Joint Base San Antonio Archaeology and Cultural Resources Archive

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This Existing Conditions Assessment (ECA) project was contracted by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Fort Worth District, under Contract W9126G-06-D-0400, Task Order 008, in support of Fort Sam Houston (FSH) and Camp Bullis (CB). This ECA report was prepared to support the Army Alternate Procedures (AAP) Historic Properties Component (HPC) of the Integrated Cultural Resources Management Plan for historic buildings and Army Regulations for building reduction. The HPC has standard...

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This Existing Conditions Assessment (ECA) project was contracted by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Fort Worth District, under Contract W9126G-06-D-0400, Task Order 008, in support of Fort Sam Houston (FSH) and Camp Bullis (CB). This ECA report was prepared to support the Army Alternate Procedures (AAP) Historic Properties Component (HPC) of the Integrated Cultural Resources Management Plan for historic buildings and Army Regulations for building reduction. The HPC has standard...

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This Existing Conditions Assessment (ECA) project was contracted by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Fort Worth District, under Contract W9126G-06-D-0400, Task Order 008, in support of Fort Sam Houston (FSH) and Camp Bullis (CB). This ECA report was prepared to support the Army Alternate Procedures (AAP) Historic Properties Component (HPC) of the Integrated Cultural Resources Management Plan for historic buildings and Army Regulations for building reduction. The HPC has standard...

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This Existing Conditions Assessment (ECA) project was contracted by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Fort Worth District, under Contract W9126G-06-D-0400, Task Order 008, in support of Fort Sam Houston (FSH) and Camp Bullis (CB). This ECA report was prepared to support the Army Alternate Procedures (AAP) Historic Properties Component (HPC) of the Integrated Cultural Resources Management Plan for historic buildings and Army Regulations for building reduction. The HPC has standard...

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This Existing Conditions Assessment (ECA) project was contracted by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Fort Worth District, under Contract W9126G-06-D-0400, Task Order 008, in support of Fort Sam Houston (FSH) and Camp Bullis (CB). This ECA report was prepared to support the Army Alternate Procedures (AAP) Historic Properties Component (HPC) of the Integrated Cultural Resources Management Plan for historic buildings and Army Regulations for building reduction. The HPC has standard...

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This Existing Conditions Assessment (ECA) project was contracted by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Fort Worth District, under Contract W9126G-06-D-0400, Task Order 008, in support of Fort Sam Houston (FSH) and Camp Bullis (CB). This ECA report was prepared to support the Army Alternate Procedures (AAP) Historic Properties Component (HPC) of the Integrated Cultural Resources Management Plan for historic buildings and Army Regulations for building reduction. The HPC has standard...

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This Existing Conditions Assessment (ECA) project was contracted by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Fort Worth District, under Contract W9126G-06-D-0400, Task Order 008, in support of Fort Sam Houston (FSH) and Camp Bullis (CB). This ECA report was prepared to support the Army Alternate Procedures (AAP) Historic Properties Component (HPC) of the Integrated Cultural Resources Management Plan for historic buildings and Army Regulations for building reduction. The HPC has standard...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Brett A. Houk. David L. Nickels.

The Center for Archaeological Research (CAR) of The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) conducted significance testing at eight prehistoric archaeological sites at Lackland Air Force Base Medina Annex in Bexar County, Texas, for the Department of the Air Force under Sections 106 and 110 of the National Historic Preservation Act. The Air Force had selected two areas of Medina Annex for possible impact associated with the construction of on-base housing. Alternate 1, the Medina Annex Housing...

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This Existing Conditions Assessment (ECA) project was contracted by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Fort Worth District, under Contract W9126G-06-D-0400, Delivery Order 013, in support of Fort Sam Houston (FSH) and Camp Bullis (CB). The Phase I and Phase II ECA reports have been prepared to conform to the Army Alternate Procedures (AAP) Historic Properties Component (HPC) of the Integrated Cultural Resources Management Plan (ICRMP) for historic buildings and Army Regulations for...

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This Existing Conditions Assessment (ECA) project was contracted by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Fort Worth District, under Contract W9126G-06-D-0400, Delivery Order 013, in support of Fort Sam Houston (FSH) and Camp Bullis (CB). The Phase I and Phase II ECA reports have been prepared to conform to the Army Alternate Procedures (AAP) Historic Properties Component (HPC) of the Integrated Cultural Resources Management Plan (ICRMP) for historic buildings and Army Regulations for...

