What do we mean by Preservation/Conservation?
Basically there are 3 types:
- Documentary. Restoring a building it its original state, using the same materials and construction methods. Such a building is usually maintained as a museum. Example: Old California Adobes.
- Representative: Bringing some part of our colorful past into focus for the present generation by creating a s setting typical of a bygone time. Example: Wawona Pioneer History Center in Yosemite National Park.
- Adaptive Reuse. Example: a bank remodeled into a restaurant. This recycling of existing buildings is growing increasingly important:
- It revitalizes our inner cities
- it is cheaper than tearing down and rebuilding from scratch
- it is labor intensive and therefore creates jobs
- it keeps buildings on the tax rolls.
