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Timber frame with powder-post beetle infestation.

Readings

• Architectural Conservation Assessment
  • Scope of Services
• Architectural Styles
• Bristol Field Work
• Envelope
• Finishes
• Heritage Stewardship
• Interior Decorative Features
• Masonry
  • Lime Cycle
  • Lime
  • Cleaning Specification (05400)
• Moisture
• Professional Practice
• Roofing
• Specifications
• Wood
• Windows

Required Books

• US Department of the Interior. The Preservation of Historic Architecture: The U.S. Government's Official Guidelines for Preserving Historic Homes. Guilford, CT: The Lyons Press, 2004, paperback, ISBN 1-59228-126-5 (View on Amazon.)
  • Note: These Preservation Briefs (original title) are also online at Historic Preservation Briefs #1-41, prepared by the Technical Preservation Services, National Park Service

Recommended Books

• Fisher, Charles E. and Hugh C. Miller, eds. Caring for Your Historic House. New York: Harry N. Abrams, Inc., 1998. (View on Heritage Preservation.)
• Carter, Thomas, et al. Invitation to Vernacular Architecture, 2005. View on Amazon.

Additional Reading (Select)

• From the Roof Down...and Skin Deep: A long-distance learning program, Heritage Preservation Services, NPS
• Weeks, Kay D. and Anne E. Grimmer. The Secretary of the Interior's Standards for the Treatment of Historic Properties with Guidelines for Preserving, Rehabilitating, Restoring & Reconstructing Historic Buildings.

Magazine

• Subscribe to CRM: The Journal of Heritage Stewardship, National Park Service.