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A selection of related web and research guides that may be helpful in your research. For general research advice on architectural history see History of Architecture Methodology, or California specific assistance in San Francisco Bay Area Architecture Research Guide.

How to investigate the history of a building
Clear guide to researching a building's history.
Writing about Art
Marjorie Munsterberg. [New York]: c2009. Includes a step-by-step guide to researching art historical topics.

Art information: research methods and resources. Lois Swan Jones. 3rd ed. Dubuque, Iowa: Kendall / Hunt Pub. Co., 1990. Especially chap. 9 on architectural research and chap. 21, architectural resources.
Invitation to vernacular architecture: a guide to the study of ordinary buildings and landscapes / Thomas Carter and Elizabeth Collins Cromley. Knoxville: University of Tennessee Press, c2005. Vernacular architecture studies series. Table of contents
A short guide to writing about art / Sylvan Barnet. 9th ed. Upper Saddle River, N.J. : Pearson, c2008.
Writing about art. Marjorie Munsterberg. [New York]: c2009. Includes a step-by-step guide to researching art historical topics.

Building & Landscape Types
(UC Berkeley, Library). A guide to information sources.
Finding Information on Buildings & Places
(UC Berkeley, Library). Focuses on how to research buildings and places with an emphasis on the San Francisco Bay Area and California.
Historic Preservation: A guide to resources
(UC Berkeley, Library). A bibliographic research guide, including information on history, conservation and restoration of buildings, with an emphasis on the US and California.
History of Architecture
(UC Berkeley, Library). A bibliographic guide to researching architectural history.
San Francisco Bay Area Architects & Architecture
(UC Berkeley, Library). A bibliographic guide to UC Berkeley library and Internet resources for the architecture of the San Francisco Bay Area. Many of these sources include information on Bay Area landscape architecture.
Vernacular Architecture
(UC Berkeley, Library). A bibliographic guide to UC Berkeley library and Internet resources for research in vernacular architecture. Especially see the section on Methodology.