Preservation in Action: Ten Stories Of Stewardship: Restoration, Rehabilitation, Renovation, Adaptation, and Reuse

By: Anne Crofoot Kuckro

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Synopsis: Preservation in Action is the first publication that tells the compelling story of Old Wethersfield, Connecticut's largest and oldest historic district in its oldest town. Based on original research, with stunning photography and handsome design, through ten examples of restoration, rehabilitation, renovation, adaptation, and reuse, it demonstrates the community's efforts over more than a century to preserve the architectural legacy of its historic village, through individual and institutional commitments, civic planning decisions, historic preservation, and design review. The examples range from the oldest house in town, with a 17th century addition added thirty years ago, to a 19th century commercial building whose greenhouse was repurposed as a cafe in 2022 and includes the town's old high school whose redevelopment, in a bold partnership between the Town and the Historical Society, together with the Society's redevelopment of another town owned building, has spurred the economic revival of the old village.

Book Quality:: Publisher Quality
Book Size:: 216 Pages
ISBN-13:: 9780819501479
Related ISBNs:: 9780819501462
Publisher:: Wesleyan University Press
Date of Addition:: 09/16/24
Copyrighted By:: Lee G. Kuckro.
Adult content:: No
Language:: English
Has Image Descriptions:: No
Categories:: History, Nonfiction, Art and Architecture, Home and Garden, Politics and Government
Grade Levels:: Graduate Student
Submitted By:: Bookshare Staff
Usage Restrictions:: This is a copyrighted book.