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This Existing Conditions Assessment (ECA) project was contracted by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Fort Worth District, under Contract W9126G-06-D-0400, Delivery Order 013, in support of Fort Sam Houston (FSH) and Camp Bullis (CB). The Phase I and Phase II ECA reports have been prepared to conform to the Army Alternate Procedures (AAP) Historic Properties Component (HPC) of the Integrated Cultural Resources Management Plan (ICRMP) for historic buildings and Army Regulations for...

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This Existing Conditions Assessment (ECA) project was contracted by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Fort Worth District, under Contract W9126G-06-D-0400, Delivery Order 013, in support of Fort Sam Houston (FSH) and Camp Bullis (CB). The Phase I and Phase II ECA reports have been prepared to conform to the Army Alternate Procedures (AAP) Historic Properties Component (HPC) of the Integrated Cultural Resources Management Plan (ICRMP) for historic buildings and Army Regulations for...

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This Existing Conditions Assessment (ECA) project was contracted by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Fort Worth District, under Contract W9126G-06-D-0400, Delivery Order 013, in support of Fort Sam Houston (FSH) and Camp Bullis (CB). The Phase I and Phase II ECA reports have been prepared to conform to the Army Alternate Procedures (AAP) Historic Properties Component (HPC) of the Integrated Cultural Resources Management Plan (ICRMP) for historic buildings and Army Regulations for...

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This Existing Conditions Assessment (ECA) project was contracted by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Fort Worth District, under Contract W9126G-06-D-0400, Delivery Order 013, in support of Fort Sam Houston (FSH) and Camp Bullis (CB). The Phase I and Phase II ECA reports have been prepared to conform to the Army Alternate Procedures (AAP) Historic Properties Component (HPC) of the Integrated Cultural Resources Management Plan (ICRMP) for historic buildings and Army Regulations for...

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This Existing Conditions Assessment (ECA) project was contracted by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Fort Worth District, under Contract W9126G-06-D-0400, Delivery Order 013, in support of Fort Sam Houston (FSH) and Camp Bullis (CB). The Phase I and Phase II ECA reports have been prepared to conform to the Army Alternate Procedures (AAP) Historic Properties Component (HPC) of the Integrated Cultural Resources Management Plan (ICRMP) for historic buildings and Army Regulations for...

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This Existing Conditions Assessment (ECA) project was contracted by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Fort Worth District, under Contract W9126G-06-D-0400, Delivery Order 013, in support of Fort Sam Houston (FSH) and Camp Bullis (CB). The Phase I and Phase II ECA reports have been prepared to conform to the Army Alternate Procedures (AAP) Historic Properties Component (HPC) of the Integrated Cultural Resources Management Plan (ICRMP) for historic buildings and Army Regulations for...

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This Existing Conditions Assessment (ECA) project was contracted by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Fort Worth District, under Contract W9126G-06-D-0400, Delivery Order 013, in support of Fort Sam Houston (FSH) and Camp Bullis (CB). The Phase I and Phase II ECA reports have been prepared to conform to the Army Alternate Procedures (AAP) Historic Properties Component (HPC) of the Integrated Cultural Resources Management Plan (ICRMP) for historic buildings and Army Regulations for...

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This Existing Conditions Assessment (ECA) project was contracted by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Fort Worth District, under Contract W9126G-06-D-0400, Delivery Order 013, in support of Fort Sam Houston (FSH) and Camp Bullis (CB). The Phase I and Phase II ECA reports have been prepared to conform to the Army Alternate Procedures (AAP) Historic Properties Component (HPC) of the Integrated Cultural Resources Management Plan (ICRMP) for historic buildings and Army Regulations for...

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This Existing Conditions Assessment (ECA) project was contracted by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Fort Worth District, under Contract W9126G-06-D-0400, Delivery Order 013, in support of Fort Sam Houston (FSH) and Camp Bullis (CB). The Phase I and Phase II ECA reports have been prepared to conform to the Army Alternate Procedures (AAP) Historic Properties Component (HPC) of the Integrated Cultural Resources Management Plan (ICRMP) for historic buildings and Army Regulations for...

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This Existing Conditions Assessment (ECA) project was contracted by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Fort Worth District, under Contract W9126G-06-D-0400, Delivery Order 013, in support of Fort Sam Houston (FSH) and Camp Bullis (CB). The Phase I and Phase II ECA reports have been prepared to conform to the Army Alternate Procedures (AAP) Historic Properties Component (HPC) of the Integrated Cultural Resources Management Plan (ICRMP) for historic buildings and Army Regulations for...

