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Restoration Standards for Historic Buildings
Jeffrey Havelin, P.E.
Overview
Rather
than maintaining and preserving a building as it has evolved over time, the
expressed goal of the Standards for Restoration and Guidelines for Restoring
Historic Buildings is to make the building appear as it did at a
particular—and most significant—time in its history. As opposed to other
treatments, the scope of work in Restoration can include removal of
features from other periods; missing features from the restoration period may be
replaced based on documentary and physical evidence, using traditional materials
or compatible substitute materials. The final guidance emphasizes that only
those designs that can be documented, as having been built should be re-created
in a restoration project.
The Secretary of the Interior is
responsible for establishing professional standards and providing advice on the
preservation and protection of all cultural resources listed in or eligible for
listing in the National Register of Historic Places. The Secretary of the
Interior’s Standards for the Treatment of Historic Properties, apply to all
proposed development grant-in-aid projects assisted through the National
Historic Preservation Fund, and are intended to be applied to a wide variety of
resource types, including buildings, sites, structures, objects, and districts.
They address four treatments: Preservation, Rehabilitation, Restoration, and
Reconstruction. The treatment Standards, developed in 1992, were codified as 36
CFR Part 68 in the July 12, 1995 Federal Register (Vol. 60, No. 133).
This
(four-hour) course will be specifically based on the portion of those standards
and guidelines which concern “Restoration” of historic buildings.
Restoration is defined as the act or process of accurately depicting the
form, features, and character of a property as it appeared at a particular
period of time by means of the removal of features from other periods in its
history and reconstruction of missing features from the restoration period. The
limited and sensitive upgrading of mechanical, electrical, and plumbing systems
and other code-required work to make properties functional is appropriate within
a restoration project.
Most
buildings represent continuing occupancies and change over time, but in
Restoration, the goal is to depict the building as it appeared at the most
significant time in its history. Thus, work is included to remove or alter
existing historic features that do not represent the restoration period. This
could include features such as windows, entrances and doors, roof dormers, or
landscape features. Prior to altering or removing materials, features, spaces,
and finishes that characterize other historical periods, they should be
documented to guide future research and treatment.
Please
note that The Secretary of the Interior’s Standards for the Treatment of
Historic Properties are only regulatory for projects receiving federal
grant-in-aid funds; otherwise, the Standards and Guidelines are intended only as
general guidance for work on any historic building.
This course is based
entirely on the selected “Restoration”
portion of The Secretary of the Interior’s Standards for the Treatment of
Historic Properties with Guidelines for Preserving,
Rehabilitating, Restoring & Reconstructing Historic Buildings published by
the U.S. Department of the Interior-National Park Service.
The
student must take a multiple-choice quiz consisting of twenty-four (24) questions at
the end of this course to obtain PDH credits.
Specific Knowledge or Skill Attained
This course will
specifically review “Restoration” of
historic buildings, and will cover the following topics:
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Building Exterior: Materials
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Masonry/ Wood
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Architectural Metals
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Building Exterior: Features
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Roofs
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Windows
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Entrances and Porches
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Storefronts
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Building Interior
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Structural Systems
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Spaces, Features, and Finishes
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Mechanical Systems
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Building Site -Setting (District/Neighborhood)
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Special Requirements
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Energy Efficiency
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New Additions to Historic Buildings
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Accessibility Considerations
- Health
and Safety Considerations
Course
Review the selected
“Restoration” portion of
The Secretary of the Interior’s Standards for the Treatment of Historic
Properties with Guidelines for Preserving, Rehabilitating, Restoring &
Reconstructing Historic Buildings published by the U.S. Department of the
Interior-National Park Service.
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Related Books
Structural Analysis of Historic
Buildings
Historical Building Construction
Historic Preservation: Project
Planning and Estimating
Historic Building Facades: The
Manual for Maintenance and Rehabilitation
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