Technology Serving the Future of America’s Heritage

Annual Report
NCPTT 2005 U.S. Department
of the Interior

A Publication of the National Center for Preservation Technology and Training www.ncptt.nps.gov

Architecture & Engineering

Program holds second Summer
Institute; Assists in planning APTI
Conference
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e
Archeology and Collections
New program develops first train-
ing course; acquires equipment
page 7
e
Materials Research
Program Brings Cutting Edge
Cemetery Conservation to Omaha;
Works with DVA on Vets’ Grave
markers
page 13
e
Heritage Education
Program holds successful work-
shops on teaching with Historic
houses of worship
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technology rises to the task
e NCPTT Contributes Research and Technical Expertise to Disaster Response
Information Technology

T
he National Center for Pres- reaching into new
Online product catalog goes live
ervation Training and Tech- areas to serve the
page 17 historic preserva-
nology (NCPTT) is very
e pleased to present its Annual Report tion constituency
PTT Grants for the Fiscal Year 2005. We wish with new research,
$466,483 awarded to 14 proposals to acknowledge the support from teaching, conven-
in 2005 grant cycle the preservation community at large ing and technology
shown to NCPTT and in return, we By Bob Silman transfer.
page 18
trust that this report will remind our PTT Board Chair In these chal-
many friends and partners in the lenging times of
Special Report National Park Service, other federal very tight budget constraints at all
NCPTT and state government agencies, uni-
versities, laboratories, preservation
levels of government, NCPTT has
managed in fiscal year 2005 to more
in the eye of the storm: professions and contracting and all than fulfill its legislated role to pro-
NCPTT Acts to Protect Cultural other affiliates of our astounding
achievements.
vide knowledge and training in the
technology of historic preservation.
Resources Affected by the We fully intend to continue to Understanding the need to protect
provide our many worthwhile pres- and preserve our country’s cultural
2005 Hurricanes ent services while at the same time continued on page 2

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resources, the Center has provided
ongoing and new research in preser-
vation technology and has success-
fully disseminated this information to
our constituency by means of publi-
cations, a tremendously active inter-
net site, seminars and courses, con-
vening of conferences and assisting
other groups in achieving their own
missions.
An extraordinary challenge was
presented to NCPTT immediately
after hurricanes Katrina and Rita
struck the Gulf Coast in August and
September. Partly because of its
proximity to the storm ravaged areas,
but more because of its incredible
depth of expertise, NCPTT pro-
vided experienced staff members to
aid in the assessment of the damage
as well as the plans for salvage and
reconstruction. These dedicated
staff members left their regular jobs
and families behind to minister to
the needs of the devastated historic
resources of this tri-state area. Other
The impact of the Center’s
activities and programs are
now recognized around the
country and around the
world.
members of the Center assisted
in different ways, not the least of
which was to open their homes to
families of National Park Service
employees who were displaced as a
result of the hurricanes. Our hats
are off to all at NCPTT for their
untiring efforts.
A tremendous new surge of
activity in 2005 has resulted from
the filling of the position of Chief
of the Archeology and Collections
Program. Recent equipment pur-
chases have allowed the program to
offer services heretofore impossible.
The Center looks forward to much
renewed activity in this vital area of
cultural resource management.
The Materials Research Pro-
gram forged ahead with much need-
ed in-house research in a number
of areas of conservation, aided by
The year 2005 brought great
strides in fulfilling NCPTT’s
mission to advance the use
of science and technology
in historic preservation and
make the information avail-
able to the public through the
most efficient means of tech-
nology transfer.
equipment acquisition and upgrades.
Maintaining its position as one of the
leading authorities on cemetery con-
servation, the MRP program offered
training courses and initiatives in a
number of different venues across
the country. The program has also
contracted with other government
agencies to provide specific research
in problem areas and has conducted
investigations in partnership with
other laboratories.
The well-established Architec-
ture and Engineering program has
strengthened its existing activities as
it develops new initiatives. Profes-
sional development for engineers in
historic preservation continues to be
a high priority; the Summer Institute
provides an intensive training course.
NCPTT signed a new five year co-
operative agreement that will enable
them to continue work with the
AIA Historic Resources Committee
Preservation Education Task Force
in integrating the teaching of historic
preservation into the main stream of
architectural education. Issues such
as sustainability and smart growth
continue to occupy a significant place
in the program.
The impact of the Center’s
activities and programs are now
recognized around the country and
around the world. The programs
discussed above plus those in heri-
tage landscapes, heritage education
and research grants all have contrib-
uted to this success. The year 2005
brought great strides in fulfilling
NCPTT’s mission to advance the use
of science and technology in historic
preservation and make the informa-
tion available to the public through
the most efficient means of technol-
ogy transfer.
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In Other News
NCPTT Announces New Employ-
ees, Promotion
I
n spring 2005, NCPTT announced
the addition of three new mem-
bers to its staff and one promotion.
The new staff members include Ja-
son Church, materials conservator;
Dr. David Morgan, archeology and
collections chief; and Sarah Jackson,
materials research assistant. Addi-
tionally, Andy Ferrell was promoted
to the position of architecture and
engineering chief. He joined NCPTT
in 1999 and was previously archi-
tecture and engineering research
fellow.
NCPTT Receives Honor Award
from National Trust
A t the National Preservation
Conference in September,
NCPTT was presented an Honor
Award for its part in developing
and distributing publications that
encourage responsible growth in
American towns and cities, along
with information on policies to fos-
ter cost and energy efficient school
buildings.
The Center worked with the
Environmental Protection Agency
(EPA) and the Council for Educa-
tional Facility Planners International
(CEFPI) on this project. NCPTT pre-
viously partnered with CEFPI to
produce the one of the publications
included in the mailing: A Primer
for the Renovation/Rehabilitation of
Older and Historic Schools.
AIC Recognizes NCPTT with Dis-
tinguished Service Award
T he American Institute for Con-
servation of Historic and Artis-
tic Works (AIC) presented NCPTT
with an Award for Advancement
of the Field of Conservation. AIC
Director Tom Chase presented the
award to NCPTT Executive Director
Kirk Cordell during the AIC annual
meeting in June, 2005.
Technology Serving the Future of America’s Heritage