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This Existing Conditions Assessment (ECA) project was contracted by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Fort Worth District, under Contract W9126G-06-D-0400, Delivery Order 013, in support of Fort Sam Houston (FSH) and Camp Bullis (CB). The Phase I and Phase II ECA reports have been prepared to conform to the Army Alternate Procedures (AAP) Historic Properties Component (HPC) of the Integrated Cultural Resources Management Plan (ICRMP) for historic buildings and Army Regulations for...

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Ten pages of photograph contact sheets of historic buildings at Fort Sam Houston. The photographs are in black and white and were taken in 1980.

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Black and white photograph taken of historic building 179 at Fort Sam Houston, TX. The building is an Artillery Post and the photograph was taken of the street view.

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Black and white exterior photograph of Building 2250's south exposure. This building is located at Fort Sam Houston, Texas.

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Black and white exterior photograph of Building 2250's west exposure. This building is located at Fort Sam Houston, Texas.

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Color photograph of the Clark House, Building 300, at Randolph Air Force Base, Texas.

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Black and white photograph of the stables north of the Quadrangle at Fort Sam Houston, Texas.

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Colored photographs of the outside of Building 676 at Randolph Air Force Base, Texas. The structure is either in the process of being built or remodeled. Accompanying the photographs is a black and white proposed siting map for the "Daedalian Building Site."

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Black and white photographs of historic staff post building 5 and historic staff post building 7 before and after the porch screens were removed. The screen removal took place in February, 1988.

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Black and white photograph looking west at the rear of the Post Headquarters, Building T-300, Fort Sam Houston, TX.

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Black and white photographs of historic building 617 at Fort Sam Houston, Texas. These are additional photographs taken during an architectural survey.

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Photographs of the interior of Building 661, Randolph Air Force Base, Texas. Photographs include office spaces and elevator.

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Photographs detailing the exterior of Building 902, Randolph Air Force Base, Texas. Date is unknown. These photographs are included in correspondence and extensive summary documentation on an undertaking in progress to rehabilitate Building 902, Randolph Air Force Base, Texas. The letters also indicate that the Section 106 process was not completed prior to the expenditure of Federal funds for the subject undertaking.

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Black and white photographs of the exteriors of buildings 346, 347 and 348 at Fort Sam Houston, Texas.

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Colored photographs of the exteriors of historic Infantry Post buildings 616, 617 and 688 at Fort Sam Houston, Texas.

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A set of polaroids of wall details from historic buildings at Fort Sam Houston, Texas.

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Colored photographs taken in 1968 and 1968 of landscapes, landscape renovations, and landscape plantings surrounding buildings at Fort Sam Houston, Texas. Buildings include Headquarters, Brooke Army Medical Center, the Medical Field Service School, Family Housing, the New Main Post Exchange, and EM Barracks.

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Black and white photographs documenting the construction of the US Army Medical Training Center at Fort Sam Houston, Included are aerial photographs and exterior photographs of the building's progress, as well as its surroundings.

DOCUMENT Full-Text SSG Burchfield.

Black and white photographs taken in 1973 of the Quadrangle and Clock Tower at Fort Sam Houston, Texas. Each photograph details a different area of the two subjects from different directions.

DOCUMENT Full-Text Rich Harrell.

Colored photographs of the exterior and interior of the theater at Fort Sam Houston, Texas.

DOCUMENT Full-Text Bergman.

Black and white aerial photographs of the U.S. Army Medical Training Center at Fort Sam Houston, Texas.Included in the images are five barracks, the Medical Field Service School, MacArthur Field, Brooke General Hospital, and some of the older buildings of the main Post area.

DOCUMENT Full-Text George Ray.

Colored photographs capturing the deconstruction and demolition of two old water towers in the Quadrangle at Fort Sam Houston, Texas.

DOCUMENT Full-Text Joseph C. Freeman. Julian W. Adams. Marsha Prior.

Building 400 is an “S” Structure designed and constructed 1954-1955 at what was then the Medina Base National Stockpile Site (NSS). The Medina Base was built by the Atomic Energy Commission and the Armed Forces Special Weapons Project 1954-55 as one of thirteen installations where nuclear weapons components were stored, maintained and assembled. The Medina Base was constructed during the second generation of these special weapons storage bases, which were commonly referred to as “Q” Areas. This...

