Located at Preservation Dallas 2922 Swiss Avenue, the Resource Library is a collection of more than 2500 books, periodicals, files and videotapes on architectural styles, rehabilitation techniques, house plans and Dallas history. Homeowners researching the history of their house, rehabilitators looking for guidance on styles and techniques and architects investigating specific structures and styles all have found what they needed at the Resource Library.

Specifically, the collection includes the following:

• Restoration supply catalogues
• Style manuals
• Paint sample books
• Historic house plan books
• Periodicals such as This Old House, Old House Interiors and Traditional Building
• Technical briefs with in-depth how-to information from the National Trust for Historic Preservation
• Files containing news clipping, research reports and other historic information on individual buildings and neighborhoods in Dallas

In addition, Preservation Dallas offers full and half-day workshops on specific topics like historic interiors or how to approach rehabilitating an historic house. Recognized leaders in each subject area lead workshops.

For more information, please call (214) 821-3290, email or visit Preservation Dallas at 2922 Swiss Avenue, Tuesday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and on Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.