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Worth Saving
The Newsletter of the North Carolina Historic Preservation Office
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Events, Awards, and Grants
For statewide event lists, visit the HPO Facebook event list, Preservation North Carolina events list, or a September - November 2013 calendar and workshop and conference list courtesy of the Federation of N.C. Historical Societies.
The National Preservation Institute has several seminars scheduled for this fall in nearby states including:
- Section 106: Agreement Documents, November 12 - 14, 2013, Tallahassee, FL
- Cultural and Natural Resources: An Integrated Management Strategy, November 18-19, 2013, Richmond, VA
- Section 106: A Review for Experienced Practitioners, December 4-5, 2013, Mt. Vernon, VA
Information about each seminar, including speakers, agendas, and registration costs can be found at www.npi.org, or by calling 703-765-0100, or emailing info@npi.org.
The Advisory Council on Historic Preservation (ACHP) Office of Federal Agency Programs invites you to join them for a Section 106 webinar this fall. ACHP staff instructors offer hour-long interactive learning experiences about current topics in Section 106 review of interest to all knowledge levels, from those new to the regulatory process to experienced practitioners. Registration for three fall programs is now open.
- "Innovative Approaches to Section 106 Mitigation" will be reprised on October 8.
- "Defining the Area of Potential Effects," a beginner-level favorite, returns October 24 and 29.
- "Energy, Transmission, and Section 106 Review" features examples from transmission line corridor cases in November.
- Registration will open later this fall for a new webinar in December on managing confidentiality concerns in the Section 106 process, including information about using Section 304 of the National Historic Preservation Act.
Details and registration instructions are available at www.achp.gov/sec106webinar.html. Send additional questions to webinar@achp.gov
October 10 National Register Advisory Committee Meeting, 10 AM-3 PM, 3rd Floor Conference Room, 109 East Jones Street, Raleigh, NC. Open to the public. Click here for the agenda.
October 10 "Archaeology in Raleigh" lecture, 7 PM, Joel Lane Museum House, 160 Saint Mary's Street, Raleigh, NC. John Clauser, consulting archaeologist and cemetery specialist, will speak. General admission is $15, $10 for members. Click here for more information or call 919-833-3431.
October 11-12 Cemetery Preservation, Friday, 6-9 PM, & Saturday, 8 AM-5 PM, Edgecombe Community College, 2009 W. Wilson St., Tarboro campus. A review of NC laws concerning cemeteries, guidelines on recording and reporting cemeteries, and guidance on cleaning and restoring damaged stones. Saturday's class will be spent in several area cemeteries. The instructor for the workshop is Monika Fleming. This workshop is part of the Historic Preservation Trades Courses at Edgecombe Community College. For all hands-on courses using tools, students will need to sign a liability waver with an option of purchasing insurance through the college for $6 per semester (fees are subject to legislative changes). The cost is $70. Limited enrollment. For more information or to register for this and other courses, please contact Monika Fleming by phone at (252) 823-5166, ext. 241, or by email at flemingm@edgecombe.edu.
October 11-15 Association for Preservation Technology Conference, "Preserving the Metropolis," New York, NY. Details about the conference and registration information can be found at http://www.apti.org/apt-2013-conference/apt-nyc-2013/.
October 15 Historic Rehabilitation Tax Credit Workshop, 5:30 - 6:30 PM, Washington Civic Center, 110 Gladden Street, Washington, NC. HPO staff members John Wood, Tim Simmons, and David Christenbury will explain the National Register of Historic Places program in comparison to local designation, the Secretary of the Interior's Standards for Rehabilitation, and the commercial and residential historic rehabilitation tax credits. This event is sponsored by the City of Washington Department of Planning and Development and is free and open to the public. For more information, contact Jennifer Brennan by phone at 252-946-0897.
