Helpful Organizations
Cast Stone Institute
10 West Kimball Street
Winder, GA 30680-2535
National Precast Concrete Association
10333 North Meridian Street, Suite 272
Indianapolis, IN 46290
Architectural Precast Association
P.O. Box 08669
Fort Myers, FL 33908-0669
Acknowledgements
Richard Pieper, Director of Preservation for Jan Hird Pokorny Associates, Inc., New York, has considerable experience in varied aspects of architectural conservation, including documentation of historic architectural technology and analysis and conservation of building materials. The author wishes to thank Alan Barr of Towne House Restorations, Inc., Ron Moore of Western Building Restoration, architect Theo Prudon, and conservator David Wessell of the Architectural Resources Group for their assistance in the preparation and review of this brief. Chuck Fisher and Anne Grimmer, Technical Preservation Services, NPS, offered valuable comments during its development. MJM Studios provided access for photography of cast stone fabrication. Michael F. Lynch, Vice President, SPNEA, and Michael Devonshire, Principal, Jan Hird Pokorny Associates, generously lent images from their personal collections for the Brief. Kay D. Weeks, Heritage Preservation Services, National Park Service (NPS), served as project director and general editor.
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.
"The Maintenance, Repair and Replacement of Historic Cast Stone" an Historic Preservation Brief
