News & Project Highlights

Studio Shed in St. Petersburg

By Historic Shed on August 20, 2012
A recent Historic Shed project was designed for the owner to use as a watercolor painting studio. At 10'x10', the shed did not require a building permit in the City of St. Petersburg. The studio shed incorporates a door that the owner had saved from the main house many years before. Termites has done extensive […]
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A One-Car Bungalow Garage

By Historic Shed on July 9, 2012
Most of the people who contact Historic Shed about building an outbuilding have a historic home that they want to complement.  A few have more modern style homes but want something traditional in their backyard. Our most recent project was a cross between the two. The house at the site is new but has Craftsman […]
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A Historic Shed Storage Building for a Side Yard

By Historic Shed on May 2, 2012
Not all sheds have to be freestanding in the backyard. Side yards can provide much needed storage areas and go from barely used to extremely useful with the proper shed set next to the side of a house. Sheds can range in size from large to small, depending on your storage needs and allowable space. […]
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A Custom Bungalow Gable Shed

By Historic Shed on March 26, 2012
Historic Shed recently completed this 10'x14' custom  garden shed to complement a 1920s residence in the Hyde Park historic neighborhood in Tampa. The storage shed features a gable roof with exposed rafter tails and eave brackets similar to the main house.
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Mini Donkeys and Sheds

By Historic Shed on March 6, 2012
Most of our Historic Shed ™ garden shed installations are located behind historic homes on fairly small lots, but recently we did a project that was located on a roomy farm with a modern dome house. It was definitely different than a traditional bungalow and had lots more room. The owner needed to replace a […]
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A Custom Garage for a Historic Bungalow

By Historic Shed on February 11, 2012
When Florida neighborhoods were being developed during the early 20th century, garages were commonly built behind the quaint bungalows with details that matched the main home. Many of these early outbuildings survive today, but many more have been demolished with only concrete slabs remaining in the backyards or newer structures replacing them. At our most […]
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