Lee H. Nelson Hall

in Brief
NCPTT 2005
Home of NCPTT

U.S. Department
of the Interior

NCPTT conducts preservation technol- promotes excellence in preservation by

N
CPTT advances the
application of science and
technology to historic
preservation. Working in the
fields of archeology, architecture,
landscape architecture and
materials conservation, the
Center accomplishes its mission
through training, education,
research, technology transfer and
partnerships.
NCPTT was created by
Congress in 1992 to
develop and disseminate
preservation technologies and
to train practitioners in new
technologies. NCPTT promotes
preservation in the fields of
archeology, historic architecture,
historic landscapes, and materials
conservation.
NCPTT emphasizes preservation
technology research. We
support the use of innovative
technologies in the preservation
of cultural properties and the
transfer of technology from
arenas not readily identified
within historic preservation.
ogy research
NCPTT undertakes research at its in-house
laboratories, which include an environmental
chamber that allows researchers to test the
effects of pollutants on cultural materials. More
widely, the Center stimulates new research
through its nationwide grants program.
NCPTT provides grants, creates partner-
ships
NCPTT maintains a broad partnership base
that includes National Park Service sites;
other federal agencies; state and tribal historic
preservation offices; universities; private
corporations; and local, state, national and
international non-profit organizations. The
Center provides direct and competitive grants
to promote research and training opportunities
in preservation technology.
NCPTT serves as a trainer and convener
The Center develops and conducts regional
seminars and workshops on topics like
cemetery monument conservation. NCPTT
2005 organizational chart
promoting historic preservation training and
education opportunities for professionals
through projects like the NCPTT Preservation
Engineers Initiative.
NCPTT serves as a Clearinghouse
and Web Portal
NCPTT’s website and publications enable
the Center to deliver the latest news about
preservation technologies to a variety of
audiences. Also, NCPTT supports the
distribution of preservation information
through its grants and partnerships.
NCPTT teaches preservation for future
generations
Heritage Education – Louisiana conveys to
our youngest citizens the power of place and
the stories behind our irreplaceable treasures.
The program administers competitive
mini grants and holds teacher workshops
to enhance the educational experience by
teaching students the value of their local
heritage. The program also serves as a national
model for heritage education.