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Photos of two murals at Randolph Air Force Base.

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Draft for the plaque titled: In Appreciation for the Avenue of American States, Harmon Drive. The 50 flags in the avenue of Harmon Drive honor the home states of the men and women who serve their country. The flag display serves to remind us of the motto on our nation’s seal: E Pluribus Unum (Out of Many, One). On 27 February 1985, General Andrew P. Iosue, Commander of Air Training Command, and Colonel Ralph R. Rohatch, 12th Flying Training Wing Commander, dedicated the original flag display....

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The draft and final for a plaque commemorating the Prisoners of War Missing in Action, titled: POW MIA. This marker gives special honor to those who have endured being held prisoner and who are still missing and unaccounted for. It also honors the families and loved ones of those missing – throughout our history – who also have endured the anguish of not knowing the status of their missing. We will always remember and continue the search for those still missing. This is the commitment of a...

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Document showing a proposed update to Colonel Ralph S. Parr's commemorative plaque honoring his more than 60 decorations. An image of the original plaque, dedicated in December 2008, is also included.

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Printed copy of the text on Richard Loy Etchberger's plaque at the Medal of Honor Memorial, Randolph Air Force Base. Chief Master Sergeant Richard Loy Etchberger died as he and 18 others defended a secret radar site in Laos from a surprise North Vietnam attack on March 11, 1968.

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Draft of a plaque honoring the Women Airforce Service Pilots, WASPs. On July 1st, 2009 The President of the United States signed Public Law to award a Congressional Gold Medal to the Women Airforce Service Pilots. This plaque was dedicated June 30th, 2010 by General Stephen R. Lorens, USAF, Commander, Air Education and Training Command, Randolph Air Force Base.

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Pocket Guide to Camp Bullis and the Leon Springs Military Reservation, designed to provide a handy historical reference for residents and users of Camp Bullis. It traces the origin and development of Camp Bullis.

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This set of drawings from August 17th, 1939 document the floor plans of the post exchange annex at Camp Bullis, Texas, building 86A. The blueprint also includes a schedule of openings and an electrical legend. The sponsor for this blueprint is the Office of the Post Quartermaster at Fort Sam Houston, Texas under the supervision of Arthur S. Graham. The blueprint was originally drawn by “J.K.N.”, checked by “A.J.L.” and reviewed by J.B. Clearwater.

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This document is a Q.M.C. Form for the post exchange annex (building number T-86-A) at Camp Bullis, Texas in 1937. It details the material construction, capacity and other specs associated with the building. The form was approved by the Secretary of War as required by A.R. 30-1435. Additions, repairs and installations to the building(s) along with their associated cost are also recorded. This Q.M.C. Form was originally approved and generated in 1937, and was then revised by the War Department...

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This document is a Q.M.C. Form for the post exchange (building number T-83) at Camp Bullis, Texas. It details the material construction, capacity and other specs associated with the building. The form was approved by the Secretary of War as required by A.R. 30-1435. Additions, repairs and installations to the building(s) along with their associated cost are also recorded. This Q.M.C. Form was revised in 1939. Additional cost and repairs were added for emergency construction in 1941-42.

DOCUMENT Full-Text Joseph P. Sanchez. Bruce A. Erickson.

This pre-base history describes the area of the Cibolo Valley, Texas where the Randolph Air Force Base is located. Influenced by the development of the city of San Antonio (approximately 18 miles to the southwest), the land was crossed by Spanish explorers, by herders who supplied the Spanish missions, by travelers along the Camino Real, and by speculators in Mexican land grants and Texas land claims. Intense use occurred around the middle of the nineteenth century, first by ranchers, and,...

DOCUMENT Full-Text James A. Zeidler. Michael L. Hargrave. Daniel Haag.

This report provides the Fort Bliss Directorate of Environment with a series of predictive models of archaeological site location on McGregor Range for use as a decision support tool in the McGregor Withdrawal EIS Project. These predictive models and their associated probability surface maps are based on empirical correlations between known prehistoric archaeological site locations and a range of biophysical variables within the McGregor landscape. The predictive modeling effort has been guided...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Nancy Reese. Frank Winchell. Rebecca Procter. Sharlene N. Allday.

This overview presents the prehistoric and historic cultural background to the Lackland Air Force Base (AFB) and the San Antonio area, and documents the origins of the base itself. Geo-Marine, Inc. was contracted by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Fort Worth District, to provide an overview of the prehistory and history of Lackland AFB and the San Antonio area. Nancy Reese, Frank Winchell, Rebecca Procter, and Sharlene Allday authored the report, with Duane E. Peter acting as Principal...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Margaret Howard Hines.

