A Courthouse Conservation Handbook

Book

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Historic Charleston Foundation

Name/Title

A Courthouse Conservation Handbook

Entry/Object ID

2016.002.054

Description

Offers guidance to those who must decide the fate of historic courthouses. Contents: The Courthouse as Paperweight (urban design considerations -- architectural history of the American courthouse) -- The Conservation Issue (decisions for change -- structural considerations -- code considerations -- exterior maintenance) -- Courthouse Environmental Quality (mechanical systems -- acoustics and lighting -- space planning and management -- the updated courtroom -- ancillary spaces) -- Creating New Spaces (three alternatives -- Implementation (financing improvements -- the action approach) -- Case Study in Success (Marshall County Courthouse, Marshalltown, Iowa) -- Appendixes (selected bibliography -- guide to design, preservation and planning resource organizations -- guide to courts and courtroom resource organizations). 75 p. : ill. ; 27 cm. (softcover)

Collection

Historic Charleston Foundation Library

Acquisition

Accession

2016.002

Source or Donor

New Library Catalog Records (2016)

Acquisition Method

Found in Collection

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Book

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Other Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Search Terms

Courthouses--Conservation and restoration--United States

Book Details

Author

National Trust for Historic Preservation

Publisher

Preservation Press

Place Published

Location

Washington, DC

Date Published

1976

Call No.

NA4471 .C68 1976

ISBN

0891330364

LCCN

760139

Notes

Copy No.: 0

Location

Location

Building

Missroon Library

Category

Permanent

Date

February 7, 2023

General Notes

Note

Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 71-72). A project of the National Trust for Historic Preservation in cooperation with the National Clearinghouse for Criminal Justice Planning and Architecture; prepared for use at the National Conference on Historic Courthouses held March 31-April 2, 1976, St. Louis, Mo.

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Create Date

November 9, 2016

Updated By

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Update Date

February 16, 2023