Caring for Your Historic House
Table of Contents
Why Care About Your Historic House?—Hugh C. Miller, Former Chief Historical Architect, National Park Service, and Virginia State Historic Preservation Officer, Richmond, Virginia
Getting to Know Your House—Deborah Slaton, Senior Architectural Conservator, Wiss, Janney, Elstner Associates, Inc., Northbrook, Illinois, and Timothy Barton, Research Director, City of Chicago Department of Planning, Landmarks Division, Chicago, Illinois
Establishing a Maintenance Program—Dale H. Frens, Architect and Principal, Frens and Frens Restoration Architects, West Chester, Pennsylvania
Structural Systems—Robert Silman, Structural Engineer and President, Robert Silman Associates, P.C., New York, New York
Roofs—John R. Volz, Architect and Vice President, Volz & Associates, Inc., Austin, Texas
Exterior Masonry—Richard Pieper, Architectural Conservator and Director of Preservation, Jan Hird Pokorny Associates, New York, New York
Exterior Woodwork—John Leeke, Preservation Consultant, Historic HomeWorks, Portland, Maine
Wooden Windows—Charles E. Fisher, Historian, Technical Preservation Services, Heritage Preservation Services Division, National Park Service, Washington, D.C.
Exterior Paints and Other Finishes—Andrea M. Gilmore, Architectural Conservator and Regional Director, Building Conservation Associates, Inc., Dedham, Massachusetts
Plaster—David Flaharty, Sculptor and Ornamental Plasterer, Green Lane, Pennsylvania
Wallpapers—T.K. McClintock, Conservator of Fine Art and Historic Works on Paper, T.K. McClintock Ltd., Somerville, Massachusetts
Interior Paints and Other Finishes—Jeffrey Greene, President, EverGreene Painting Studios, Inc., New York, New York
Interior Woodwork—James Boorstein, Architectural Conservator and Partner, Traditional Line, Ltd., New York, New York
Flooring and Floor Finishes—Mary Harding Sadler, Historical Architect, and W. Camden Whitehead, Architect, Sadler & Whitehead Architects, PLC, Richmond, Virginia
Heating, Cooling, and Ventilating Systems—William B. Rose, Research Architect, Building Research Council, University of Illinois, Champaign, Illinois
Kitchens and Bathrooms—Richard O. Byrne, Architectural and Decorative Arts Conservator and Preservation Consultant, Staunton, Virginia
Lighting and Electrical Systems—Gordon Bock, Editor, Old-House Journal, Gloucester, Massachusetts
Caring for the Landscape—Barbara Wyatt, Landscape Architect and Historic Preservation Consultant, Madison, Wisconsin
Fire Protection—Marilyn E. Kaplan, Architect and Principal, Preservation Architecture, Valatie, New York
Appraisals, Insurance, Preservation Easements, and Estate Planning—Thomas A. Coughlin, Attorney at Law, Washington, D.C.