Experts give home restoration tips at Old House Expo

People stopped by Butchertown today to learn about preserving some of Louisville's oldest homes and to check out some art.

The sounds and sights of art, along with the smells emanating from food trucks, attracted hundreds to the Butchertown Art Fair on Sunday.

Experts turned out to give tips on restoring some old Kentucky homes as part of the Old House Expo.

"Preserving this architecture makes Louisville what it is. It gives us our identity and we want to help people learn how to take care of it," said Marianne Zickuhr, with Preservation Louisville.

"All of the wonderful architecture here, certainly as an artist that is something I appreciate," said artist Paul Reynolds.

Zickuhr said the Derby City has the biggest number of long, narrow houses, known as "shotgun homes," in the country, and there are a lot that could use some TLC, not only to bring out the beauty, but to make sure they're providing proper, safe shelter for their homeowners.

This summer Preservation Louisville is tackling five home renovations for people in need.

"We are really excited to be doing this on-the-ground hands-on work to help families and save shotgun houses," said Zickuhr.

Sponsors are making it happen for free, but the organization needs help with labor and is searching for volunteers.

"We need a lot of hands to help us do that and really great to help some needed people," said Zickuhr.

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Experts give home restoration tips at Old House Expo