October 18-20 Lighting and the American Home Interior, 1750 - 1860, Canandaigua, NY. Through lectures, discussions, and workshops, participants will study the relationships between design, color, finishes and decorative arts and lighting, and how to take these elements into consideration during the restoration of a historic interior. Sponsored by the Historic Lighting Association. For additional information and/or registration materials, contact David Nicholson after 7PM at 585-526-6862 or by email: nicknsue@frontiernet.net; or Joel Paradis anytime at 315-853-1444, or by email: jptinsmith@roadrunner.com.
October 29-November 2 National Preservation Conference, "Preservation at the Crossroads," Indianapolis, IN. Information about the conference events and registration is posted online at http://www.preservationnation.org/resources/training/npc/. For more information contact the National Trust for Historic Preservation at conference@savingplaces.org or 202-588-6100.
November 1 "First Voice: Collaborative Heritage Preservation with Descendant Communities," North Carolina Preservation Consortium (NCPC) Annual Conference, 9 AM - 4 PM, at the Ida and William Friday Center for Continuing Education at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Speakers will present case studies and recommendations for engaging descendant communities in heritage preservation, advocating for human rights with inclusive stewardship, mediating heritage values and professional ethics, and building consensus for preservation priorities. Other highlights of this conference include information about NCPC preservation grants, the campaign to conserve North Carolina's Most Endangered Artifacts, and the announcement of the winner of NCPC's annual Award for Collection Preservation Excellence. This conference is designed for professionals, staff, and volunteers working in museums, libraries, historic sites, archives, conservation centers, and other preservation institutions; advocates for preservation on friends boards, advancement councils, and advisory committees; those working in organizations with a preservation mission; members of the preservation industry; and faculty and students in preservation disciplines. Please complete and print the registration form on the NCPC web site and mail with payment.
November 2 "The National Register of Historic Places: How to Write Better Nominations, a Workshop for Preservation Professionals," 10 AM-3 PM, Crown Plaza Hotel, Indianapolis, IN. This event is free. Click here for more information.
November 2 Introduction to Genealogy, 8:30 AM- 5:30 PM, Edgecombe Community College, 2009 W. Wilson St., Tarboro campus. A short course in how to begin genealogy research using census records, county records such as marriage and death certificates, wills, and other sources including Internet sites and Bible records, and conducting oral histories. The instructor for the workshop is Monika Fleming. (.8 C.E.U.s) Suggested text Unpuzzling Your Roots, Croom 4th ed. This workshop is part of the Historic Preservation Trades Courses at Edgecombe Community College. For all hands-on courses using tools, students will need to sign a liability waver with an option of purchasing insurance through the college for $6 per semester (fees are subject to legislative changes). The cost is $70. Limited enrollment. For more information or to register for this and other courses, please contact Monika Fleming by phone at (252) 823-5166, ext. 241, or by email at flemingm@edgecombe.edu.
November 6 Southeastern Archaeological Conference Annual Meeting, Tampa, FL. Information is available at http://www.southeasternarchaeology.org/annualmeeting.html.
November 9-10 Southern Architecture - Short Course, 8 AM -5 PM, Edgecombe Community College, 2009 W. Wilson St., Tarboro campus. An overview of building technology and architectural styles found in North Carolina and the region from Colonial to mid-20th century. Course will include field trips to area homes. The instructor for the workshop is Monika Fleming. This workshop is part of the Historic Preservation Trades Courses at Edgecombe Community College. For all hands-on courses using tools, students will need to sign a liability waver with an option of purchasing insurance through the college for $6 per semester (fees are subject to legislative changes). The cost is $70. Limited enrollment. For more information or to register for this and other courses, please contact Monika Fleming by phone at (252) 823-5166, ext. 241, or by email at flemingm@edgecombe.edu.
