<photo>Detail of reconstructed George Washington Memorial House at
Washington Birthplace National Monument, Westmoreland County, Virginia
Standards for Reconstruction and Guidelines for Reconstructing Historic Buildings. Graphic title bar

 

reconstructing

Reconstruction is defined as the act or process of depicting, by means of new construction, the form, features, and detailing of a non-surviving site, landscape, building, structure, or object for the purpose of replicating its appearance at a specific period of time and in its historic location.

 

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Standards
Guidelines

  HISTORICAL OVERVIEW - PRESERVING - REHABILITATING - RESTORING - reconstructing

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