World History
Walk Through Historic Buildings - The US National Park Service provides this quick guide to identifying the visual character of a historic building, to be aware of what is important to preserve. It also includes a quiz.
One point to remember is that just because a building is old does not mean it is historic. Community activists make this mistake a lot as they try to use the age of buildings to thwart developers. However, if you have a historic building, this site will give you tips on how to identify key features of the building and preserve them accordingly.
From the site:
That's the question you always need to ask ? and answer ? before starting to rehabilitate a historic building. If you can identify the visually distinctive materials, features, and spaces prior to work, you are much more likely to preserve them during the work.
WHO SHOULD COME IN? This web site is designed especially for new members of historic preservation commissions, as well as property owners, architects, and developers. Anyone is welcome, of course!
WHAT CAN YOU LEARN? Through illustrated examples, we show you how to weigh the visual impact of proposed changes to the exterior, interior, and site using a 3-step approach. By applying this method to evaluate a historic building from a distance, up close, and inside, you can begin to decide where alterations might reasonably take place ? and which visual aspects you need to preserve.
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World History
Walk Through Historic Buildings
Walk Through Historic Buildings - The US National Park Service provides this quick guide to identifying the visual character of a historic building, to be aware of what is important to preserve. It also includes a quiz.One point to remember is that just because a building is old does not mean it is historic. Community activists make this mistake a lot as they try to use the age of buildings to thwart developers. However, if you have a historic building, this site will give you tips on how to identify key features of the building and preserve them accordingly.
From the site:
That's the question you always need to ask ? and answer ? before starting to rehabilitate a historic building. If you can identify the visually distinctive materials, features, and spaces prior to work, you are much more likely to preserve them during the work.
WHO SHOULD COME IN? This web site is designed especially for new members of historic preservation commissions, as well as property owners, architects, and developers. Anyone is welcome, of course!
WHAT CAN YOU LEARN? Through illustrated examples, we show you how to weigh the visual impact of proposed changes to the exterior, interior, and site using a 3-step approach. By applying this method to evaluate a historic building from a distance, up close, and inside, you can begin to decide where alterations might reasonably take place ? and which visual aspects you need to preserve.
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I found a sharp site that features maps, literature, documents, books, and other materials concerning historic cities around the world. It is Historic Cities. It is a joint project of the Historic Cities Center of the Department of Geography, the Hebrew...
- Researching Historic Buildings In The British Isles
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Teaching with Historic Places. This is an excellent ERIC Digest by Kathleen Hunter from 1994. It deals with teaching K-12 students about history using the local community as a classroom. Eleven years later, this program stills seems to be in place at...
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