November 9-10 Porches and Floors, 8 AM-5 PM, Edgecombe Community College, 2009 W. Wilson St., Tarboro campus. An overview of the evolution of porch styles and configurations, construction methods, and problem areas on Saturday, and of pre-1940s floor construction, materials, and repair on Sunday. The instructor for the workshop is Gordon Bock. This workshop is part of the Historic Preservation Trades Courses at Edgecombe Community College. For all hands-on courses using tools, students will need to sign a liability waver with an option of purchasing insurance through the college for $6 per semester (fees are subject to legislative changes). The cost is $70. Limited enrollment. For more information or to register for this and other courses, please contact Monika Fleming by phone at (252) 823-5166, ext. 241, or by email at flemingm@edgecombe.edu.
November 14 "The Early Anglican Church in Colonial NC" lecture, 7 PM, Joel Lane Museum House, 160 Saint Mary's Street, Raleigh, NC. John Ward,historian for Christ Church, Raleigh, will speak. General admission is $15, $10 for members. Click here for more information or call 919-833-3431.
November 16 Building Analysis, 8 AM -5 PM, Edgecombe Community College, 2009 W. Wilson St., Tarboro campus. Learn how to examine buildings and determine types of problems encountered in restoration. Look at foundations, walls, and overall condition of structures and help develop plans for restoration. The instructor for the workshop is Ben Curran. This workshop is part of the Historic Preservation Trades Courses at Edgecombe Community College. For all hands-on courses using tools, students will need to sign a liability waver with an option of purchasing insurance through the college for $6 per semester (fees are subject to legislative changes). The cost is $70. Limited enrollment. For more information or to register for this and other courses, please contact Monika Fleming by phone at (252) 823-5166, ext. 241, or by email at flemingm@edgecombe.edu.
November 16-17 Paint Research and Application:Exterior Paint for Historic Buildings, 8 AM-5 PM, Edgecombe Community College, 2009 W. Wilson St., Tarboro campus. An overview of paint, its influence on architecture, how to make paint, why paint fails, proper paint maintenance, and paint research. The instructor for the workshop is Gordon Bock. This workshop is part of the Historic Preservation Trades Courses at Edgecombe Community College. For all hands-on courses using tools, students will need to sign a liability waver with an option of purchasing insurance through the college for $6 per semester (fees are subject to legislative changes). The cost is $70. Limited enrollment. For more information or to register for this and other courses, please contact Monika Fleming by phone at (252) 823-5166, ext. 241, or by email at flemingm@edgecombe.edu.
November 23 Researching Historic Property, 8 AM -5 PM, Edgecombe Community College, 2009 W. Wilson St., Tarboro campus. Learn how to do a house history using deeds, tax, census, and related records. (.8 C.E.U.s) Suggested text is Houses and Homes Exploring Their History, which costs $25. The instructor for the workshop is Monika Fleming. This workshop is part of the Historic Preservation Trades Courses at Edgecombe Community College. For all hands-on courses using tools, students will need to sign a liability waver with an option of purchasing insurance through the college for $6 per semester (fees are subject to legislative changes). The cost is $70. Limited enrollment. For more information or to register for this and other courses, please contact Monika Fleming by phone at (252) 823-5166, ext. 241, or by email at flemingm@edgecombe.edu.
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Recent National Register Listings
Erected in 1949, the Bruce A. and June L. Elmore House is an excellent and intact example of the Westchester Deluxe model manufactured by the Lustron Corporation. Lustron houses, engineered to be built on site as modular homes, were designed for ease of transport and construction and were built primarily of enamel-coated-steel panels that were fireproof and of low maintenance. Only thirty-nine Lustron Houses were built in North Carolina, and this house is the only known intact Lustron house in Asheville.
Hudson Cotton Manufacturing Company (Caldwell County), prepared by L. Phillips, listed 8/28/13
Originally constructed in 1904, the Hudson Cotton Manufacturing Company is significant for its contributions to the industrial economy of Hudson. With additions in 1924 and circa 1930, the mill was the primary employer in Hudson through the twentieth century, and its growth spurred further economic investment in the community.
