How can you find information regarding history of a house?

Answer 1

By asking the previous owners or occupants of the house to give you some clues, then go to either the state library or the local library to find some materials they have in the local area.

For example, in Murrumbeena (Victoria, Melbourne, Australia) there used to be a hugh swamp area in the earily 1800's, so the council or local famers decided to drain the area to make room for population. I found a book on local history that helped me understand this.

This is the same as researching for a family tree except it is around a location instead of a person.

Good luck.

Answer 2

Well,

as a matter of fact, you're supplying us with too little of information to be able to help you.
Many countries have a governmental administration (organised locally or differently) which keeps a history of grounds (or assets).

Next, you could have the ecological, economical, sociological and other statistical maps that many countries supply through a national institute for statistics.

If you would like information on the quality of a building... there's nothing else to do than take an expert along and pay him for his job. Even een expertise of ten years ago, can change solidly over time...

Obviously, asking the previous owners would be the first step. But since you're asking here, I assume that (1) you don't trust the previous owners ... or (2) you have no means of contacting them.

Answer 3

In England and Wales you can do a search at the Land Registry, though it won't tell you a great deal, other than give an idea of when the house was built. I don't think the registers now show details of earlier owners as they once did.

Each County/Unitary Authority has an archives/records office and attending there and asking th staff for help might throw up a great deal of information - old plans, street directories etc.

Answer 4

ask the former owners or the relaters for all recorded stories & fenomina &files