The Center has adopted these

research priorities:
1. Protect cultural resources
against vandalism,
looting, terrorism, and
natural disasters
2 Conserve architectural
materials of the “recent
past”
3. Develop appropriate
technologies to preserve
houses of worship and
cemeteries
4. Monitor and evaluate
preservation treatments
5. Study environmental
effects of pollution on
cultural resources
6. Document and preserve
threatened cultural
landscapes

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A tarped home expresses the resolve of New Orleans residents to rebuild their
homes post-Katrina. NCPTT’s Architecture and Engineering program is offering
expertise and research during the assessment and rebuilding period.
technology providing
tools to rebuild
Program holds second annual Summer Institute; Assists in
AIA/HRC Preservation Education Task Force
NCPTT’s Architecture & Engineering
“Following Hurricanes program encourages research and partner-
Katrina and Rita, a ships with organizations and institutions
working to advance preservation technol-
number of Summer In- ogy for buildings and other structures. In
stitute alumni provided 2005, the program took part in numerous
useful feedback for the projects with significant potential impact
Rapid Building and on the architecture and engineering fields:
Site Condition Assess- Professional Development Program for
ment Form developed Engineers in Historic Preservation
by NCPTT, and others NCPTT continues working with
worked for FEMA and partners towards improving preservation
training opportunities for engineers. Since
volunteer organizations 2001, work has focused on developing pro-
assessing historic build- fessional development courses for archi-
ings damaged by the tectural, civil, structural, and mechanical
storms.” engineers, architects and technically-ori-
ented graduates of historic preservation
programs. To date, the courses include:
Materials and Older Buildings, Building
Pathology, Diagnostics Methodology and
Treatment Strategies. These courses were
offered at NCPTT’s initial Summer Insti-
tute in 2004 and again in 2005.
The 2005 NCPTT Summer Insti-
tute featuring Engineering for Older and
Historic Buildings was held June 14-24, in
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Natchitoches, Louisiana. Consisting of
Historic Materials & Building Pathology
and Diagnostics Methodology & Treat-
ment Strategies, participants examined
the historic Yucca House and Africa
House. Located at Melrose Plantation
in northwest Louisiana, these structures
were built by former slaves and their
descendants who became one of the
wealthiest families of free people of color
in the antebellum South. New features of
the 2005 program were laboratory exer-
cises and presentations on the archeology
of the site.
Partners for the 2005 Summer In-
stitute included the Architectural Engi-
neering Institute (AEI) of the American
Society of Civil Engineers, the American
Institute of Architects Historic Resources
Committee (AIA/HRC), the Association
for Preservation Technology Internation-
al, Northwestern State University, Cane
River Creole National Historical Park,
Cane River National Heritage Area and
the Association for the Preservation of
Historic Natchitoches. Continuing educa-
tion units were available from the AEI and
AIA.
After two years of Summer Institute
programs, an alumni network is beginning
to develop. Following Hurricanes Katrina
and Rita, a number of Summer Institute
alumni provided useful feedback for the
Rapid Building and Site Condition Assess-
ment Form developed by NCPTT, and
others worked for FEMA and volunteer
organizations assessing historic buildings
damaged by the storms.
In addition to the preservation
engineering training, the 2006 Summer
Institute will feature training in archeolog-
ical prospection and cemetery monument
conservation. The 2006 Summer Institute
is scheduled for June and July.
AIA/HRC Preservation Education Task
Force
NCPTT continued to participate in
the American Institute of Architects His-
toric Resources Committee Preservation
Education Task Force towards integrating
historic preservation into the basic curric-
ulum of professional architecture degree
programs. NCPTT participated in the first
of a series of symposia addressing these
issues held Nov. 19-21, 2004, at the AIA
headquarters in Washington, D.C. and a
follow up meeting in January 2005. As a
result of the efforts of the task force, the
Architecture and Engineering
“In August, NCPTT participated in the Louisiana University Consortium for Smart Growth and
Educational Outreach. NCPTT attended Senator Mary Landrieu’s conference on Smart Growth
and began researching Smart Growth issues related to historic preservation.”
Students evaluate the condition
of Yucca House at Melrose Plan-
tation during NCPTT’s Summer
Institute Training.
Architecture and
Engineering Research
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Student Performance Criteria used by the
National Architectural Accrediting Board
to accredit architecture schools have been
revised to include preservation values.
The group convened again in Bath,
England in September 2005, to examine
European educational models and to con-
tinue this dialogue between academics and
preservation practitioners.
Sustainable Approaches to Historic
Preservation
Architecture and Engineering contin-
ues researching sustainable practices for
historic preservation towards collecting a
body of knowledge on this emerging topic.
The initial phase of the sustainability initia-
tive has involved attending conferences
and facilitating informal conversations
with professionals on green topics and
sustainable practices as related to historic
preservation.
Smart Growth and Historic Preservation
The preservation and revitalization
of historic buildings and sites is a natural
companion for the Smart Growth move-
ment. Rehabilitating historic buildings and
districts optimizes underutilized resources
and takes advantage of existing infrastruc-
ture. In August, NCPTT participated in
African House at Melrose Plantation provides Summer Institute participants a unique
study of construction as well as deterioration and drainage issues.
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the Louisiana University Consortium for
Smart Growth and Educational Out-
reach. NCPTT attended Senator Mary
Landrieu’s conference on Smart Growth
and began researching Smart Growth is-
sues related to historic preservation.
APTI Annual Conference 2006
The Association for Preservation
Technology International (APTI) holds an
annual conference that highlights techno-
logical developments in historic preserva-
tion. NCPTT is a member of the planning
team for the September 2006 APTI confer-
ence, to be held in Atlanta. In August,
NCPTT joined members of the Southeast
Region Chapter of the APTI for the first
planning committee meeting.
Concrete Publication
Work continues on a publication on
the history of concrete, based on the ex-
tensive notes of Charles Peterson, founder
of the NPS Historic American Buildings
Survey. This project with the Athenaeum
of Philadelphia will lead to a one-of-a-
kind resource on early concrete. It will or-
ganize, edit and publish a substantial body
of information pertaining to the origins of
concrete construction.
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Engineering Research

