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Regarding question 10, where do the treatment standards reference a similar idea of a museum being a part of both restoration and rehabilitation? I have run across this in my studies before, but I haven’t found much resource material to back it up.
@kinney.bresheena The connection comes from how the The Secretary of the Interior’s Standards (Part 1 and Part 2) define Rehabilitation versus Restoration, rather than museums specifically requiring one treatment or the other.
Rehabilitation is often the most common approach for museum conversions because it allows a historic building to be adapted for a new use while retaining its historic character. The NPS describes rehabilitation as accommodating contemporary uses through compatible alterations and additions.
Restoration can also be appropriate for a museum if the goal is to interpret the building as it appeared during a specific period of significance. The NPS notes that restoration focuses on depicting a property at a particular time in its history and may involve removing features from other periods.
Depending on the owner’s preservation goals, both of these potential treatments (and reasonings) are plausible. Hope this helps!
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