Whisnant Hosiery Mills (Catawba County), prepared by L. Phillips, listed 8/27/13
Hickory's economy expanded tremendously during the twentieth century with the development of dozens of hosiery companies. The Whisnant Hosiery Mills is historically important as a hosiery manufacturer that far out-paced the production of nearly all other hosiery mills in the city. Constructed in 1929 and added on to several times through the mid-1960s, the historic brick textile mill provided employment for hundreds of workers and at one time it had the capacity to produce 3,500 dozen pairs of men's socks each day.
Orton Plantation Boundary Increase and Additional Documentation (Brunswick County), prepared by L. Knott and D. Hood, listed 9/9/13
Orton Plantation was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1973. The Orton Plantation Boundary Increase and Additional Documentation comprises some 826 acres of woodlands, former rice fields, roads, water courses, two cemeteries, and gardens, together with the mansion house of the same name that has served as the plantation seat in successive guises since ca. 1730-1732, a private family chapel, and associated outbuildings. The property is associated with a series of important people, most notably Roger Moore (1694-1751), the plantation's founder, and Dr. Frederick Jones Hill (1792-1861), who oversaw its antebellum prosperity as a rice plantation and introduced the bill in the House of Commons in 1839 that was reconciled with a Senate bill and produced the legislation creating a public school system in North Carolina.
Star Historic District (Montgomery County), prepared by H. Slane, listed 9/9/13
Strategically located at the intersection of two railroad lines Star, North Carolina was an important regional commercial center for eastern Montgomery and western Moore counties during the first half of the twentieth century. Logging, agriculture, mining, and textile manufacturing fueled Star's growth. The town's prosperity is reflected in the presence of an ornate Queen Anne-style hotel, private residences, and elaborately detailed commercial buildings, all dating from 1896 to 1915. More modest worker houses and commercial buildings, Craftsman style houses, and Classical-style churches also contribute to the district's architectural importance.
Moore County Hunt Lands and Mile-Away Farms (Moore County), prepared by D. Hood and G. Stach, listed 9/9/13
The Moore County Hunt Lands and Mile-Away Farms, comprising about 2,852 acres of pine-covered woodlands and the barn, kennels, residence, outbuildings, and paddock complex at the heart of a legendary horse farm, together with The Paddock Jr. and the Brewster Barn Complex, occupy an important place in the equine history of Moore County and the state of North Carolina. The properties also are important in the areas of conservation, recreation, and social history for their association with the history of fox-hunting in North Carolina and as a conservation initiative that originated in 1929 and is preserving thousands of acres of longleaf pine woodlands in the North Carolina Sandhills.
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Rehabilitation and Tax Credit Project Highlights
The ca. 1919 F. L. Suitt House located in the Holloway Street Historic District (Durham County) was rehabilitated for continued single-family rental residential use. This project was spurred by the use of the federal and state income-producing historic tax credits with a private rehabilitation investment of $109,000.
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The F.L. Suitt House before and during rehabilitation
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The ca. 1910 one-story commercial building located at 107 East Chapel Hill Street in the Downtown Durham Historic District (Durham County) was rehabilitated for continued commercial/office use. This project was spurred by the use of the federal and state income-producing historic tax credits with a private rehabilitation investment of $527,000.
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107 East Chapel Hill St. before and after rehabilitation
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Two More Cannon Raised from Queen Anne's Revenge Shipwreck
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A cannon being raised from the QAR
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The NC Department of Cultural Resources' Underwater Archaeology Branch continues to remove artifacts from the Queen Anne's Revenge wreck, with two cannons, cannon balls, rigging gear, and sounding weights encased in a cement-like shell, recovered in August. Click here for more information.
