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TreaTmenT of His Toric resources

4.10 Do not cover an original building material with a new
one.
a. Consider removing later covering materials and repairing
the original, underlying historic material.
b. Do not add an additional layer of new material on top of
non-historic building material covering the original.

Acceptable Replacement Materials (for Historic
Building Materials)
Materials that are the same as the original, or that appear similar in
finish, scale, style and detail are acceptable. These often include: Consider removing later covering
• Wood (including lap siding, shingles, board and batten) materials and repairing the original,
• Brick underlying historic material.
• Stone
• Other materials original to the building, that are not listed
above

Unacceptable Replacement Materials (for Historic
Building Materials)
Materials that do not appear similar to the original building
materials in finish, scale, style and detail are unacceptable. These
often include:
• Imitation brick or stone (unless original to the building)
• Metal siding
• Vinyl siding
• Exposed/raw concrete block
• Plywood or mineral fiber siding or panels
• Vinyl or elastomeric paint (such as Rhinoshield)
• Ceramic paint
• Exterior Insulation Finish System (EIFS) Materials that are the same as the
original, or that appear similar in
finish, scale, style and detail are
acceptable. For instance, the new
wood siding seen prior to painting
is an appropriate material to use to
replace missing or damaged wood
siding.

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