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NCPTT provided advice and technical information to a grass-roots committee dedicated to

the restoration of the historic Kisatchie School in Natchitoches Parish, La.

Historic Schools Initiative offered advice and technical preservation

Chris Stevens of the Olmsted
Center for Landscape Preserva-
tion designed a historically faith-
ful landscape plan for NCPTT’s
Nelson Hall, which is scheduled
for implementation in 2006.
At the annual National Trust for
Historic Preservation conference, in
Portland, OR, NCPTT was honored along
with the Council for Educational Facility
Planners International (CEFPI) and the
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
for two publications, A Primer for the
Renovation/Rehabilitation of Older and
Historic Schools (which resulted from an
NCPTT grant) and Schools for Success-
ful Communities: an Element of Smart
Growth. NCPTT coordinated a targeted
mailing of these publications during May
2005 and distributed them via mail to city
governments, school boards and preserva-
tion leaders. It was for the impact of these
publications and the outreach effort that
NCPTT, CEFPI and the EPA were hon-
ored.
information to community members who
are currently developing proposals for the
adaptive use of the historic school build-
ings.
Preservation and Affordable Housing
Program
Recognizing that many preserva-
tion degree programs require hands-on
experience as part of graduate studies,
NCPTT began exploring the develop-
ment of a program that would involve
the rehabilitation of small vernacular
structures as affordable housing. The
focus of the program would be to provide
real world preservation experience using
existing and emerging technologies to
research, document and rehabilitate these
resources.

