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New Exterior Additions to Historic Buildings
Preservation Concerns

Kay D. Weeks
New Exterior Additions to Historic Buildings

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Introduction

Acknowledging Change While Protecting Historical Significance

Scope of National Park Service Interest in New Exterior Additions

        Preserving Significant Historic Materials and Features

        Preserving the Historic Character

        Protecting the Historical Significance

Conclusion

New Exterior Additions to Historic Buildings

        Preserve Significant Historic Materials and Features

        Preserve the Historic Character

        Make a Visual Distinction Between Old and New

Selected Reading

Acknowledgements


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Selected Reading

Architecture: The AIA Journal, "Old and New," November, 1983.

Brolin, Brent C. Architecture in Context: Fitting New Buildings with Old. New York: Van Nostrand Reinhold, 1980.

Good Neighbors: Building Next to History. State Historical Society of Colorado, 1980.

International Council on Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS). International Charter for the Conservation and Restoration of Monuments and Sites (Venice Charter), 1966.

National Trust for Historic Preservation. Old and New Architecture: Design Relationship. Washington, D.C.: Preservation Press. 1980.

Rehab Right: How to Rehabilitate Your Oakland House Without Sacrificing Architectural Assets. City of Oakland Planning Department. Oakland, California, 1978.

Ruskin, John. The Seven Lamps of Architecture. London: George Allen and Unwin, Ltd., 1925.

Schmertz, Mildred F., and Architectural Record Editors. New Life for Old Buildings. New York: Architectural Record Books, McGraw-Hill, 1980.

The Secretary of the Interior's Standards for Rehabilitation and Guidelines for Rehabilitating Historic Buildings. Washington, D.C.: Preservation Assistance Division. National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior, rev. 1983.

(1) Note: Roy Worskett, RIBA, MRTIP, "Improvement of Urban Design in Europe and the United States: New Buildings in Old Settings." Background Report (prepared July, 1984) for Seminar at Strasbourg, France, October, 1984.


Acknowledgements

First special thanks go to Ernest A. Connally, Gary L. Hume, and W. Brown Morton, III for their efforts in establishing and refining our preservation and rehabilitation standards over the past 20 years. (The "The Secretary of the Interior's for Historic Preservation Projects (now"The Secretary of the Interior's Standards for the Treatment of Historic Properties (Rev. 1995)" constitute the policy framework of this, and every technical publication developed in the Preservation Assistance Division.) H. Ward Jandl, Chief, Technical Preservation Services Branch, is credited with overall supervision of the project. Next appreciation is extended to the Branch professional staff, the NPS cultural programs regional offices, the Park Historic Architecture Division, and the National Conference of State Historic Preservation Officers for their thoughtful comments. Finally, the following specialists in the field are thanked for their time in reviewing and commenting on the manuscript: Bruce Judd, AIA, Nore V. Winter, John Cullinane, AIA, Ellen Beasley, Vicki Jo Sandstead, Judith Kitchen, Andrea Nadel, Martha L. Werenfels, Diane Pierce, Colden Florance, FAIA, and H. Grant Dehart, AIA. The photograph of Chicago's Newberry Library with the Harry Weese and Associates' 1981 addition was graciously lent to us by David F. Dibner, FAIA, and Amy DibnerDunlap, coauthors of Buildings Additions Design, McGrawHill, 1985. The front page "logo" by Nore Winter is a detail of historic Burns National Bank, Durango, Colorado, with John Pomeroy's 1978 addition.

Washington, D.C. September, 1986.



This publication has been prepared pursuant to the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended, which directs the Secretary of the Interior to develop and make available information concerning historic properties. Technical Preservation Services (TPS), Heritage Preservation Services Division, National Park Service prepares standards, guidelines, and other educational materials on responsible historic preservation treatments for a broad public.



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