This document provides a framework for archeological research, evaluation of significance, and determination of the potential National Register eligibility of prehistoric archeological sites on the U.S. Army property at Camp Bullis and Fort Sam Houston in Bexar and Comal counties, Texas. These installations are in the Salado and Cibolo creek drainage basins and encompass ca. 28,000 and 3,400 acres, respectively. Over the past 30 years, a number of archeological investigations in these basins...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Alberto Molina-Colon. John L. Brenneman.

The purpose of this Preliminary Assessment Screening (PAS) is to obtain approval for demolition/disposal of Building 1030. The building is located in the north area of the post. The building itself was used as a storage facility consisting of 8,214 square feet.

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Programmatic Agreement for Security Hill and associated meeting minutes.

DOCUMENT Full-Text Marsha Prior. Julian W. Adams.

This preliminary report presents the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) eligibility recommendations for a Cold War-era building and structure assessment conducted at Fort Sam Houston (FSH), San Antonio. This report is the first phase of a survey and evaluation of 303 buildings and structures constructed between 1946 and 1991—the generally agreed upon dates encompassing the Cold War. The final report for this project will include: (1) a more extensive discussion of the Cold War-era...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Robert C. Mack. Anne E. Grimmer.

This is number one of 42 preservation briefs prepared by the Technical Preservation Services of the National Park Service. This brief focuses on the cleaning and ware-repellent treatments for historic masonry buildings. A well-planned cleaning project is an essential step in preserving, rehabilitating or restoring a historic masonry building. Proper cleaning methods and coating treatments, when determined necessary for the preservation of the masonry, can enhance the aesthetic character as...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Kay D. Weeks. David W. Look.

This is number ten of 42 preservation briefs prepared by the Technical Preservation Services of the National Park Service. This brief focuses on the exterior paint problems on historic woodwork. A cautionary approach to paint removal is included in the guidelines to the Secretary of the Interior Standards for Rehabilitation. Removing paints down to bare wood surfaces using harsh methods can permanently damage those surfaces; therefore such methods are not recommended. Also, total removal...

DOCUMENT Full-Text H. Ward Jandl.

This is number eleven of 42 preservation briefs prepared by the Technical Preservation Services of the National Park Service. This brief focuses on the rehabilitating historic storefronts. This Preservation Brief is intended to assist owners, architects, and planning officials in answering such questions about how to evaluate and preserve the character of historic storefronts. In so doing, it not only addresses the basic design issues associated with storefront rehabilitation, but recommends...

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This is number twelve of 42 preservation briefs prepared by the Technical Preservation Services of the National Park Service. This brief focuses on the preservation of historic pigmented structural glass (Vitrolite and Carrara glass). With today's rekindled interest in the Art Deco, Art Moderne, and Streamline styles, the preservation and replacement of pigmented structural glass have now become an integral part of many rehabilitation projects, particularly in relation to commercial...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Sharon C. Park.

This is number thirteen of 42 preservation briefs prepared by the Technical Preservation Services of the National Park Service. This brief focuses on the repair and thermal upgrading of historic steel windows. The National Park Service recommends the retention of significant historic metal windows whenever possible. Such windows, which can be a character-defining feature of a historic building, are too often replaced with inappropriate units that impair rather than complement the overall...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Kay D. Weeks.

This is number fourteen of 42 preservation briefs prepared by the Technical Preservation Services of the National Park Service. This brief focuses on the new exterior additions to historic buildings. Because a new exterior addition to a historic building can damage or destroy significant materials and can change the building's character, an addition should be considered only after it has been determined that the new use cannot be met by altering nonsignificant, or secondary, interior spaces. If...

DOCUMENT Full-Text William B. Coney.

This is number fifteen of 42 preservation briefs prepared by the Technical Preservation Services of the National Park Service. This brief focuses on problems and general approaches for the preservation of historic concrete. This Brief surveys the principal problems posed by concrete deterioration, their likely causes, and approaches to their remedies. In almost every instance, remedial work should only be undertaken by qualified professionals. Faulty concrete repair can worsen structural...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Sharon C. Park.

