At 11:00 AM 2/15/98 -0600, you wrote:
>This may not be the most appropriate place to post this, but...
>
>I'm looking for responses from people who have had experience in the use
>of substitute materials on historic building exteriors.  Basically, I'd
>like project descriptions, problems encountered, what works, what doesn't.
>
>I'm preparing a little presentation/discussion on the Dept. of
>Interior's Preservation Brief # 16 for a seminar and would like to
>incorporate examples of how people have dealt with restoration and
>substitute materials.
>
>Also, does anyone know of any preservation listserves or newsgroups ?
>
>Thanks in advance.
>
>Jeff Carr
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>Graduate Student - Anthropology & Architectural Studies
>Iowa State University
>
>
Jeff,
        You might want to check into Preservation-L.  To subscribe, send an e-mai
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        I found this on the "Internet resources for Heritage Conservation,
Historic Preservation, and Archaeology" web site of the NPS.  It is very
useful and has many interesting links.  It can be found at:
 
http://www.cr.nps.gov/ncptt/irg/
 
Good luck on your presentation,
Blane
 
 
Blane H. Nansel, Cultural Resources Specialist
Office of the State Archaeologist
University of Iowa
Iowa City, Iowa  52242
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