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Answers (7)
- Christine McDaniel, "Christine McDaniel"
- Contributions:414
I've search the history of homes for clients who have bought older, historic homes. Just out of curiousity and as a gift. The place to start would be the assessor's office to trace the sale of the property. Just go with your sale and work your way back. Then I go to the genealogy dept. at our local library. They have books for some of our local areas that were like an old phone book with extra information. The books show who lived at an address, the family names and ages, and their occupations. After that, I try to find what I can through obits, and any newspaper information. If you are really interested, even old census records can be helpful.
Good Luck and have fun with it!
Good Luck and have fun with it!
- Sean Endecott, "Sean Endecott"
- Contributions:23
You can call a Title Company or go to the County Records Department to find a history of who owned the property. When a property transfers from one owner to another the Title is recorded; usually through a title company or in some areas an attorney. That title is recorded and held by the County that you live in. They keep this record for as long as they have a record on your property. I've never looked back further than 100 years, but often these records date back that far or longer for each and every property. The information you can expect to find include recorded easments, liens, mortgages, owners, etc.
- Angela Mancinone, "angelamancinone"
- Contributions:74
Hi Maria, I don't know if this will help but its worth a try. If you plug in your state and town it might lead you down the trail of your homes history. Good luck!
http://www.justanswer.com/lp/1a52-Antiques?r=ppc|ms|4|Antiques|Antiques+General&JPRC=1&JPKD=5816572155&JPDC=p&JPAD=615837682&JPKW=antique&JPRQ=antique%20homes%20of%20new%20england
http://www.justanswer.com/lp/1a52-Antiques?r=ppc|ms|4|Antiques|Antiques+General&JPRC=1&JPKD=5816572155&JPDC=p&JPAD=615837682&JPKW=antique&JPRQ=antique%20homes%20of%20new%20england
- Sharon Lewis, "Sharon Lewis"
- Contributions:3923
What a wonderful question from a historical perspectiveYou can go to the tax department and search it back or call your local govt offices and research it. Also call the Realtor you used to purchase the home and ask them to help you research it. If my client called me I would not mind doing that.
Good luck!
Good luck!
- Caroline York, "CarolineYork"
- Contributions:178
Research. First, ask neighbors. Many of them have information that they would love to share. Second, Go to the local office where they keep building permits and records (it is different in every city and town) and you may be able to get the building plans, architect informatin, etc. Third, Google your address. Here I found births, weddings, graduations and yes even a few crimes. Fourt, go to the archives of local newspapers. Fifth, go to the property appraiser website you will see who owned it previously and you can then google them and check newspaper articles for their names. Even the census reports will offer information on who lived in your house and when.
Once you have all the pieces it is fun to put them together and get the real history of your house. Good luck.
Once you have all the pieces it is fun to put them together and get the real history of your house. Good luck.
- Caroline York, "CarolineYork"
- Contributions:178
Research. First, ask neighbors. Many of them have information that they would love to share. Second, Go to the local office where they keep building permits and records (it is different in every city and town) and you may be able to get the building plans, architect information, etc. Third, Google your address. Here I found births, weddings, graduations and yes even a few crimes. Fourth, go to the archives of local newspapers. Fifth, go to the property appraiser website you will see who owned it previously and you can then google them and check newspaper articles for their names. Even the census reports will offer information on who lived in your house and when.
Once you have all the pieces it is fun to put them together and get the real history of your house. Good luck.
Once you have all the pieces it is fun to put them together and get the real history of your house. Good luck.
- Darrell Self, "Darrell Self"
- Contributions:349
Sometimes you can find a limited history in the central appraisal district records. That might be different where you live. In Texas you can go back about 10 years or so you might want to ask a Realtor in your area. Or go to your central appraisal districts website for your area and explore there.
how do i know the hitory of my house? like who lived here before, etc>
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