Selected Reading
Bucher, Robert C. "The Long Shingle." Pennsylvania Folklife,
Vol. XVIII, No. 4, Summer 1969.
Cox, Richard E. "Wooden Shingles from the Fortress of Louisbourg."
Bulletin of the Association for Preservation Technology, Vol.
Il, Nos. 12 1970 p.p.65.
Engle, Reed. "Restoring a Roofing." CRM Bulletin, a
publication of the National Park Service, Vol. 8, No. 6 Dec. 1985.
Kidder, F.E. Building Construction and Superintendence, Part II.
New York: William T. Comstock, 1902.
LeVan, Susan. "FireRetardant Treatments for Wood Shingles."
Techline, Madison, Wisconsin: U.S.D.A. Forest Service, 1988.
Niemiec, S.S. and T.D. Brown. "Care and Maintenance of Wood
Shingle and Shake Roofs. " Oregon State University Extension
Service, September 1988. Publication #EC 1271.
The Old House Journal, Vol. XI, No. 3, April 1983. Special Roof
Issue.
Peterson, Charles E. (editor). Building Early America. Radnor,
Pennsylvania: Chilton Book Co. 1976.
Stevens, John. "Shingles." Bulletin of the Association
for Preservation Technology, Vol. II, Nos. 12 1970, pp. 74.
Sweetser, Sarah M. Preservation Briefs 4: Roofing for Historic
Buildings. Washington, D.C.: Technical Preservation Services Division,
National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior, 1978.
Tollesten, Kristin. "Shingles and Shingled Roofs." No
Future Without the Past. Rome, Italy: ICOMOS, 1981. pp. 347360.
Acknowledgements
The author gratefully acknowledges the invaluable assistance of
co-worker Michael Auer in preparing this brief for publication.
In addition, the following individuals are to be thanked for their
contribution to this manuscript: Reed Engle, Historical Architect,
NPS; John Ingle, Historical Architect, NPS; Martin Obando, Eastern
District Manager, Red Cedar Shingle & Handsplit Shake Bureau;
and Peter Sandbeck, North Carolina Division of Archives and History.
Appreciation is extended to: the staff of Technical Preservation
Services Branch and NPS regional offices; Michael Lynch of the
Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation in Albany,
New York; and to Penelope H. Batcheler and William Brookover,
Historical Architects, Independence National Historic Park, for
their review of this manuscript and constructive comments. Special
thanks are given to Kaye Ellen Simonson for the illustrations
in the charts. Washington, D.C. September, 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.
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