Community Outreach
NCPTT seeks to provide technical
research and training for individuals and
organizations. Outreach ranges from
answering inquiries via e-mail and tele-
phone to visiting historic neighborhoods
and sites. In August NCPTT was asked to
visit the long-vacant Kisatchie High School
located about 30 miles south of NCPTT’s
headquarters in Natchitoches, La. Alumni
and local residents were interested in re-
storing the school, which was built around
1919. NCPTT staff visited the school and

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“The newly created Ar-
cheology & Collections
Program seeks to foster
and develop technologi-
cal innovations and ap-
plications that enhance
the preservation of ar-
cheological sites, land-
scapes, materials, and
collections.”

Archeology and
Collections Research

A contour map developed by the Archeology and Collections program will help Summer
Institute instructors in the Architecture and Engineering program to develop a drainage
plan for the historic structures at Melrose Plantation.

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New NCPTT Archeology Program Begins New Initiatives
in Plantation Archeology, Non-invasive Techniques

M
uch of the human past is
unknown except for the
record people left in the
ground and across the landscape. Indus-
trial and technological developments of
the last two centuries have threatened this
record to an unparalleled degree. Even the
process of doing archeology takes its toll
on the very resources from which we seek
to learn about the past. However, modern
technological innovations have given us
the capability of protecting these finite ma-
terials and places in ways that once were
unimaginable.
Though the Center has always been in-
volved in archeological research, NCPTT
created the Archeology and Collections
program to bring additional focus to this
area by fostering technological advances
in archeological sites, landscapes, materi-
als, and collections. NCPTT enhanced
the new program in April of 2005 by ap-
pointing David W. Morgan (Ph.D., Tulane
University) as its chief.
The Archeology & Collections Pro-
gram has participated in numerous activi-
ties since its inception, including collect-
ing GPS data to enhance the Cane River
National Heritage Area GIS database
hosted at NCPTT, public and professional
outreach, and exploring new research
partnerships and opportunities. One of
the more important ongoing tasks is revis-
ing the National Center’s list of PTTGrant
research priorities to include archeologi-
cal concerns. Additionally, some of the
most notable projects completed in 2005
include:
Engineering for Older and Historic
Buildings Leads to Preservation Part-
nership Effort.
The faculty of NCPTT’s 2005 Archi-
tecture and Engineering Summer Insti-
tute program used the early 19th-century
Africa and Yucca houses at Melrose

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Collections Research
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The powered parachute aerial
survey vehicle was the result of
a PTT Grant. The vehicle and
pilot, Tommy Hailey, will take
part in the Archeology and
Collections training during the
2006 Summer Institute.
Plantation as learning tools for their
course, looking specifically at the interplay
between restoration efforts and damage to
the structures caused by standing water.
Prior to the Institute, the non-profit own-
ers of the plantation, a National Historic
Landmark, were considering either raising
the structure or grading the land sur-
rounding it, both of which posed consider-
able threat to the property’s archaeological
resources.
Based on the Institute faculty’s recom-
mendation, the Archeology & Collections
Program partnered with the NPS Cane
River Creole National Historical Park and
the Cane River National Heritage Area
to create a highly detailed topographic
map of the 3,501 square meter area. The
Institute architects used the map to plan a
better way to drain water from the houses
using the natural contours of the land, a
mitigation strategy far less damaging than
either of the options previously under
consideration.
Archeology & Collections Program Ac-
quires Equipment
One thing that makes archeology so
distinctive as a discipline is its emphasis on
understanding the precise spatial relation-
ship between objects. Where one thing
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is relative to another is the fulcrum by
which its meaning is leveraged. NCPTT
obtained three new pieces of equipment
to enable it to participate in contemporary
projects and research:
· Trimble® Pathfinder Pro XH geograph-
ic positioning system with accessories-
-using satellites this device can tell its
operator where on the globe they are
to within 20 to 30 cm;
· Trimble® GeoExplorer GeoXT geo-
graphic positioning system with ac-
cessories--using satellites this device
can tell its operator where on the globe
they are to within 1 m;
· Topcon® GPT-8203A robotic total
station with accessories--this survey-
ing instrument allows its operator to
record precise sub-millimeter spatial
data.
Archaeological Preservation Technol-
ogy Research Consortium
The Archaeological Preservation
Technology Research Consortium (AP-
TRC) was formed through a cooperative
agreement between NCPTT, Arizona
State University (the host), the University
of Ark., the Western Center for Archeol-
ogy and Paleontology, and several other
partner institutions and research universi-
ties. The goal of the APTRC is to advance
the use of technology for resolving critical
issues facing the preservation of archaeo-
logical resources through creation of a
working collaboration of university and
federal agency partners.
The consortium, led by Dr. Arleyn
Simon of Arizona State University, met
in Tempe, Ariz., on Aug. 18-20 to discuss
developments and new directions in
remote sensing research. Formal presen-
tations highlighted current remote sensing
techniques in practice, as well as three-di-
mensional modeling and analyses.
The consortium concluded that
changes need to be made in policy so that
remote sensing is considered baseline
pre-excavation fieldwork; that archeolo-
gists need to develop best practice proto-
cols that parallel those developed in the
United Kingdom; and that archeologists
need to gain name recognition by spon-
soring a united research effort in the near
future. Plans were made to re-convene
in Puerto Rico at the 2006 meeting of
the Society for American Archeology to
formulate an action plan to advance these
proposed changes.
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NCPTT Acts to Protect Cultural Resources Affected by the 2005 Hurricanes

