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CPS/PWC/NPS: Sharing Information and Experiences Randall J. Biallas he report to the Director from the steering committee of the VOLUME 15 • NO. 6 U.S. National Park Service's (NPS) 75th Anniversary Symposium held last year at Vail, Colorado recommended 19 9 2 under the strategic objective dealing with resource steward ship and protection that: T"The National Park Service should reinforce its role as a world leader in Cultural Resources Management the national park movement through ... actions to facilitate the Information for exchange of information ... and protection of critical world resources." Parks, Federal Agencies, Further, one of the steps that the working group on park use and enjoy Indian Tribes, States, ment called for to implement this recommendation is: Local Governments and the Private Sector "The NPS should exchange with interested parties around the world, information, methods and technology to conserve, interpret, and manage protected areas. The agency should implement a strategy that relates the results of international cooperation to the domestic mission of the NPS and its allied organizations." In support of this recommendation, the NPS park historic architecture program held a joint "Workshop in Historic Structures" with the Canadian Parks Service (CPS) and Public Works Canada Workshop (PWC) at Waterton/Glacier in Historic Structures International Peace Park, June 15-18,1992. The purpose of CPS/MPS Waterton/Glacier the workshop was to improve International Peace Park June 15-18, 1992 the exchange of technical information and experiences between the Service's historic preservation professionals and those from the Canadian Parks Service and Public Environment Canada (continued on page 7) Parks Service Public Works Canada En. iron nam* m Canada Parka Service Public Wortu Canada Travaui public a Canada i. s Peraaaaaraj ai BM la/atata Environnement Canada i uii'u.jl U.uxcn Service des parcs fJrL IliUorir Anhilrcturr Travaux publics Canada Attestation de presence Qiiks Jortin a participé à l'atelier des structures historiques' tenu à Waterton/Glacier International Peace Park du 15 au 18 juin. 1992. I- Christina Cameron ' Jerry Rogers U.S. Department of the Interim 1 Directrice générale Directeur Miomt Canada Canada \ ii: Park Service Lieux historiques nationaux Ressources culturelles Cultural Resource Service canadien des parcs (EC) Service des parcs nationaux Parks Service Service des parcs Park Historic Architecture U.S. Department of the Interior National Park Service Cultural Resources Content* CPS/PWC/NPS: Sharing Information and Experiences 1 CRM Randall J. Biallas Management VOLUME 15 • NO. 6 Managing Heritage Structures in the 1990s Current Issues Facing the CPS 5 Published by the National Park Service to promote Christina Cameron and maintain high standards for preserving Sustainable Conservation in Historic Preservation 8 and managing cultural David G. Battle resources. Director Evaluation, Documentation, Investigation, Monitoring, and Planning James M. Ridenour The Impact of Enhanced Values on the Associate Director Jerry L. Rogers Care of Historic Structures 10 Mary Cullen Editor Ronald M. Greenberg New Techniques for Recording Production Manager Karlota M. Koester Historic Structures 13 John A. Burns Guest Editor Randall J. Biallas Heritage Recording: A Low-Cost Advisors Recording Practice 17 Joan Bacharach Museum Registrar, NPS Robin Letellier Randall J. Biallas Historical Architect, NPS Autocad and Historic Photographs 18 John A. Burns Architect, NPS Kristen R. Marolf Harry A. Butowsky Historian, NPS Graphic Documentation of Stone 19 Pratt Cassity Acting Executive Director, Rebecca L. Stevens National Alliance of Preservation Commissions Keith Newlin Muriel Crespi Cultural Anthropologist, NPS Building Assessments: The Presidio Challenge 23 Craig W. Davis Archeologist, NPS Cary P. Feirabend Mark R. Edwards Deputy State Historic Preservation Officer, CPS Asset Management Process 26 Maryland John McBain John Hnedak Architectural Historian, NPS H. Ward Jandl Codes Architectural Historian, NPS Roger E. Kelly Building Code Application to Existing Structures 29 Archeologist, NPS Lyne Fontaine Antoinette J. Lee Historian, NPS John Poppeliers Protecting Buildings for Life International Liaison Officer for Cultural Resources, NPS A Fire Safety Equivalency System 30 Ruthann Knudson Thomas E. Solon Archeologist, NPS Contributing Editors Park Roads and Highway Standards 33 Betsy Chittenden Information Management Going-To-The-Sun Road Coordinator, NPS Rodd Wheaton Bruce Craig Cultural Resources Coordinator National Parks and Conservation Association Constructing a Replacement Covered Bridge Consultants at Point Wolf e 36 Michael G. Schene Brian Gallant Historian, NPS Kay