Gregg Perry

The Historic Preservationist

Arts EN ↓ 1035 episodes

Conservation scholar Gregg Perry will lead us back into time on a journey of restoring and conserving 17th -19th century period architecture furnishings and timepieces.

Author

Gregg Perry

Category

Arts

Latest episode

May 10, 2026

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Episodes

282. Splitting and Dressing Stone 15.11.2020

How to split sedimentary or igneous Stone.

281. Rescuing Outbuildings 14.11.2020

This episode contains outbuildings, stabilization, the point of no return, repair ideas, roofs, foundations and sills and walls.

280. Board Carpentry Basics 14.11.2020

Learn how to bead, bevel and dimension a board by yourself.

279 Hanging wallpaper with netting 10.11.2020

Perry leads us on a historical diatribe of wallpaper with netting.; it includes history of the process, preparation and preservation, materials and tools, hanging the netting, room corners and shrinking and wallpapering.

278. Amaña four-family houses 10.11.2020

Vernacular Amaña-four family houses

277. Metal Roofs 10.11.2020

Explore the different types of metal roofs and how they were once fashioned together to create a die hard standard in roofing.

276. Pyramidal Cottages of the Gulf Coast 10.11.2020

Vernacular Cottages of the Gulf Coast

275 Georg Washington I 09.11.2020

Captivating life of America’s first general and elected president.

274. Sand for painting 09.11.2020

Pointers that aid in choosing the correct sand to top painted surfaces with.

273 sanded paint 09.11.2020

how to recreate on wood sanded paint surfaces that mimic original sandstone surfaces.

272. Second Empire 09.11.2020

The history and development of second empire.

271. The Creole Cottage 09.11.2020

The Vernacular Creole Cottage

270 The Hudson Valley’s Dutch Brick Houses. 08.11.2020

Vernacular Dutch Brick Houses.

269. Window Sash Repair 08.11.2020

How to make sash replacement parts.

268. Building furniture for the original Joe. Biden homestead 08.11.2020

Historic Preservationist Gregg Perry reminisces about projects he has placed in the original Joe Biden homestead.

267. Primitive Plaster Repair 08.11.2020

Salvaging old plaster with 21st century techniques.

266. Vernacular Architectural Gems 07.11.2020

Vernacular Architectural Gems are revisited.

265. Wainscot 07.11.2020

Construction details, history and repairs if wainscot.

264. The Earliest American Homes. 07.11.2020

The first homes built in American-in the 17th century, in Plymouth Mass. with bonus commentary.

263. Whale Houses of Mass. 07.11.2020

Vernacular Houses of Nantucket, Massachusetts.

262. Below the Belt Course 03.11.2020

Understanding the construction and function of siding details.

261. Native American Chikees of Florida 03.11.2020

Vernacular Chikees of Florida

260. St. Louis Four Flat 03.11.2020

Vernacular four flat dwellings

259. Cobblestones 03.11.2020

Vernacular cobblestone houses.

258. New Mexico Adobe 03.11.2020

Vernacular Houses-New Mexico Adobe

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