• NCPTT participates in
Heritage Emergency National
Task Force

• NCPTT leads by developing

condition assessment tools
for FEMA.

O
n August 29, 2005 Hurricane
Katrina devastated a major
forts through a series of conference • NCPTT Develops Hurricane
calls beginning September 3, 2005.
portion of the central Gulf The Federal Emergency Management Preservation Technical As-
Coast in what was called the Agency (FEMA) called upon the Heri- sistance Web Page
worst disaster in United States history. tage Emergency National Task Force
Less than a (HENTF) for information and assistance
month later, in response to the disasters. Located • NCPTT details staff to FEMA
Hurricane
Rita brought
in north central Louisiana, NCPTT was recovery efforts
positioned to assist immediately with
similar de- staff and resources.
struction just • NCPTT partners to implement
east of the NCPTT Staff Come to the Aid of
Texas/Louisi- People and Cultural Resources
a series of wet recovery
ana border. As Katrina and Rita threatened their workshops in Louisiana
In re- homes, thousands of families fled
sponse to south Louisiana and headed north-
the massive ward. NCPTT staff quickly began to • NCPTT staff deliver presen-
damage understand the human toll the hur- tations on NCPTT disaster
to cultural ricanes would take even before the
resources storms made landfall. Staffers took
response efforts
throughout the region, the National people into their homes and pro-
Park Service (NPS) Cultural Resources vided meals, clothing and volunteer
program began coordinating NPS ef- continued on next page

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NCPTT Acts to Protect Cultural Resources Affected by the 2005 Hurricanes
Tarp New Orleans, a group headed by former NCPTT
intern Alice-Anne Krishnan, tarps historic houses
that don’t qualify for tarp programs by FEMA and
the National Trust.
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in the eye of the storm
assistance to those in overfilled shelters.
The immediacy and scope of the disaster
further spurred staff to protect the count-
less cultural resources they knew would be
affected by the disaster.
Drawing upon their preservation
expertise and close proximity to the disas-
ter, NCPTT staff worked continuously with
FEMA and the Heritage Emergency National
Task Force (HENTF) to provide tools that
would document the damage and provide
guidelines that encouraged saving and
recovering damaged structures, sites and
collections.
NCPTT Leads by Developing Condition
Assessment Tools for FEMA
As the extent of flooding and devastation
made immediate recovery efforts impos-
sible, NCPTT turned its focus to working
with State Historic Preservation Offices
(SHPOs) to develop a method to assess
building and site conditions as part of an
evolving debris management and demoli-
tion plan for affected states. NCPTT staff,
working with HENTF members, developed a
one-page Rapid Building and Site Condition
Assessment form for FEMA, along with a
brief instruction guide and glossary to assist
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surveyors in using it. Additionally, NCPTT
developed a Rapid Cemetery Condition
Assessment form and further contributed
to or influenced similar forms including the
Save Outdoor Sculpture! Rapid Condition
Assessment by Heritage Preservation, and
the H.E.A.R.T. form for collections by the
American Association for State and Local
History and the American Institute for Con-
servation. Each of these forms were built
on a relational database so that informa-
tion could be gathered manually or elec-
tronically and compiled for later evaluation.
Technical Assistance Fills Communica-
tions Vacuum
NCPTT also stepped in to fill the com-
munications vacuum occurring during the
post-storm chaos. Staff compiled maps,
lists, disaster-related research and updated
contact information that would be useful
for those assisting in the recovery effort, no
matter their location. The information was
put into electronic format and made
a special part of the NCPTT website. The
Hurricane Technical Assistance website
became a primary national information
resource and the NPS’ principal reference
for hurricane response and recovery relative
to cultural resources.
NCPTT details staff to FEMA recovery
efforts
In September, NCPTT received a re-
quest from FEMA to embed two employees
with historic building technology expertise
at the Joint Field Office in Baton Rouge.
Andy Ferrell, architecture and engineering
chief, and Mary Striegel, materials research
chief, served 30-day non-consecutive rota-
tions as part of the National Emergency
System, ESF-11 task force. Sean Clifford,
NCPTT web developer and David Morgan,
archeology and collections chief, provided
additional assistance to FEMA as needed.
Ferrell began working with FEMA on
October 4 and was stationed in Baton
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NCPTT Acts to Protect Cultural Resources Affected by the 2005 Hurricanes
Working with a FEMA strike force, Al Levitan recov-
ers the Fort Jackson plaque.

