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Waxahac hie Residential design guidelines

c h a p t e R 3 : p l a n n i n g a p R e s e R v a t i o n p R o j e c t ............ 3 3

A. What does Preservation Mean? ................................................... 33

Determining Historic Significance ............................................................ 33
Age of Historic Resources ....................................................................... 33
Criteria for Determining Historic Significance ............................................ 34

Integrity ................................................................................................ 34
Contributing Property ............................................................................. 34
Non-Contributing Property ....................................................................... 35

Alterations that Affect Significance........................................................... 35
B. Overarching Preservation Guidelines ........................................... 36

C. Planning a Preservation Project .................................................. 38
Step 1: Determine Building Significance ................................................... 38
Step 2: Determine Building Integrity ......................................................... 38

Step 3: Define Program Requirements ...................................................... 38
Step 4: Determine the Treatment Strategy................................................. 39
Accepted Treatments .............................................................................. 40

Combining Treatments ............................................................................ 41
Inappropriate Treatments ........................................................................ 41
Choosing a Treatment Strategy ............................................................... 42

Locating Exterior Improvements ............................................................... 43
D. Historic Residential Architectural Styles ..................................... 44
Greek Revival (1825 – 1860) ................................................................... 44

Italianate (1840 – 1885) .......................................................................... 45
National Folk (1850 – 1890) .................................................................... 46
Folk Victorian (1870 – 1910) ................................................................... 47

Queen Anne (1880 – 1910) ...................................................................... 48
Colonial Revival (1880 – 1955) ................................................................ 49
Mission Revival (1890 – 1920) ................................................................. 50
Tudor Revival (1890 – 1940) ................................................................... 51

Classical Revival (1895 – 1950) ............................................................... 52
Prairie (1900 – 1930) .............................................................................. 53

Craftsman (1905 – 1930) ........................................................................ 54
Spanish Colonial Revival (1915 – 1940).................................................... 55
Minimal Traditional (1930s – 1950s) ......................................................... 56
Ranch Style (1940 – 1970) ...................................................................... 57

Post-modern (1960 – 1990s) ................................................................... 58
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