Selected Reading
Ashurst, John and Ashurst, Nicola. Practical Building Conservation,
English Heritage Technical Handbook, Volume 3. Mortars, Plasters and Renders.
New York: Halsted Press, 1988.
Gypsum Construction Handbook. Chicago: United States Gypsum Company,
1986.
Hodgson, Frederick Thomas. Plaster and Plastering: Mortars and Cements,
How to Make and How to Use. New York: The Industrial Publication Company,
1901
Jowers, Walter. "Plaster Patching, Part Il." Restoration Primer.
New England Builder, November, 1987, pp. 4143.
Leeke, John. "Problems with Plaster, Part One." Landmarks
Observer, Vol. 12. March/April, 1985., pp. 10,14. Also "Problems with
Plaster, Part Two." Vol. 12., May/June, 1985, p. 12.
Leeke, John. "Saving Irreplaceable Plaster." Old House Journal.
Vol. XV, No. 6, November/December, 1987, pp. 5155.
McKee, Harley J., FAIA. Introduction to Early American MasonryStone,
Brick, Mortar, and Plaster. New York: National Trust for Historic Preservation
and Columbia University. 1973.
Phillips, Morgan. "Adhesives for the Reattachment of Loose Plaster"
APT Bulletin, Vol. XII, No. 2, 1980, pp. 3763.
Poore, Patricia. "The Basics of Plaster Repair." Old House
Journal, Vol. 16, No. 2, March/April, 1988, pp. 2935.
Shivers, Natalie. Walls and Molding: How to Care for Old and Historic
Wood and Plaster. Washington, D.C.: National Trust for Historic Preservation,
1989.
Stagg, W. D. and B. Pegg. Plastering: A Craftsman's Encyclopedia. Woodstock,
New York: Beekman Publishers, 1976.
Van den Branden, F. and Thomas L. Hartsell. Plastering Skills. Homewood,
Illinois: American Technical Publishers, Inc., 1984.
Weaver, Martin. "Nuts and Bolts: Properly Plastered." Canadian
Heritage. Aug./Sept., 1981, pp. 3436. Also "Nuts and Bolts: Fixing
Plaster." Oct., 1981, pp. 3335.
Acknowledgements
Preservation Brief 21 was based on an article in Old House Restoration
on repairing historic plaster, published by the University of Illinois at
Urbana-Champaign, 1984. Kay D. Weeks, Preservation Assistance Division,
Technical Preservation Services Branch, expanded the article and made substantial
contributions to its development as a Brief. Special thanks go to the technical
experts in the field who reviewed and comment upon the draft manuscript:
Andrew Ladygo (Society for the Preservation of New England Antiquities),
David Flaharty, Gilbert Wolf (National Plastering Industries), Michael
Kempster, and Walter Jowers. Insightful comments were offered by the Technical
Preservation Services Branch which is directed by H. Ward Jandl. Finally,
staff member Karen Kummer, Small Homes Council-Building Research Council,
University of Illinois, provided invaluable production assistance.
Washington, D.C. October, 1989
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.
"Repairing Historic Flat Plaster" an Historic Preservation Brief