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Treasures from Blackbeard's Queen Anne's Revenge Exhibited in Edenton Through October 19
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A grenade found on the QAR wreck
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Artifacts from the Queen Anne's Revenge wreck are being exhibited by Historic Edenton at the 1767 Chowan County Courthouse through October 19. It is the third stop on a statewide tour of the traveling exhibit Blackbeard's Queen Anne's Revenge, 1718. Cannonballs, a wine bottle, spikes and other nautical tools and personal items are included in the exhibit. So are plans for family fun, as the exhibit includes a traveling trunk with games and a model life-sized pirate. Admission to the exhibit is $1 for adults and 25 cents for school-aged children.
Upcoming events linked to the exhibit include Pirate Family Fun Day on October 12, 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., with a tour of the exhibit, pirate and colonial themed games, pirate hat making, lessons on cannon firing and more. Visitors should also be on the lookout for Blackbeard wandering around in search of his lost treasures and plan to tour the Elizabeth II ship on a visit to Edenton Bay from Roanoke Island Festival Park. The fee is $1 for adults and 25 cents for children.
Please call 252-482-2637 for more information about the Historic Edenton stop or click here for the schedule of other exhibit stops.
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Durham Bus Station Rehabilitated for Use as a History Museum
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DATA bus station before rehabilitation for use as
the Durham History Hub
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The History Hub, the Museum of Durham History's first physical location, will have its grand opening on October 12. Heretofore occupying a virtual site on the Internet, the museum is moving into the building at 500 W. Main St. that was previously the Durham Area Transit Authority's (DATA) bus station at the western edge of the Downtown Loop. Exhibits will include "Durham A to Z," highlighting a different aspect of the city's history each month; a photographic timeline of significant moments in Durham's past, with more information at the touch of a screen; the Story Room, where visitors will be able to record their Durham stories to be shared with later visitors; and "Look Beyond the Windows," which will call attention to the rehabilitated tobacco warehouses, downtown Durham, West Village and the nearby, iconic N. C. Mutual Life Insurance Building. The museum will stress the stories behind pictures, buildings, and artifacts. Click here for more information.
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Murray's Mill Subject of Art Exhibit
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Murray's Mill. Photo courtesy of Catawba County Historical Association
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Artworks featuring Murray's Mill by nationally-renowned artist and Hickory resident Dan Smith will be on display now through the end of the year at the historic Lyerly House, located adjacent to Frye Regional Medical Center. Murray's Mill was listed in the National Register in 1979 as part of the Murray's Mill Historic District. In honor of the 100th year of operations at the historic mill, "Murray's Mill: An Artist's Vision by Dan Smith" will showcase seven artworks using a wide variety of media including charcoal, oil, pastel, and watercolor to capture the spirit of the mill. Smith spent time investigating the historic Murray's Mill site in 2004, when the Historical Association invited the artist to become the official Murray's Mill Artist. Admission to the exhibition is free. Hours at the Harper House/Hickory History Center are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Thursday through Saturday and 1 to 5 p.m. on Sundays. The center is at 310 North Center Street, Hickory. Click here for more information.
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Joseph Pendleton House Stabilization to Begin
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Joseph Pendleton House during stabilization
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The Joseph Pendleton House is located in Nixonton, Pasquatank County. The original 1786 gambrel-roofed portion of the house was constructed for merchant Joseph Pendleton. Around 1835, a two-story gable roofed addition was constructed, nearly doubling the size of the house. Later in the 19th century, the house received a few exterior modifications, including the front porch detailing. When the house was threatened with demolition in 1992, local efforts saved it by relocating it a few hundred feet from its original site.
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Joseph Pendleton House during stabilization
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Following initial repairs in the late 1990s and the boarding up of windows, work on the house ceased and some of the initial stabilization work was compromised by severe weather. Roof leaks eventually led to serious structural issues on the rear portion of the original house and front porch. However, restoration carpenter Harvey Harrison has been hired to undertake critical stabilization. Click here for Reid Thomas' article about the house and its preservation story.
