Check out the City of Troy’s Historic Preservation Guidelines.

Some Good Friends of the WPN:

• Historic Albany Foundation

• Downtown Troy BID

• Troy Night Out!

• The Arts Center of the Capital Region

• Troy Savings Bank Music Hall

• Friends of Prospect Park/Hidden Garden Tour

Everything you ever wanted to know about historic preservation and restoration, from techniques to tax incentives, can be found on these comprehensive sites:

• National Trust for Historic Preservation

• National Center for Preservation Technology and Training

• Heritage Preservation Services

• The National Parks Service Preservation Page

• Historic Landmarks

Resources for local history, architectural styles, and house history are available at:

• Hart Cluett Museum

• New York State Archives

• New York City Landmarks

Online sources of articles, advice, and sympathy include:

• Old House Journal

• Old House Web

• This Old House Online

• Remodeling Online (use with caution, as some material is not consistent with preservation)

• The Community Preservation Corporation

Other general sources/catalogs for restored or reproduction “stuff” are:

• Architectural Parts Warehouse (Albany, NY)

• Architectural Salvage Warehouse (VT)

• Historic Houseparts (Rochester, NY)

• Irreplaceable Artifacts (NYC)

• Old House Parts (ME)

• Restoration Hardware

• Traditional Building

• Vermont Salvage (VT)

• Reclamation Timbers (Troy)

To learn about period decorating and gardening, start with:

• Objects: 1850-1890

• Index of American Design

And let us not forget the importance of shopping!

• Renningers (flea market, PA)

• Kaleden Antiques Magazines

• Go antiquing in the Berkshires