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Section 4.3: Glossary of Preservation Terms

Section 4.3: Glossary of Preservation TermsFind Your Preservation Story - Glossary of Preservation Terms If you’re new to preservation, the lingo can be quite confusing. Here’s a helpful breakdown of preservation terminology from the National Trust for Historic Preservation. Designation—Act of identifying historic structures and districts subject to regulation in historic preservation ordinances or other [...]
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Section 4.2 – Glossary of Architecture Terms

Section 4.2 – Glossary of Architecture TermsFind your Preservation Story - Glossary Guide to Architectural Interiors and Exteriors Definitions compliments of the State Historical Society of Iowa’s Prairie Voices Curriculum Acanthus: A common plant of the Mediterranean, whose leaves, stylized, form the characteristic decoration of capitals of Corinthian and Composite orders. In scroll form it [...]
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