This is number sixteen of 42 preservation briefs prepared by the Technical Preservation Services of the National Park Service. This brief focuses on the use of substitute materials on historic building exteriors. This Brief provides general guidance on the use of substitute materials on the exteriors of historic buildings. While substitute materials are frequently used on interiors, these applications are not subject to weathering and moisture penetration, and will not be discussed in this...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Lee H. Nelson.

This is number seventeen of 42 preservation briefs prepared by the Technical Preservation Services of the National Park Service. This brief focuses on the architectural character of a building, specifically identifying the visual aspects of historic buildings as an aid to preserving their character. The purpose of this Brief is to help the owner or the architect identify those features or elements that give the building its visual character and that should be taken into account in order to...

DOCUMENT Full-Text H. Ward Jandl.

This is number eighteen of 42 preservation briefs prepared by the Technical Preservation Services of the National Park Service. This brief focuses on the rehabilitating interiors in historic buildings, specifically identifying and preserving character-defining elements. This Preservation Brief has been developed to assist building owners and architects in identifying and evaluating those elements of a building's interior that contribute to its historic character and in planning for the...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Sharon C. Park.

This is number nineteen of 42 preservation briefs prepared by the Technical Preservation Services of the National Park Service. This brief focuses on the repair and replacement of historic wooden shingle roofs. A combination of careful research to determine the historic appearance of the roof, good specifications, and installation details designed to match the historic roof, and long-term maintenance, will make it possible to have not only a historically authentic roof, but a cost-effective...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Robert C. Mack. John P. Speweik.

This is number two of 42 preservation briefs prepared by the Technical Preservation Services of the National Park Service. This brief focuses on repointing mortar joints in historic masonry buildings. A good repointing job is meant to last, at least 30 years, and preferably 50- 100 years. Shortcuts and poor craftsmanship result not only in diminishing the historic character of a building, but also in a job that looks bad, and will require future repointing sooner than if the work had been done...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Michael J. Auer.

This is number twenty of 42 preservation briefs prepared by the Technical Preservation Services of the National Park Service. This brief focuses on the preservation of historic barns. Historic barns form a vital part of our Nation's heritage. Not every historic barn can be saved from encroaching development, or easily brought back into productive use. Yet thousands of such structures can be repaired or rehabilitated for continued agricultural use or for new functions without destroying the very...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Mary Lee MacDonald.

This is number twenty-one of 42 preservation briefs prepared by the Technical Preservation Services of the National Park Service. This brief focuses on repairing historic flat plaster walls and ceilings. The approaches described in this Brief stress repairs using wet plaster, and traditional materials and techniques that will best assist the preservation of historic plaster walls and ceilings--and their appearance. Dry wall repairs are not included here, but have been written about extensively...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Anne E. Grimmer.

This is number twenty-two of 42 preservation briefs prepared by the Technical Preservation Services of the National Park Service. This brief focuses on the preservation and repair of historic stucco. Stucco is a material of deceptive simplicity: in most cases its repair should not be undertaken by a property owner unfamiliar with the art of plastering. Successful stucco repair requires the skill and experience of a professional plasterer. Therefore, this Brief has been prepared to provide...

DOCUMENT Full-Text David Flaharty.

This is number twenty-three of 42 preservation briefs prepared by the Technical Preservation Services of the National Park Service. This brief focuses on preserving historic ornamental plaster. This Preservation Brief has been prepared to assist property owners, architects, contractors, and Federal agency managers in identifying the causes of ornamental plaster failure, specifying repair and replacement techniques and engaging qualified professionals to do the work. The scope of this Brief is...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Sharon C. Park.

This is number twenty-four of 42 preservation briefs prepared by the Technical Preservation Services of the National Park Service. This brief focuses on the heating, ventilating, and cooling historic buildings - specifically problems and recommended approaches. This Preservation Brief underscores the importance of careful planning in order to balance the preservation objectives with interior climate needs of the building. It is not intended as a technical guide to calculate tonnage or to size...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Michael J. Auer.

This is number twenty-five of 42 preservation briefs prepared by the Technical Preservation Services of the National Park Service. This brief focuses on the preservation of historic signs. This Brief will attempt to answer some of the preservation questions raised by historic signs. It will discuss historic sign practices, and show examples of how historic signs have been preserved even when the business has changed hands or the building itself has been converted to a new use.

DOCUMENT Full-Text Bruce D. Bomberger.

This is number twenty-six of 42 preservation briefs prepared by the Technical Preservation Services of the National Park Service. This brief focuses on the preservation and repair of historic log buildings.. The intent of this Brief is to present a concise history and description of the diversity of American log buildings and to provide basic guidance regarding their preservation and maintenance. A log building is defined as a building whose structural walls are composed of horizontally laid or...