“NCPTT added hurri-

cane technical assistance
to its home page, www.
ncptt.nps.gov, and pro-
vided links to NPS and
non-NPS information.
The NCPTT web site is a
primary national infor-
mation resource and the
NPS’ principal reference
for hurricane response
and recovery relative to
cultural resources.”
Rouge for one week and spent the remain-
ing three weeks surveying storm-damaged
buildings in New Orleans’ 20 National Reg-
ister Districts. Working with a small team,
he focused on assessing buildings that the
city had previously deemed unsafe for en-
try. He also worked closely with the Loui-
siana SHPO to survey a mid 20th century
African American suburb in preparation for
a National Register district nomination.
Striegel served a month long detail
starting November 7. Striegel’s work includ-
ed assessing the condition of damaged col-
lections and providing technical assistance
in collection recovery. During her detail,
Striegel served as part of a five-member
strike force deployed to recover and sal-
vage about 1,750 objects in the Ft. Jackson
museum in Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana.
Clifford participated in an inaugural
workshop designed to develop a GIS pro-
gram for FEMA and began working to pro-
vide database and web development sup-
port for this project. The GIS program was
developed by FEMA and the National Park
Service Cultural Resources GIS program in
order to survey all red-tagged residential
buildings in New Orleans to determine
their eligibility for the National Register of
Historic Places.
Morgan collaborated with Alexa Rob-
erts, superintendent of the Sand Creek
Massacre National Historic Site, who
served a detail to FEMA. She was given
the task of coordinating consultation
between FEMA and Louisiana’s federally-
recognized Native American tribes with
regard to Section 106 issues. Morgan was
one of her main points of contact, and she
included portions of one of his publica-
tions as part of her final report to FEMA.
Morgan also coauthored a paper with
Nancy Morgan (Cane River National Heri-
tage Area) and Brenda Barrett (NPS) that
describes how Hurricane Katrina exposed
the difficulty our federal preservation sys-
tem has had in adequately documenting
the ordinary markers on the landscape that
are crucial to a sense of community iden-
tity, despite the existence of NPS Bulletin
38 and its provisions for listing traditional
cultural properties on the National Regis-