D. Weeks Technical Writer-Editor, NPS Treatment Preserving Treatment Records 37 Thomas A. Vitanza 2 1992 No. 6 Contents Upgrading HVAC Systems in Historic Buildings 39 Lauren Gruszecki Preserving the Resource 41 Victoria T. Jacobsen New Mechanical Systems for Historic Structures 44 Alan W. O'Bright Effects of Extreme Snowfall on Historic Buildings at High Elevations 47 Laurin C. Huffman, II Seismic Retrofit of Historic Buildings 51 Terry L. Wong Accessibility and Preservation Conflicts 54 Robert L. Carper Log Replacement Techniques 56 Larry Pearson Les Consequences de la Surutilisation de Structures Historiques 59 Gilles Fortin The Reconstruction of Engine House No. 6 61 David E. Snow Kenneth W. Bennett Reconstruction of Fort Union A Multi-disciplinary Approach 63 Richard J. Cronenberger Rehabilitating Jacob Riis Park 66 Andrew Barton Rehabilitating Crater Lake Lodge 67 C. Craig Frazier Preservation Partnerships Private Heritage Buildings in CPS Park Townsites 70 Edward Mills C.J. Taylor Partnerships—Leasing at Lowell 72 W. Lewis Barlow, IV Training A Preservation Skills Training Program fortheNPS 75 H. Thomas McGrath 1992 No. 6 3 Workshop in Historic Structures: CPS/PWC/NPS Waterton/Glacier International Peace Park June 15-18,1992 Participants Charles Anibal Pat Buchik Dennis Dekker Dennis Holden Workshop Coordinator Restoration Architect Director Vehicle Maintenance Operator NPS Mather Employee Professional Services Division PWC - A&ES (EC) - Glacier National Park Development Center PWC - A&ES (EC) - Atlantic Region West Glacier, Montana 59936 P.O. Box 77 Western Region Historic Properties, 408-888-5441 Harpers Ferry, West Virginia 220 Fourth Avenue S.E., Upper Water Street 25425 Room 530 Halifax, Nova Scotia Laurin C. Huffman, II 304-535-6401 Calgary, Alberta B3J 1S9 Regional Historical Architect T2P 3H8 902-426-3418 NPS Pacific Northwest Ghassan Attar 403-292-4703 Regional Office Chief, Period Engineering Cary P. Feierabend 83 King Street, Suite 212 PWC - A&ES (EC) John A. Burns Historical Architect Seattle, Washington 98104 25 Eddy Street Deputy Chief, NPS Presidio Planning Team 206-553-0791 Jules Léger Bldg, N.T. 5th Floor HABS/HAER Division P.O. Box 29022 Ottawa, Ontario National Park Service - 429 San Francisco, California 94129 Susan Hum-Hartley K1A 0H3 P.O. Box 37127 415-556-8803 Director 819-997-0145 Washington, D.C. 20013-7127 Heritage Conservation Program 202-343-9604 Lyne Fontaine PWC - A&ES (EC) Francine Auclair Senior Conservation Engineer 25 Eddy Street Project Manager Christina Cameron Heritage Conservation Program Jules Léger Bldg, N.T. 5th Floor PWC - A&ES (EC) Director General PWC - A&ES (EC) Ottawa, Ontario Québec Region National Historic Sites 25 Eddy Street K1A 0H3 C.P. 6060 - Haute-Ville Canadian Parks Service (EC) Jules Léger Bldg, N.T. 5th Floor 819-997-6972 Québec, Québec 25 Eddy Street Ottawa, Ontario G1R 4V7 Jules Léger Bldg, N.T. 5th Floor K1A 0H3 Victoria T. Jacobson 418-648-4263 Ottawa, Ontario 819-997-4255 Historical Architect K1A 0H3 NPS Denver Service Center/ W. Lewis Barlow, IV 819-994-1808 Gilles Fortin TEA-WPP Regional Historical Architect Coordinator, Architectural P.O. Box 25287 NPS North Atlantic Robert L. Carper Studies Denver, Colorado 80225-0287 Regional Office Historical Architect PWC - A&ES (EC) - Québec 303-969-6956 15 State Street NPS Denver Service Region Boston, Massachusetts Center/TWE C.P. 6060 - Haute-Ville Eric P. Jokinen, P. Eng. 02109-3572 P.O. Box 25287 Québec, Québec Robert Halsall & Associates Ltd. 617-223-5056 Denver, Colorado 80225-0287 G1R4V7 Consulting Engineers 303-969-2578 418-648-7763 188 Eglinton Avenue East, 6th Duane Barrus Floor Acting Superintendent Gerry Cloutier C. Craig Frazier Toronto, Ontario Waterton Lakes National Park Director Historical Architect M4P 2X7 Waterton, Alberta PWC - A&ES (EC) - NPS Denver Service 416-487-5256 T0K 2M0 Ontario Region Center/TWE 403-859-2224 111 Water Street East P.O. Box 25287 Robin Letellier Cornwall, Ontario Denver, Colorado 80225-0287 Chief, Heritage Recording Andrew W. Barton K6H 6S3 303-969-2573 Services Historical Architect 613-938-5874 PWC - A&ES (EC) NPS Denver Service Center/TEA Brian Gallant 10 Wellington Street P.O. Box 25287 Richard J. Cronenberger Architectural Technologist Terrasses de la Chaudière, N.T. Denver, Colorado 80225-0287 Regional Historical Architect PWC - A&ES (EC) - 5th FI. 303-969-2468 NPS Rocky Mountain Regional Atlantic Region Ottawa, Ontario Office/RC Historic Properties, K1A 0H3 David G. Battle P.O. Box 25287 Upper Water Street 819-997-0146 Chief, Historic Denver, Colorado 80225-0287 Halifax, Nova Scotia Architecture/TWE 303-969-2880 B3J1S9 H. Gilbert Lusk NPS Denver Service Center 902-426-7801 Superintendent P.O. Box 25287 Mary Cullen Glacier National Park Denver, Colorado 80225-0287 Chief, Architectural