Bungalow Colors, Exteriors, Robert Schweitzer
Choosing Colors, Kevin McCloud
Historic Paint Color Charts, Binder
Old House Colors, Lawrence Schwin III
Paint and Color in Decoration, Edited by Farrow and Ball
Paint in America,
Roger W. Moss
The Colors of Historic Buildings, Edited
by
PORCHES
Dream Porches and Sunrooms, Michael Snow
On the Porch, James M. Crisp and Sandra L. Mahoney
Preserving Porches, Renee Kahn and Ellen Meagher
The Front Porch, Ann Rooney Heuer
REFERENCE
American Architecture; An Illustrated Encyclopedia, Cyril M. Harris
An Illustrated Glossary of Early Southern
Landscape, Edited by Carl R. Lounsbury
Architecture
and
A Sampler of Colonial Design, The Early American Society, Inc.
A Visual Dictionary of Architecture, Francis D.K. Ching
Building Construction Illustrated, Second Edition, Francis D.K.
Ching with Cassandra Adams
Buying Time for Heritage, How to Save an Endangered Historic
Property, J. Myrick Howard
Caring for Your Historic House, Heritage Preservation and National
Park Service
Classic America; The Federal Style & Beyond, Wendell Garrett
Dictionary of Building Preservation, Edited by Ward Bucher
Graphic Guide to Site Construction, Rob Thallon and Stan Jones
Historic Building Construction; Design, Materials & Technology,
Donald Friedman
Historic Louisiana Nails, Aids to the Dating of Old Buildings, Jay
D. Edwards and Tom Wells
Historic Rehabilitation Tax Credit, 2001, Louisiana Division of
Historic Preservation
If This House Could Talk..., Elizabeth Smith Brownstein
Illustrated Dictionary of Architectural Preservation, Ernest Burden
Moving Historic Buildings, John Obed Curtis
National Trust for Historic Preservation Preservation Bulletins,
Binder (Index inside front cover)
Period Details; A Sourcebook for House Restoration, Martin and
Judith Miller
Old House Catalogue, Seventh Edition, Compiled by Lawrence Grow
Old House Journal Restoration Directory, 1995, Old House Books
Plan for Restoration and Revitalization of Public Spaces in the
Downtown and Historic District, Town of Jackson, Louisiana, Volume
I, Leslie Kent, Jr. and Rebtime Restoration
Plan for Restoration and Revitalization of Public Spaces in the
Downtown and Historic District, Town of Jackson, Louisiana, Volume
II, Leslie Kent, Jr. and Rebtime Restoration
Small Homes, From the Editors of Fine Homebuilding
Ten Books on Architecture, Vetruvius, Edited by Ingrid D. Rowland
and Thomas Noble Howe
The American Builder’s Companion, Asher Benjamin
The Architecture of Europe; The Ancient Classical and Byzantine
World, 3000 BC- AD 1453, Doreen Yarwood
The Architecture of Europe; The Middle Ages, 650-1550, Doreen
Yarwood
The Architecture of Europe; Classical Architecture, 1420-1800,
Doreen Yarwood
The Old Way of Seeing, Jonathan Hale
The Preservation of Historic Architecture, The Department of the
Interior
The Secretary of the Interior’s Standards for Rehabilitation &
Illustrated Guidelines for Rehabilitating Historic Buildings
The Style Sourcebook, Judith Miller
Town of Jackson Code of Ordinances, Current as of 1 April 1995
Town of Jackson Ordinance Number 209, dated 7 September 1994, "An
Ordinance Creating the Jackson Historic District Comission and
Prescribing the Duties and Powers Thereof"
Town of Jackson Master Plan, LSU School of Architecture, Dr. Frank
Bosworth
Twentieth-Century Building Materials; History and Conservation,
Thomas C. Jester
Van Dyke’s Restorers Catalog, 2004
Washington Historic Landmarks; Pillars of Patriotism, National
Headquarters Daughters of the American Revolution
Williamsburg Before and After; The Rebirth of Virginia's Colonial
Capital, George Humphrey Yetter
RENOVATION TECHNIQUES
Conserving Buildings; A Manual of Techniques and Materials, Martin
E. Weaver
Creating a New Old House, Russell Versaci
Decorative Painting, The Home Decorating Institute
Decorative Stamping, Sasha Dorey
Exterior Renovation and Restoration of Private Dwellings, Byron W.
Maguire
Home Renovation, Francis D.K. Ching and Dale E. Miller
New Life for Old Houses, George Stephen
Period House: An Owner’s Guide, Albert Jackson and David Day
Preservation Briefs, Binder (Index inside front cover)
Renovating and Restyling Vintage Homes, Lawrence Dworin
Renovating Old Houses, George Nash
Restoring Old Houses, Nigel Hutchins
Reviving Old Houses, Alan Dan Orme
The Complete Home Renovation Manual, Edited by Derek Bradford and
Mike Lawrence
The Complete Home Restoration Manual, Albert Jackson and David Day
The Handbook of Painted Decoration: The Tools, Materials and StepBy-Step Techniques of Trompe L'Oeil Painting, Yannick Guegan and
Roger Le Phil
The Old House Journal Compendium, Edited by Clem Labine and Carolyn
Flaherty
The Old House Journal Guide To Restoration, edited by Patricia
Poore
Traditional Details for Building Restoration, Renovation, and
Rehabilitation, Ramsey/Sleeper
Walls and Mouldings, How to Care for Old and Historic Wood and
Plaster, Natalie Shivers
ROOFS AND ROOFING MATERIALS
Modern Roofing Materials for Historic Structures, Binder
Slate Roofs, Evergreen Slate Company, Inc.
The Slate Roof Bible, Second Edition, Joseph Jenkins
TILE
Ceramic and Stone Tile, Creative Homeowner: Ultimate Guide To
Designing Interiors with Tile, Anna Kasabian with Julie Goodman
The Tile Book, Elizabeth Hilliard
WOODWORKING
Architectural Details by Vintage Woodworks Catalog, No. 22
A Timber Framer’s Workshop, Steve Chappell
Carpentry & Construction, Mark R. Miller, Rex Miller, Glenn E.
Baker
Decorating with Architectural Trimwork, Jay Silber
Design & Construction of Wood-Framed Buildings, Morton Newman
Framing and Roofing, Mark R. Miller and Rex Miller
Historic Roof Truss Designs, A Study Done by the Timber Framers
Guild, funded by the National Center for Preservation Technology
and Training
Historic Windows Workshop, National Center for Preservation
Technology and Training, hosted by Mississippi Department of
Archives and History, Historic Preservation Division
Hull Historical Molding Catalog, 2002
Old House Measured and Scaled Detail Drawings, William A. Radford
Restoring Old and Historic Windows, New York Landmarks Conservancy
Restoring Wooden Houses, Nigel Hutchins
Shop Drawings for Craftsman Interiors, Robert W. Lang
Stairscaping, Andrew Karre
The Architect, or Practical House Carpenter (1830), Asher Benjamin
The Art of Staircases, Pilar Chueca
The Country Builder’s Assistant (1797), Asher Benjamin
The Craft of Modular Post & Beam; Building Log & Timber Homes
Affordably, James Mitchell
The Encyclopedia of Wood, Aiden Walker