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Author
Publisher
Fairchild Books
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
This book offers a comprehensive overview of historic preservation with a focus on historic interiors, historic building materials, and the adaptive reuse of interiors. This text includes a brief history of preservation in the United States, criteria to determine whether a building is historic, a discussion of preservation law, and how to document historic buildings with a focus on design and understanding functional and aesthetic requirements. The...
Author
Series
Publisher
Yale University Press
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
"Every day, millions of people enter old buildings, pass monuments, and gaze at landscapes unaware that these acts are possible only thanks to the preservation movement. As we approach the October 2016 anniversary of the United States National Historic Preservation Act, historian Max Page offers a thoughtful assessment of the movement's past and charts a path toward a more progressive future. Page argues that if preservation is to play a central role...
Author
Publisher
Thomas Dunne Books
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
"Critically acclaimed author Klara leads readers through an unmatched tale of political ambition and technical skill: the refurbishment of the White House during the Truman administration In 1948, Harry Truman, President of the United States, almost fell through the ceiling of the Blue Room in a bathtub into a meeting of the Daughters of the American Revolution. A team of the nation's top architects was hastily assembled to inspect the White House,...
Author
Publisher
St. Martin's Press
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
"On December 26, 1941, Secret Service Agent Harry E. Neal stood on a platform at Washington's Union Station, watching a train chug off into the dark and feeling at once relieved and inexorably anxious. These were dire times: as Hitler's armies plowed across Europe, seizing or destroying the Continent's historic artifacts at will, Japan bristled to the East. The Axis was rapidly closing in. So FDR set about hiding the country's valuables. On the train...
Author
Series
Publisher
National Trust for Historic Preservation
Pub. Date
[2004]
Language
English
Description
"A look at the various laws and regulations that protect historic resources, as well as laws governing nonprofit organizations and museum properties. Revised and updated in 2004" -- Publisher's Website.
Author
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
"This book is a results-oriented, straight-talking guide for local activists, professionals, and preservation commissions committed to winning and maintaining local historic districts. Its political approach focuses on the crucial challenges of gaining and sustaining community and local governmental support for historic district regulations."--Provided by publisher.
15) The restoration manual: an illustrated guide to the preservation and restoration of oldbuildings
Author
Publisher
Silvermine Publishers
Pub. Date
[1966]
Language
English
17) New solutions for house museums: ensuring the long-term preservation of America's historic houses
Author
Publisher
AltaMira Press
Pub. Date
[2007]
Language
English
Author
Publisher
Island Press
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
"In The Past and Future City, Stephanie Meeks, the president of the National Trust for Historic Preservation, describes in detail, and with unique empirical research, the many ways that saving and restoring historic fabric can help a city create thriving neighborhoods, good jobs, and a vibrant economy. She explains the critical importance of preservation for all our communities, the ways the historic preservation field has evolved to embrace the challenges...