DOCUMENT Full-Text John G. Waite.

This is number twenty-seven of 42 preservation briefs prepared by the Technical Preservation Services of the National Park Service. This brief focuses on the maintenance and repair of architectural cast iron. The successful conservation of cast-iron architectural elements and objects is dependent upon an accurate diagnosis of their condition and the problems affecting them, as well as the selection of appropriate repair, cleaning, and painting procedures. Frequently, it is necessary to...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Sara B. Chase.

This is number twenty-eight of 42 preservation briefs prepared by the Technical Preservation Services of the National Park Service. This brief focuses on the painting of historic interiors. This Brief is about historic interior paints and choosing new paints for historic interiors if repainting is necessary or desirable. It addresses a variety of materials and features: plaster walls and ceilings; wooden doors, molding, and trim; and metal items such as radiators and railings. It provides...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Jeffrey S. Levine.

This is number twenty-nine of 42 preservation briefs prepared by the Technical Preservation Services of the National Park Service. This brief focuses on the repair, replacement and maintenance of historic slate roofs. Because the pattern, detailing, and craftsmanship of slate roofs are important design elements of historic buildings, they should be repaired rather than replaced whenever possible. The purpose of this Preservation Brief is to assist property owners, architects, preservationists,...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Baird M. Smith.

This is number three of 42 preservation briefs prepared by the Technical Preservation Services of the National Park Service. This brief focuses on conserving energy in historic buildings. With the dwindling supply of energy resources and new efficiency demands placed on the existing building stock, many owners of historic buildings and their architects are assessing the ability of these buildings to conserve energy with an eye to improving thermal performance. This brief has been developed to...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Anne E. Grimmer. Paul K. Williams.

This is number thirty of 42 preservation briefs prepared by the Technical Preservation Services of the National Park Service. This brief focuses on the preservation and repair of historic clay tile roofs. This Brief will review the history of clay roofing tiles and will include a description of the many types and shapes of historic tiles, as well as their different methods of attachment. It will conclude with general guidance for the historic property owner or building manager on how to plan...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Sharon C. Park.

This is number thirty-one of 42 preservation briefs prepared by the Technical Preservation Services of the National Park Service. This brief focuses on mothballing historic buildings. This Preservation Brief also focuses on the steps needed to "de-activate" a property for an extended period of time. The project team will usually consist of an architect, historian, preservation specialist, sometimes a structural engineer, and a contractor. Mothballing should not be done without careful planning...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Thomas C. Jester. Sharon C. Park.

This is number thirty-two of 42 preservation briefs prepared by the Technical Preservation Services of the National Park Service. This brief focuses on making historic properties accessible. This Preservation Brief introduces the complex issue of providing accessibility at historic properties, and underscores the need to balance accessibility and historic preservation. It provides guidance on making historic properties accessible while preserving their historic character; the Brief also...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Neal A. Vogel. Rolf Achilles.

This is number thirty-three of 42 preservation briefs prepared by the Technical Preservation Services of the National Park Service. This brief focuses on the preservation and repair of historic stained and leaded glass. This Brief gives a short history of stained and leaded glass in America. It also surveys basic preservation and documentation issues facing owners of buildings with leaded glass. It addresses common causes of deterioration and presents repair, restoration, and protection...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Jonathan Thornton. William Adair.

This is number thirty-four of 42 preservation briefs prepared by the Technical Preservation Services of the National Park Service. This brief focuses on preserving composition ornament, specifically applied decoration for historic interiors. With proper understanding of the material, historic composition ornament may be successfully cleaned, repaired, or replaced in sections. Unfortunately, because composition is often misidentified as plaster, stucco, or carved wood, the use of inappropriate...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Travis C. MacDonald.

This is number thirty-five of 42 preservation briefs prepared by the Technical Preservation Services of the National Park Service. This brief focuses on the understanding of old buildings, specifically the process of architectural investigation. To date, very little has been written for the layman on the subject of architectural investigation. This Preservation Brief thus addresses the often complex investigative process in broad, easy-to-understand terminology. The logical sequence of...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Sharon C. Park. Douglas C. Hicks.

