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_ _ _ <br /> Appendix A <br /> The purpose of this exhibit is to clarify different treatment options for historic properties as set forth in-the <br /> Secretary of the Interior's Standards ("the Standards"). Fu11 text for the Standards can be found at this <br /> website: http://www.nps.gov/history/hps/tps/standards~uidelines.htm. <br /> The Standards outline four distinct approaches to the treatment of historic properties: <br /> 1. Preservation emphasizes the maintenance and repair of existing historic materials and retention of a <br /> property's form as it evolved overtime. <br /> 2. Rehabilitation allows for the need to alter or add onto a historic property to meet modern needs while <br /> retaining the property's historic character. The conversion of a historic warehouse to loft apartments is an <br /> <br /> example of rehabilitation. <br /> 3. Restoring a property brings it back as it looked at a particular time in its history, while removing <br /> evidence of other periods. Many house museums have used a restoration treatment. <br /> 4. Reconstruction re-creates lost portions of a property for interpretive purposes. <br /> <br /> Each of these treatment options has its own individual list of standards, which are listed on the above <br /> <br /> referenced website. <br /> <br />