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"Principals of Historic Preservation", "What thou lovest well remains . . . is thy true heritage . . . shall not be reft from thee"

This book is a very good basic introduction to the principals, laws and resources governing historic preservation issues. As is pointed out, historic preservationists oppose the conventional American ideal of consuming ever more and more, and seek, instead, to reverse the "use it up and move on" mentality by cleaning/clearing up and making what was once used up livable again. That is the purpose of historic preservation: to protect and preserve the past so that we can live with it as part of our heritage and learn from it to create our future. To quote from the text, ". . . not to arrest time, but to mediate sensitively with the forces of change to understand the present as a product of the past and a modifer of the future." John Lawrence, Dean Tulane's School of Architecture. This book is a good place to start.

"Saving America's Heritage", This book was a requirement for an undergraduate course in Public History. For a student just starting out in the preservation field, it is a wonderful informative book encapsulating everything from the philosophy of the historic movement to homeowners purchasing a historic structure. Mr. Tyler has taken his expertise and knowledge and shared it with those of us within the realm of historic preservation. I would highly reccomend this to anyone interested in saving America's heritage.

"Preservation for the real world", I had a graduate class in historic preservation, and while certain books were recommended, none was required.

If I were teaching historic preservation, this would be the text. This is a book largely about Main Street America, not about the U.N. or ICOMOS or preserving the Parthenon, but about preservation in a country that in many cases is philosophically opposed to it.

Toward the end of the book is the best explanation of the use of historic tax credits I have ever read. As Tyler notes, these tax credits are the best friend the American preservation community has today.

If you're interested in historic preservation in America, buy it and read it.

Plus, I'm pretty sure it's the only book on historic preservation that has a drawing of the jewelry store in Huntington, W.Va., where my wife and I bought our wedding rings.


"College Course in one textbook", This book provides a concise and thorough overview of Historic Preservation. It has become the building block on which I will continue my studies of Preservation.

"A Great Introduction to Historic Preservation", Having recently purchased an older home in an historic neighborhood, I thought it would be a good idea to aquaint myself with the topic of historic preservation. Norman Tyler's "Historic Preservation" was originally written as a text for a college class on historic preservation. His purpose was to expose his students to the major themes in the field of preservation.

The book starts with a philosophical overview of preservation and moves onto chapters dealing with historic districts and the legal basis for preservation. I found his chapter on the documentation and designation of individual historic properties to be most valuable. Tyler concludes with chapters on design issues, preservation technology, downtown reviatalization and preservation economics.

This book is a well written introduction that will get you started in learning more about historic introduction. Highly recommended.