This is number thirty-seven of 42 preservation briefs prepared by the Technical Preservation Services of the National Park Service. This brief focuses on the appropriate methods for reducing lead-paint hazards in historic housing. The premise of this Preservation Brief is that historic housing can be made lead-safe for children without removing significant decorative features and finishes, or architectural trimwork that may contribute to the building's historic character. Historic...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Martin E. Weaver.

This is number thirty-eight of 42 preservation briefs prepared by the Technical Preservation Services of the National Park Service. This brief focuses on removing graffiti from historic masonry. Removing graffiti as soon as it appears is the key to its elimination--and recurrence. Thus, the intent of this Preservation Brief is to help owners and managers of historic masonry structures find the best way to remove exterior, surface-applied graffiti* quickly, effectively, and safely. The Brief...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Sharon C. Park.

This is number thirty-nine of 42 preservation briefs prepared by the Technical Preservation Services of the National Park Service. This brief focuses on controlling unwanted moisture in historic buildings. Uncontrolled moisture is the most prevalent cause of deterioration in older and historic buildings. It leads to erosion, corrosion, rot, and ultimately the destruction of materials, finishes, and eventually structural components. Ever-present in our environment, moisture can be controlled to...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Sarah M. Sweetser.

This is number four of 42 preservation briefs prepared by the Technical Preservation Services of the National Park Service. This brief focuses on roofing for historic buildings. The essential ingredients for replacing and maintaining a historic roof are: understanding the historic character of the building and being sympathetic to it, careful examination and recording of the existing roof and any evidence of earlier roofs, consideration of the historic craftsmanship and detailing and...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Anne E. Grimmer. Kimberly A. Konrad.

This is number forty of 42 preservation briefs prepared by the Technical Preservation Services of the National Park Service. This brief focuses on preserving historic ceramic tile floors. This Brief begins with an overview of ceramic tiles as a traditional flooring material. It includes an explanation of the various kinds of historic floor tiles used in the United States and how they were made. General guidance is given on preservation treatments, focusing on maintenance, and, when necessary,...

DOCUMENT Full-Text David W. Look. Terry Wong. Sylvia Rose Augustus.

This is number forty-one of 42 preservation briefs prepared by the Technical Preservation Services of the National Park Service. This brief focuses on keeping preservation in the forefront. This Preservation Brief provides essential information on how earthquakes affect historic buildings, how a historic preservation ethic can guide responsible decisions, and how various methods of seismic retrofit can protect human lives and historic structures. Because many of the terms used in this Brief are...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Richard Pieper.

This is number forty-two of 42 preservation briefs prepared by the Technical Preservation Services of the National Park Service. This brief focuses on the maintenance, repair and replacement of historic cast stone. Cast stone-a mixture of water, sand, coarse aggregate, and cementing agents--has proven over time to be an attractive and durable building material, when properly manufactured. It gained popularity in the 1860s and, by the early decades of the 20th century, became widely accepted as...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Teel Patterson Tiller. David W. Look.

This is number five of 42 preservation briefs prepared by the Technical Preservation Services of the National Park Service. This brief focuses on the preservation of historic adobe buildings. Whether built in the 17th century or in the 20th century, adobe buildings share common problems of maintenance and deterioration. This brief discusses the traditional materials and construction of adobe buildings and the causes of adobe deterioration. It also makes recommendations for preserving historic...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Anne E. Grimmer.

This is number six of 42 preservation briefs prepared by the Technical Preservation Services of the National Park Service. This brief focuses on the dangers of abrasive cleaning to historic buildings. Abrasive cleaning methods are responsible for causing a great deal of damage to historic building materials. To prevent indiscriminate use of these potentially harmful techniques, this brief has been prepared to explain abrasive cleaning methods, how they can be physically and aesthetically...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Teel Patterson Tiller.

This is number seven of 42 preservation briefs prepared by the Technical Preservation Services of the National Park Service. This brief focuses on the preservation of historic glazed architectural terra-cotta. Today, many of this country's buildings are constructed of glazed architectural terra-cotta. However, many of these are in a state of serious deterioration and decay. Glazed architectural terra-cotta was, in many ways, the "wonder" material of the American building industry in the late...

DOCUMENT Full-Text John H. Myers. Gary L. Hume.

This is number eight of 42 preservation briefs prepared by the Technical Preservation Services of the National Park Service. This brief focuses on the appropriateness of substitute materials for resurfacing historic wood frame buildings. The intent of this brief has been to delineate issues that should be considered when contemplating the use of aluminum or vinyl sidings on historic buildings and assessing under what circumstances substitute materials such as artificial siding may be used...