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Hardaway Archaeology Exhibit Finds a Home
Historic artifacts from one of North America's oldest archaeological sites are returning to Badin, where they were first discovered by an Alcoa engineer in the 1930s on a ridge overlooking Badin Lake that became known as the Hardaway Site. Between 1948 and 1980, University of North Carolina researchers unearthed more than 1.5 million artifacts at the
Hardaway site, which was listed in the National Register in 1984 and has been described as one of the most important archaeological sites in North America. Alcoa has pledged $25,000 to the Badin Museum Commission to support the design of a dedicated museum building in Badin that will showcase the artifacts as part of the Ancient Carolinians exhibit. Click here for more information about the exhibit and here for more information about the site.
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NC Arts Council's SmART Initiative is Catalyst for Winston-Salem Theatre District
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Sec. Kluttz with Jim Goodmon, CEO of Capital Broadcasting; Milton Rhodes, past president and chief executive of the Arts Council of Winston-Salem and Forsyth County; NC Arts Council Director Wayne Martin; and Greg Scott, chair of the Winston-Salem SmART Initiative committee.
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Winston-Salem was one of five projects across the state that received funding from the NC Arts Council's SmART Initiative Pilot Project last year. The $30,000 investment from the state was a planning grant that the local committee also leveraged for economic impact research. Components of the Theatre District campus will include:
- Creation of a National Black Theatre Hall of Fame
- Renovation and expansion of the Stevens Center
- Construction of a new Central Library on the current Winston Square Park site
- Construction of a new 500 to 700 seat theater
- Creation of a new, iconic park between Spruce and Poplar streets around which Theatre District development will be clustered
It is hoped that the Theatre District will boost the city's economy, enrich the lives of residents, bring visitors downtown, and reinforce the image of Winston-Salem as the "City of Arts and Innovation." Click here for more information.
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Six New Communities Selected for Small Town Main Street Program
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Belhaven, one of the towns selected to participate in the 2013 Small Town Main Street program. Photo courtesy of thewashingtondailynews.com
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The NC Department of Commerce announced on August 12 that six new communities have been chosen to participate in the Office of Urban Development's 2013 Small Town Main Street program. Belhaven, Hayesville, Marshville, Mayodan, Robersonville and Valdese were selected through a competitive application process that included 18 communities from across the state. Designation of these six new towns brings the total number of the state's Small Town Main Street communities to 50.
To learn more about this and other Small Town Main Street Program news, click here for the Small Town Development News.
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Historic Wilmington Foundation Partners with New Hanover County Schools for Historic Preservation Education Initiative
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George Edwards and students from a local
school on the Tar Heels Go Walking tour.
Photo courtesy of Judy Creech.
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Tarheels Go Walking Tour, a five-year partnership between the Historic Wilmington Foundation and the New Hanover County Schools, has entered its fourth year. For almost 20 years the school system has offered a program for its third graders to help them get to know their downtown and its services and institutions. The Executive Director for the Historic Wilmington Foundation, George Edwards, first approached the school's instructional services staff in 2008 with the idea of collaborating with the school system to introduce elementary age students to historic preservation and the built environment. Click here to learn more about the program.
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East Durham Revitalization Continues with Rehabilitation of East Durham Graded School
When it opened in 1910, East Durham Graded School originally served all grade levels. It was renamed in 1925 after former board member Y. E. Smith following the annexation of East Durham by the city. The school is a contributing resource in the East Durham Historic District, which was listed in the National Register in 2004.
Durham's Maureen Joy Charter School has completed a $10 million rehabilitation of the building utilizing historic rehabilitation tax credits. Their new facility has three floors for educating children, including a science lab, music room, art room, and media center. Click here and here for more information.
