The development of accessibility standards and preservation guidelines for historic buildings : effects of accessibility standards on the preservation of historic courthouses in Texas, 1968-1998 /

accessibility and historic preservation standards applied to

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Schmid, Peter John
Format: Thesis eBook
Language:English
Published: [Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified] ; 1998.
Subjects:
Online Access:Link to OAKTrust copy
Description
Summary:accessibility and historic preservation standards applied to
accessibility is evaluated through an assessment of the
accessibility laws and standards for the use of alternative
creative solutions to the design challenge of making these
currently in use in Texas, there is ample opportunity for
destruction caused by alterations undertaken to provide
gain approval to use such alternative standards. With more
historic buildings accessible to persons with disabilities.
historic courthouses in Texas. The provisions in
historic preservation. This assessment is made through a
hope that this information will be useful for effectively
intrinsic value of historic properties from damage or
maintaining the their historic integrity.
of this research is to clarify the variance process, with the
planning alteration projects to historic buildings while
review of project files for historic courthouses. The goal
success rate of requests for variance which are based on
than 222 late 19th and early 20th century courthouses
The effectiveness of the variance process to protect the
This study examines the interaction of handicapped
treatments for qualified historic buildings are examined,
with particular emphasis on the variance process required to
Item Description:"Major subject: Architecture".
Vita.
Physical Description:viii, 119 leaves : illustrations ; 28 cm.
Also available online.
Issued also on microfiche from Lange Micrographics.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references: pages 87-90.