Secretary of the Interior's Standards for Rehabilitation & Illustrated Guidelines for Rehabilitating Historic Buildings

摘要

Since 1966,, over 800, properties have been placed in the National Register of Historic Places through the joint efforts of State Historic Preservation Offices, Federal agencies, Certified Local Governments, and the private sector. Over the past quarter century, historic preservation grants to the States for survey, planning and rehabilitation have amounted to nearly $600 million, an investment totaling close to $1.2 billion with the inclusion of matching non-Federa funds. Additionally, the Preservation Tax Incentives, now in their 14th year, have contributed to the rehabilitation of nearly 22,000 historic properites, representing an investment of almost $15 billion in privated funds. The Secretary of the Interior's Standards are of particular relevance here because they have been used to determine the appropiateness of work treatments for every grant-in-the Tax Act project over a 25-year period. By emphasizing repair over replacement, and limited rather than wholesale change to accomodate new uses, the Standards and their accompanying Guidelines seek to ensure the preservation of those qualities for which each property was listed in the Natioal Register.