.{"id":4735,"date":"2022-10-12T14:47:42","date_gmt":"2022-10-12T14:47:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/historictakoma.org\/?page_id=4735"},"modified":"2026-02-03T15:56:09","modified_gmt":"2026-02-03T15:56:09","slug":"house-history-research-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/historictakoma.org\/?page_id=4735","title":{"rendered":"House History Research"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover\" style=\"min-height:100px;aspect-ratio:unset;\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim-100 has-background-dim\" style=\"background-color:#015039\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\">\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-text-color\" style=\"color:#ffffff\">House History Research<\/h1>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:22px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Researching the history of houses and the families that lived in them involves looking at multiple resources &#8211; land records, census records, maps, city directories, newspapers, and more. Some of these resources are available in Historic Takoma&#8217;s <strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/read\" target=\"_blank\">Reading Room<\/a> <\/strong>and <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/archives2\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"archives2\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Research Archives<\/strong><\/a>, but many more available through other organizations and repositories. Many of these are online. Historic Takoma has prepared various guides to assist with finding these resources. <strong> <\/strong>Historic Takoma volunteers are available to help with getting you started on research and navigating the various sources and tools. If you have a question send a note to&nbsp;<em><strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20210521125504\/mailto:question@historictakoma.org\" target=\"_blank\">question@historictakoma.org<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Learning More about Takoma Park<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/historictakoma.org\/research\/\" target=\"_blank\">This page <\/a>on our website provides information about a wide variety of sources of information.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Guides and Handouts<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1SsdCaxNHdVlvkrO7_C5o-Es26rGiv7nHah94I4W3FT8\/edit?usp=sharing\" target=\"_blank\">Introduction to House Research<\/a> &#8211; this guide provides a summary of various resources and tools available<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1_GPsro8sDz26uShafFKqEu1BCpz5NRGZ\/view?usp=sharing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Researching Property History: Montgomery County<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1AAGEjwHjJZP5Sy0Ib2HjepVekflER-xU\/view?usp=sharing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Researching Property History: Montgomery County &#8211; <br>Supplement for Properties Originally Prince George\u2019s County<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1-JZiFmE3EIdnqBB8SR9P-EERH8S2qYCr\/view?usp=sharing\" target=\"_blank\">Researching Property History: District of Columbia<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1U3hCP69jS1T0_v7XpsdsqlOroblH2117\/view?usp=sharing\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1U3hCP69jS1T0_v7XpsdsqlOroblH2117\/view?usp=sharing\">Principal Land &amp; Tax Record Sites<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1DpMLZaHqxCxEE3u7HH41wfVDRSNoMf1e\/view?usp=sharing\">Terminology<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/19K6Q7T1PxE5lp1tRmsc1ldW3D_0hEtQT\/view?usp=sharing\">Resources<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dchistory.libguides.com\/building-history-resources\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/dchistory.libguides.com\/building-history-resources\">Researching Building History<\/a> (DC History Center)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/u\/1\/d\/13VzKjgh_LI4qB5kA1GeO7P4Y56XS4vnPg2eZUw7l4XI\/mobilebasic?urp=gmail_link\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/u\/1\/d\/13VzKjgh_LI4qB5kA1GeO7P4Y56XS4vnPg2eZUw7l4XI\/mobilebasic?urp=gmail_link\">Researching House History at DC Public Library &#8211; Links to Online Resources<\/a> (DCPL)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/guides.loc.gov\/house-history\">House History: A Guide to Uncovering the Stories of Local Buildings and Properties <\/a>(Library of Congress)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Presentations<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mail.google.com\/mail\/u\/0\/#inbox\/WhctKKZWgfDdDjCvtJjWlhDgmbTMPJJrWqCbgWXSVZSHsRtzQzhLPlshNjrtrlXqCptVcvB?projector=1\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/mail.google.com\/mail\/u\/0\/#inbox\/WhctKKZWgfDdDjCvtJjWlhDgmbTMPJJrWqCbgWXSVZSHsRtzQzhLPlshNjrtrlXqCptVcvB?projector=1\">Researching Your Historic House <\/a>(Preservation Maryland, February 8, 2024)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/DCPresLeague\/videos\/401051159010986\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/DCPresLeague\/videos\/401051159010986\">Historic Designation 101<\/a> (DC Preservation League, January 17, 2024)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/loc.zoomgov.com\/rec\/share\/KmYoL-fz-fLBksRJ_KzUilmkG7PLQZEHXoUFuKIPJS7873GfrUZFN8rm-O7JXyzL.OUCuqYsdcxqvg8cY?startTime=1709146865000\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/loc.zoomgov.com\/rec\/share\/KmYoL-fz-fLBksRJ_KzUilmkG7PLQZEHXoUFuKIPJS7873GfrUZFN8rm-O7JXyzL.OUCuqYsdcxqvg8cY?startTime=1709146865000\">House History: Researching the Stories of Houses and Other Local Buildings<\/a> (Library of Congress, February 2024; use Passcode: @v1yr*5k)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Takoma Houses<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Historic Takoma&#8217;s &#8220;Takoma Houses&#8221; project collects details about individual houses. Further information about the project can be found at the <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/historictakoma.org\/focus-area-takoma-houses\/\" target=\"_blank\">Takoma Houses<\/a> page.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:11px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Additional Information<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Visit the Historic Takoma Reading Room at 7328 Carroll Avenue in Takoma Park on the 1st\/3rd Sundays of each month, 1:00 pm &#8211; 4:00 PM<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Make an appointment to visit the Archives or get research assistance by contacting <a href=\"mailto:archives@historictakoma.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">archives@historictakoma.org<\/a>  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Send a question to <a href=\"mailto:question@historictakoma.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">question@historictakoma.org<\/a>  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Researching the history of houses and the families that lived in them involves looking at multiple resources &#8211; land records, census records, maps, city directories, newspapers, and more. Some of these resources are available in Historic Takoma&#8217;s Reading Room and Research Archives, but many more available through other organizations and repositories. 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