FLOOD01094

• County: Statewide
• Title: The Secretary of the Interior Standards for Historic Preservations Projects
• Date: 1/1/1979
• Prepared For: US
• Prepared By: USDOI
• Floodplain - Doc Type: Educational/Technical/Reference Information

SPECIFIC STANDARDS for Historic Preservation Projects

The following specific standards for each treatment are to be used in conjunction with
the eight general standards and, in each case, begin with number 9, For example, in
evaluating acquisition projects, include the eight generol standards plus the four specific
standards listed under Standards for Acquisition.

Standards for Acquisition

9, Careful consideration shall be given to the type and extent of property tights which
are required to assure the preservation of the histotic resource, The preservation
objectives shall determine the exact property rights to be acquired.

10, Properties shall be acquired in fee simple when absolute ownership is required to
insure their preservation.

11. The purchase of less,than,fee,simple interests, such as open space or facade
easements, shall be undertaken when a limited interest achieves the preservation
objective,

12, Every reasonable effort shall be made to acquire sufficient property with the histotic
resource to protect its histotical. archeological, architectural. or cultural significance,

Standards for Protection

9, Before applying protective measures which are generally of a temporary nature and
imply future historic preservation work, an analysis of the actual or anticipated
threats to the property shall be made.

10, Protection shall safeguard the physical condition or environment of a property or
archeological site from further detetioration or damage caused by weather or other
naturaL animal, or human intrusions.

11. If any histotic matetial or architectural features are removed, they shall be properly
recorded and, if possible, stored for future study or reuse.

Standards for Stabilization

9, Stabilization shall reestablish the structural stability of a property through the
reinforcement of loadbearing members or by arresting matetial detetioration leading
to structural failure. Stabilization shall also reestablish weather resistant conditions
for a property,

10, Stabilization shall be accomplished in such a manner that it detracts as little as
possible from the property's appearance. When reinforcement is required to
reestablish structural stability, such work shall be concealed wherever possible so as
not to intrude upon or detract from the aesthetic and historical quality of the
property, except where concealment would result in the alteration or destruction of
histotically significant material or spaces,

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