![]() Stabilization is the management of condition and environment in order to minimize the potential negative impact on a resource or one of its component elements and the protection of the resource from further harm.Įxamples of stabilization are: the reversal of unfavorable environmental conditions the installation of temporary or permanent supports in a structure that has experienced rot in its wooden framing members the application of a chemical in order to arrest deterioration. In other panels, cracks were treated in place using a fill material. The recently-opened front parlor is an example of a restoration, where stabilization and conservation were executed in order to preserve the 18th-century wood paneling and ultimately return the room to its 18th-century appearance, In order to address cupping (or bowing) in the panels, some were treated with humidification, essentially introducing moisture back into the panels to flatten them, and then removing the moisture, leaving the panels closer to their original, flatter state. Restoration work therefore often encompasses stabilization and conservation activities and spans emergency repairs to large projects that have been provided for under a long-term work plan. Restoration encompasses projects of all sizes from painting, repairing minor deterioration, or replacement of missing hardware, to large projects such as significant structural repair or the complete return of a resource to its original appearance based on extensive research. Restoration is the process through which a building, structure or landscape feature is returned to an original, former or unaltered condition. Several practices are key in this process of preservation: research, documentation, preservation maintenance, stabilization, conservation, and restoration. The goal at Mount Vernon is to preserve as much original fabric as possible through study and documentation and by maintaining structures in good condition, identifying potential and actual problem as early as possible, and effecting the least intrusive and most sympathetic treatments possible. ![]() Didron: “It is better to preserve than to repair, better to repair than to restore, better to restore than reconstruct.” Such practice is well established and was eloquently articulated as early as 1839 by the French archaeologist A. In working to attain this goal, the Mount Vernon Architectural Preservation Section follows a straightforward philosophy of prophylactic maintenance and thoughtful repair. Preservation is the practice of caring for historic structures and landscape features with the goal of understanding them and extending the life of their original fabric indefinitely.
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