Architectural Designs

Old houses copy as new construction?

As I went to Old Louisville in Kentucky. There is many huge old house built at before year 1900. Such as 1875 to 1895. Those house has 14 feet of heights ceiling on first floor. 12 feet ceiling on second floor, 10 feet ceiling on 3rd floor. The size is ranges from 4,000 square feet to 9,000 s.f. All brick on these houses. Some of them even has limestone as exteriors. The fire places are tall as 5 feets and 4 feets wide. The houses is like over 35 feet heights if you measure from foundation all the way to top of roof. Question I am asking is can I find any old houses floor plan that are similar to old louisville? I mean on line. I has been on dreamhomesource.com, coolhouseplans.com and eplans.com, none of those website has a floor plan that I am looking for. Is there a website I can look for it? I would love to built a new homes that are exact same as old homes. Not just old louisville, but boston too. I mean a huge house where wealthy people built and live in right after the civil wars. I mean real 14 feet ceiling on first floor, 12 on 2nd floor, 10 on 3rd floor. The real blue print of old house.

Public Comments

1. The blue prints are all copywriten, you can't use them. Just hire an architect to draw up what you want. You need your plans signed by a licensed architect anyway before you can get a building permit. Keep in mind you will not be allowed to build it exactly the same, it has to be to today's building codes. I can tell you right now you will not get a permit for a fireplace like that in a residence.