Architecture and Historic Preservation

Welcome to the Centre County Historical Society museum store. CCHS has published several books that help preserve Centre County's heritage. We also carry dozens of other books, maps, prints, and gift items. Everything in the museum store is available for sale at the Centre Furnace Mansion or by mail using the order form in our publications catalog. To receive a 10% discount on all CCHS publications become a member.

Bob Vila's Guide to Historic Homes of the Mid-Atlantic Bob Vila, 1993 America's spokesperson for old houses, Bob Vila lists over 300 historic homes in Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania and Washington, D.C. Pages: 316 Size: 6 1/4 x 10 Extras: illustrations Paperback Price: $15.00

A Celebration of Barns Sara E. Hess, 1992 A sampling of barns located in the Centre Region, highlighted with photographs and family histories. Pages: 32 Size: 11 x 8 1/2 Extras: color illustrations Paperback Price: $10.00

Centre Furnace Mansion Architecture Scavenger Hunt Centre County Historical Society, 2002 This booklet, designed for children in Grades 3-5, explores architectural and design elements of building construction through a case study of the Centre Furnace Mansion. This booklet is part of a children's program, Building the 19th Century Way, presented by CCHS, but it is also ideal for families who would like to explore the Mansion and learn about architecture. Pages: 13 Size: 8 1/2 x 11 Extras: illustrations Paperback Price: $3.00

Historic Resources of the Centre Region: A Remembrance of Things Past Edited by Dennis I. Elpern, 1982 "This report presents, on a Region-wide scale, a local history, inventory and analysis of selected historic buildings, structures, sites, and districts, and a survey of preservation techniques. Preservation plans are then presented for the Centre Region" (from the introduction). How has the Centre Region done in the intervening 20 years? (Centre Regional Planning Commission) Pages: 116 Size: 12 x 8 1/2 Extras: illustrations Paperback Price: $6.00

Homestead and Streetscape Jacqueline Melander and Kim Morrison, second printing 1991 A student's guide to Centre County architecture from colonial to Queen Anne. Pages: 16 Size: 6 1/2 x 8 1/2 Extras: illustrations Paperback Price: $2.00     * Paperback Member Price: $1.80

Houses by Mail Katherine C. Stevenson and H. Ward Jandl, 1986 This book documents a highly successful business enterprise that embodies the spirit and domestic design of its time. It includes an identified Sears house built in State College in 1933. (The Preservation Press) Pages: 361 Size: 6 1/4 x 10 Extras: illustrations, index Paperback Price: $24.95

The Early Architecture of Pennsylvania A. Lawrence Kocher, 1920-22, reprinted 1994 ** CURRENTLY OUT OF STOCK ** Please call (814) 234-4779 for more information Alfred Lawrence Kocher - educator, architect, and architectural historian was educated at Penn State and served as professor and head of the Department of Architecture from 1918 to 1926. This volume is a reprint of a fourteen-part series for The Architectural Record, 1920-1922. The articles elaborated on many themes of early Pennsylvania housebuilding. This reprint comes complete with numerous photographs and drawings of some of Pennsylvania's earliest buildings. Pages: 220 Size: 8 1/2 x 11 Extras: illustrations Paperback Price: $10.00     * Paperback Member Price: $9.00

The Historic Gem that is Bellefonte Jacqueline Melander, 1992 A guide to the preservation of historic properties in the borough of Bellefonte, the Centre County seat. The book includes a survey with photographs of existing buildings, guidelines for maintenance and changes to historic structures, and a history of the preservation efforts that have been made in Bellefonte. (Bellefonte Borough) Pages: 42 Size: 8 1/2 x 11 Extras: illustrations Paperback Price: $4.00