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Rockefellers' Long Valley Farm Becomes Carvers Creek State Park
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Long Valley Farm, Spring Lake vicinity
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James Stillman Rockefeller donated his North Carolina retreat, Long Valley Farm (listed in the National Register in 1994), to The Nature Conservancy upon his death in 2004. The estate is now open to the public as Carvers Creek State Park. Visitors can enjoy the beauty that lured Mr. Rockefeller to the Sandhills and see the remaining house, farm buildings, and tenant farmers' houses dating to the period when the property was a working farm. Click here to read a review of the park or here for more information about the park.
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Bellamy Mansion Restored Slave Quarters to Open
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Bellamy Mansion Slave Quarters
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The Bellamy Mansion Museum of History and Design Arts, a non-profit located in downtown Wilmington, is scheduled to open its restored slave quarters to the public on Sunday, October 13, after almost a decade of fundraising and exacting historic restoration efforts. Donations were used to restore this rare example of an intact urban slave quarters and to develop extensive educational programming. Click here for the press release.
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Wrecking Ball May Have Saved Belmont Mill from Demolition
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Historic postcard view of Chronicle Mill.
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The Chronicle Mill in Belmont was purchased with the intention of redeveloping the parcel, but early in its demolition, the 1902 textile mill began emerging from behind the additions that had obscured it for decades. The owners of the property indicate they have had a change of heart and are considering rehabilitating the mill. Click here for more information.
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Old Salem Museums and Gardens is Creating a
3-D Model of the Single Brothers' House
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Single Brothers' House during 3-D scanning
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A local company, Laser Scanning Services, is creating a 3D scan of the historic Single Brothers' House, part of Old Salem Museums and Gardens. The 3D scanner detects the "targets" placed in the windows of the house and uses them to compile a 3D rendering of the building. Thirty-five scans from multiple locations around the building will be used to construct a digital 3D model. The 3D scanner can collect over one million data points per minute. Laser Scanning Services also recently scanned Union Station and Blair House, the President's official state guest house in Washington, D.C.
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Group Continues Exploring Joara/Fort San Juan
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Fort San Juan dig detail. Photo courtesy of the University of Michigan.
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A group of archaeologists, including Robin Beck, David Moore, and Christopher Rodning and known as Exploring Joara, have uncovered the earliest European settlement in the interior United States, Fort San Juan, also known as Joara. Robin Beck is a relative of the Berrys, owners of the site where the remains of the fort were found. Click here to learn more about their findings and Exploring Joara or click here to visit the Exploring Joara Facebook page.
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"10 on Tuesday" Blog is a Gold Mine of "How To..." Posts This Month
 The National Trust's "10 on Tuesday" blog, a frequent source of information for this newsletter, has been posting a series of "How to ..." toolkits. Recent examples have addressed how to preserve African American historic places, rehabilitate Rosenwald schools, preserve historic bridges, preserve historic cemeteries and burial grounds, and preserve historic train stations. Another interesting topic is "10 Tips for Working with Chain Drug Stores." Click here for the blog.
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Guidebook for Window Restoration Published
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Window repair at Chicamacomico Life-Saving Station. Photo courtesy of the Chicamacomico Life-Saving Station Historic Site & Museum
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The national Window Preservation Standards Collaborative (WPSC) recently announced the publication Window Preservation Standards, which establishes the best practices for window preservation and presents in a single document all the test results proving that old and historic wooden windows can be made as, or more, energy efficient than a disposable replacement window. Click here for more information (scroll down to the bottom of the page).
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Section 106 Applicant Toolkit Now Available
 The Advisory Council on Historic Preservation (ACHP) has developed an Applicant Toolkit to provide guidance on the steps necessary to fulfill the requirements of Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act to those who apply for federal licenses, permits, funding, or approvals. Since many federal agencies require applicants to assist them in compliance with Section 106, these tools will help applicants better engage in Section 106 reviews and support timely reviews.
The toolkit includes an overview of the Section 106 requirements and step by step guidance on supporting consultation with states and Indian tribes, engaging stakeholders, and avoiding inadvertent activities that may adversely affect historic properties. Click here for more information.
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