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Show v'-pld-BiiiiWifigs Tell Stories to Thoe WDno Attended BBt. oc. WorlsshoBs Stale H istorical Society's Re-sources. Re-sources. ' . - - Indeed the Stale Office, is , more than willing to offer as much help as it is able. Henry -, Whiteside advises vChcck with us before deciding that v your building ; is not tsignifi-cant' tsignifi-cant' Significance may, be defined by a building's uniqueness, by virtue of its ability to .represent a partial-., lar time or by its association with a historic person or event. Wilson Martin, underscores under-scores his advice: : "Don't sandblast and don't remove any major original architectural architect-ural features." Sandblasting, researchers have discovered, ; is unnecessarily abrasive and often damaging u to, older buildings. Chemical, cleaning aucnts arc recommended in its place. Martin further emphasized that the business side of preservation includes enormous enor-mous tax benefits. By 1976 Congress had made if clear that preservation was in the national interest and instituted institu-ted iho Tax Reform Act tfnich offers significant tax inccn-lives inccn-lives to stimulate - historic preservationand to discour- , age ; destruction , "of historic ; buildings. .To qualify for these " tax benefits, the building must be; listed in the National Historic Register. The , State . Representatives, are particularly particu-larly adept in leading home- , mvners through the maze of applications necessary to take advantage of these benefits. Though the - Utah State Preservation Society is lacking -in neither energy nor expertise, expert-ise, their funding has been , seriously curtailed. $284,000 of Utah's Preservation budget was cut this year as part of a nationwide curtailment of government spending and as a result 25 projects were cancel- ft:::2Turnt3P2-3 33 bvNanChalat Old buildings tell stories. To a trained eye they speak about the era during which they were built and the people who inhabited them. Properly re- siored thev enrich a commun-iiv commun-iiv and bestow upon it a sense of identity. Last Saturday, as a part of a continuing effort to ' preserve and protect " Park City's unique identity. the Park City Historical Society sponsored a workshop entitled . "Dcnling With Old Buildings. .." Five specialists from the Utah State Historical Society shared their expertise on the economics and technicalities of restoration during a slide : show at the Prospector Square - Theatre. Later, on a tour of finir historic locations in Park Ciiv they talked about specific techniques and resources available to the owners of historic buildings. To the twenty interested Parkiies who attended the historic workshop the older buildings in town: tell their tales loud and clear. Trim isn't just some handsawn wood nailed under a cornice, it is a sign ;of . the times, the late. I HKO's for instance. And under Larrx- Jones (Technical Pre- scrvation Consultant) guid-ance. guid-ance. participants also learned . to heed cries for help from deteriorating but historically significant buildings. Melbourne Armstrong consulted con-sulted with Jones at the tour's first stop. Melbourne's concern con-cern centers around the condition of the rafters in what was once Utah's latest barn. ' The hand hewn triangrMar braces- have begun to spread and though it would he relatively simple to introduce new interior framing. Mel would prefer repairs more in keeping with the barn's -existing architecture. It was easv for the observers to understand his respect for the integrity of those old rafters as i he afternoon light bounced back and forth overhead. While one interested party grilled; Preservation - Coordinator. Coordin-ator. Wilson Martin, about the tax incentives available to those who would rehabilitate a historic building. Jan Sylvest-or Sylvest-or transported the participants to the second historic location. St. Man's Church. Partick; pants were able to guess after Jones" informative lecture, that he would be concerned about the affects of the massive snowbanks melting and slowly eroding St. Mary's valuable stone walls. The Historical ' Society's Grants Consultant. Cindy -Vail, suggested sug-gested that cleaning the stone and repairing the mortar, should receive top priority. Further down Main Street, the workshop, observed a major restoration project in progress. At Day's Market, soon to be known as "Jody's" sagging beams found new support and a rare pressed tin ceiling will be revealed to receive the attention it deserves. de-serves. According to Park City Historical Society .President, Art Smith. Jody Bernolfo has spared no expense in restoring he old market to its historic stature. "It furthers us all when someone does a good job rehabilitating an old building." build-ing." she-said. "It benefits the whole community.'' The group slowly wended its wav toward Dustv Orell's home, which will soon undergo under-go restoration; On the way. Cindy Vail. Henry Whiteside and Larry Jones, all from the Utah State Historical Society, conferred among themselves and with those who joined the lour about the future of preservation in Park City. They pointed out examples of incongruous attempts to rehabilitate re-habilitate older dwellings, inappropriate shake shingled roofs and the dangers of slapping siding over deteriorating deterior-ating walls. It is Pat Smith's firm belief thai a cohesive preservation program must be backed by strong local ordinances. "We need to create an environment to enhance our historic structures. struct-ures. Our local ordinances for the historic district are too -weak and in the meantime the Planning Commission is approving ap-proving new structures which will overpower them." she commented. Smith, who has long been a vocal proponent of preserva- ; lion in Park City was disappointed that only one City Council member (Tina Lewis) and none of the City Planning Commission members mem-bers attended the workshop. Tina Lewis agreed tmtt she would have liked to have seen more city representation though she was pleased to note that architects Richard Kohler and Ted Warr were in attendance as was Harry Reed. "It was neat to know that there is so much help available." said Lewis of the 7 1 k j.njyf hi v ft k &h -Father Carley confers with Park City Historical Society Church Pat Sn,ilh, tbout 1ecessary repairs at St. Mary's Sc "' ' "'J -' - . ! "r Technical Preservation Consultant, Larry Jones; explains that the former Day's Market, being restored by Jody Bernolfo, is one of very few buildings made entirely of cast cement. IVtelbourne Armstrong's barn was once the largest barn In Utah. Because of its historical significance Melbourne has sought professional advise about preserving the aging niore stories ...... r, Ccp.Snasdfr?ni'P2;s 2B ' '. lc(K Martin estimates, that his ' olllte will have approximately ' ohe-halC thd budget they are 1 cVccnstomed to'workihg with in W. The budget cuts come at a' time when restoration is an ' mcreasingly favorable alterna-; alterna-; live to rebuilding. In' addition " to "generally raised historical ' Consciousness' Martin adds that '"Whenever there is an ' increase in interest rates,. you, ? see an increase in reuse of old yuil'dm'g"::; ! ' . I ,v J' ' becomes' increasingly ; i'mpjerative that , "restoration be'eome 1 synonymous ' with economic benefit and accord-ing'm accord-ing'm the Historical Society, 'preservation does pay ' -off 'cither by increasing the value of a particular piece of property or by attracting 'business. ' For those who missed the Park ply Workshop or whose interest was aroused by the multitude of topics covered last Saturday, there will be "A Renovation and Preservation Ida Market" May 23-25 at Union Station in Ogden. The weekend will include an exhibit of products and services serv-ices for old building restoration restora-tion and renovation an outdoor Ilea market; historic tours and a 'historic fun run. For more information call Stephanie !'MacKay at the Utah State Historical Society. (533-6024). ' fiiiiilllllilii v I v v , ' ' 'fK v4 Wffi! ' 1 v 111 j.j. y. vmvvimwm :v'y-- " t - ' T; ; ' 1 1 h v s ! rz it i 1 o i .M jV 4r : .v. .J "..0. ....:..'... '. ' iv .. iiaiif .;V- ; V -. - .'" !-, :; ; -v-'-v :vVi5vJ"a... W -vs1 ' - The Armstrong Barn |
