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Description:Excerpt from Historic Preservation Handbook: A Guide for Volunteers The broadened outlook to which these developments bear witness has grown from an increasing _public awareness of the deficiencies in the contemporary environment and from economic necessity. Preservationists quickly recognized that the preservation of individual structures as museums would make but a small contribution to the larger problems of inner city deterioration and suburban sprawl. House museums, invaluable educational resources which allow present generations to touch historically significant lives and events and to experience past life styles, are but single restored structures which often only emphasize the disparity between past and present. It was evident that if the preservation movement was to be meaningful and enrich present day lives, larger segments of the population needed to participate and enjoy its benefits. At the same time, the need for practical and economic solutions to the problems of the environment were apparent. Faced with soaring building costs for often shoddy new construction and with increased gasoline and other energy costs, many individuals and families looked with interest at long forgotten neighborhoods in older downtown residential areas. These neighborhoods, although deteriorated, could offer fine older but structurally sound residences in settings made attractive by mature trees and gardens that were planted a half century or more ago. Incentives to historic district rehabilitation and restoration have been offered by the National Register of Historic Places and other programs. Evaluation of older areas by architectural historians and other preservation professionals has identified architecturally significant and cohesive historic districts. National Register status has encouraged participation by ever larger groups of people in neighborhood rehabilitation projects throughout the country. The rewards of such activity are now apparent. Citizens, by helping to save a neighborhood, have made contributions toward the revitalization of their cities, have experienced the satisfaction of living in structures whose ornamental detail and sound construction cannot be duplicated on today's market and have found themselves surrounded by an environment that is more attractive than most new urban residential areas. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Historic Preservation Handbook (Classic Reprint): A Guide for Volunteers. To get started finding Historic Preservation Handbook (Classic Reprint): A Guide for Volunteers, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: Excerpt from Historic Preservation Handbook: A Guide for Volunteers The broadened outlook to which these developments bear witness has grown from an increasing _public awareness of the deficiencies in the contemporary environment and from economic necessity. Preservationists quickly recognized that the preservation of individual structures as museums would make but a small contribution to the larger problems of inner city deterioration and suburban sprawl. House museums, invaluable educational resources which allow present generations to touch historically significant lives and events and to experience past life styles, are but single restored structures which often only emphasize the disparity between past and present. It was evident that if the preservation movement was to be meaningful and enrich present day lives, larger segments of the population needed to participate and enjoy its benefits. At the same time, the need for practical and economic solutions to the problems of the environment were apparent. Faced with soaring building costs for often shoddy new construction and with increased gasoline and other energy costs, many individuals and families looked with interest at long forgotten neighborhoods in older downtown residential areas. These neighborhoods, although deteriorated, could offer fine older but structurally sound residences in settings made attractive by mature trees and gardens that were planted a half century or more ago. Incentives to historic district rehabilitation and restoration have been offered by the National Register of Historic Places and other programs. Evaluation of older areas by architectural historians and other preservation professionals has identified architecturally significant and cohesive historic districts. National Register status has encouraged participation by ever larger groups of people in neighborhood rehabilitation projects throughout the country. The rewards of such activity are now apparent. Citizens, by helping to save a neighborhood, have made contributions toward the revitalization of their cities, have experienced the satisfaction of living in structures whose ornamental detail and sound construction cannot be duplicated on today's market and have found themselves surrounded by an environment that is more attractive than most new urban residential areas. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Historic Preservation Handbook (Classic Reprint): A Guide for Volunteers. To get started finding Historic Preservation Handbook (Classic Reprint): A Guide for Volunteers, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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