Robert Hall Releases New Book!
April 17, 2017
This Old Building—A Guide to Buying, Restoring, Financing, and Managing Historic Commercial Property
$24.95 (paperback)
Available online at Createspace here.
Available online at Amazon here.
THIS OLD BUILDING is an essential guide for first-time restorers and a must-read for anyone who cares about preserving the historic character of our cities. For three decades, Robert Hall has been on a mission to rescue old buildings and take them back to their original glory, first through restoration, and then by managing them in such away as to enhance the community, as intended when newly built. In this book, he shares entertaining stories and valuable trade secrets from first-hand experience. Hall demonstrates how to restore the integrity of the architecture while making these old timers fit to thrive another hundred years and earn a healthy profit for the owner. With practical guidelines, do-it-yourself tips, and before and after photographs, this book has everything needed to make an old building restoration a success.
“...This Old Building illustrates how deeply these structures are woven into the economic, cultural, and social fabric of historic downtowns and Main Streets. Hall’s work is an inspiration ... his book provides a blueprint for historic property redevelopment—a perfect primer for anyone afflicted with the historic building bug!”
—Chris Moore, Executive Director, Washington Trust for Historic Preservation
Also, in case you missed it, check out the videos from Lanny Little. I've yet to find time to watch all the way through, but from what I've seen there's some great historical Bellingham tidbits.
$24.95 (paperback)
Available online at Createspace here.
Available online at Amazon here.
THIS OLD BUILDING is an essential guide for first-time restorers and a must-read for anyone who cares about preserving the historic character of our cities. For three decades, Robert Hall has been on a mission to rescue old buildings and take them back to their original glory, first through restoration, and then by managing them in such away as to enhance the community, as intended when newly built. In this book, he shares entertaining stories and valuable trade secrets from first-hand experience. Hall demonstrates how to restore the integrity of the architecture while making these old timers fit to thrive another hundred years and earn a healthy profit for the owner. With practical guidelines, do-it-yourself tips, and before and after photographs, this book has everything needed to make an old building restoration a success.
“...This Old Building illustrates how deeply these structures are woven into the economic, cultural, and social fabric of historic downtowns and Main Streets. Hall’s work is an inspiration ... his book provides a blueprint for historic property redevelopment—a perfect primer for anyone afflicted with the historic building bug!”
—Chris Moore, Executive Director, Washington Trust for Historic Preservation
Also, in case you missed it, check out the videos from Lanny Little. I've yet to find time to watch all the way through, but from what I've seen there's some great historical Bellingham tidbits.
