Architecture: Historic Preservation

Drafting a House History

• National Trust for Historic Preservation
• New York State Historic Preservation Office
• Preservation League of New York State
• Preservation Association of Central New York
• National Preservation Institute

• National Registry of Historic Places

When beginning research on an old house, check out the following guides for useful tips on how to proceed:

• Prepared by the University of Maryland Libraries staff, this guide, which focuses on how to do historic house research within Maryland, can easily be adapted to other parts of the country. University of Maryland Research Guide
• This guide written for Indiana also contains useful research tips. Historic House Research Handbook
• This short guide outlines the elements of historic house research. Short Research Guide

For Syracuse area research, consult the following:

• The Onondaga Historical Association
• The Onondaga County Public Library - Local History & Genealogy Department
• Historic Properties List