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 Special Report
in the eye of the storm
NCPTT Acts to Protect Cultural Resources Affected by the 2005 Hurricanes
ter. The peer-reviewed paper is scheduled
for publication in a special issue of Ameri-
can Anthropologist in September 2006. He
also planned to discuss the article at the
Ename Conference in Belgium as one of its
featured round-table case studies.
NCPTT partners to implement a series
of wet recovery workshops in Louisi-
ana
Scheduled for March 2006, NCPTT
partnered with four other cultural resource
groups and the American Institute for
Conservation to develop and implement
three day-long workshops titled, “After the
Storm: Recovery of Wet Collections.” The
workshops provide information and skills
needed to recover wet collections. The
audience for the training is collections staff
“NCPTT partnered with four other cultural resource groups
and the AIC to develop and implement three day-long work-
shops titled, After the Storm: Recovery of Wet Collections.
Held in Louisiana, these workshops provide information and
skills needed to recover wet collections.”
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and volunteers charged with the care of
cultural collections, and to members of
the public whose personal property were
affected by storms and flooding. NCPTT
staff facilitated the meeting and contrib-
uted coordination and outreach efforts.
Dates and locations of workshops in-
clude:
• March 16, The National D-Day Mu-
seum, New Orleans, LA
• March 17, LSU Rural Life Museum,
Baton Rouge, LA
• March 20, National Center for Pres-
ervation Technology and Training,
Natchitoches, LA
Staff Deliver Presentations on NCPTT
Disaster Response Efforts
Ferrell, along with Patricia Gay, execu-
tive director of the Preservation Resource
Center of New Orleans, and David S.
Preziosi, executive director of Mississippi
Heritage, were invited to present a ses-
sion on hurricane recovery efforts at the
Saving Places conference in Denver on
February 9. The session, entitled “When
Disaster Strikes,” focuses on efforts by
government agencies and non-profit
organizations to rehabilitate entire com-
munities and neighborhoods, restore
historic icons, and attract businesses and
homeowners back to heavily damaged
historic districts.
Striegel was invited to speak as
part of the Library of Congress Topics in
Preservation Science series scheduled for
March 2, 2006. Her presentation, en-
titled “The Conservation Scientist Meets
Hurricane Katrina,” focuses her experi-
ences in the real world aftermath of Hur-
ricane Katrina. Preconceived notions of
what Louisiana needed were replaced
with more realistic approaches to collec-
tion salvage and stabilization.

Participants in the 2005 CMC workshop at Prospect Hill in Omaha, Neb., learn
to fill and patch stones.
leading cemetery
conservation training
MRP Brings Cutting Edge Cemetery Conservation
to Omaha; Works with DVA on Vets’ Gravemarkers
Materials Research
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@ www.ncptt.nps.gov
N
CPTT’s Materials Research Pro-
gram focuses on understanding
how cultural objects deteriorate
with time and on developing new methods
to preserve these objects. NCPTT part-
ners with parks, laboratories, universities
and government agencies to accomplish
these tasks.
In 2005, the program strengthened its
National Cemetery Preservation Initiative
by adding a new course and developing
new audiences. Jason Church, NCPTT’s
materials conservator, joined the staff to
head up this productive initiative.
On the research front, experimental
phases of three research projects were
completed and final reports are now be-
ing drafted. Throughout the year, NCPTT
increased its research capabilities with
upgrades and additions to its laboratory
equipment.
National Cemetery Training Initiative
On May 24-26, NCPTT partnered
with the NPS Midwest Regional Office,
Gerald R. Ford Conservation Center, and
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Prospect Hill Cemetery in Omaha, Neb.,
to hold the third Cemetery Monument
Conservation (CMC) workshop. This
intensive hands-on workshop focused
on conservation treatments crucial to the
preservation of historic grave markers.
For the first time, historic metals con-
servation was introduced into the work-
shop’s schedule. The three-day workshop
also addressed issues and techniques in
cleaning, consolidation, adhesive and re-
inforced stone repair, setting techniques,
patching and safety. The workshop was
held at the newly relocated NPS Midwest
Regional Office and historic Prospect Hill
Cemetery. A total of 26 participants from
the U.S. and Canada participated.
In 2005, NCPTT developed and
held its first CMC Basics workshop. This
half-day workshop is geared to the non-
preservationist and includes classroom
lecture and field demonstrations. NCPTT
partnered with the Vernon Parish Tour-
ism Commission to host this first CMC
Basics workshop at Old Anacoco Baptist
Church and cemetery in Leesville, La.,
in July. Thirty-five people participated in
the workshop that focused on identify-
ing materials, understanding symbols,
maintenance, cleaning and simple stone
repairs.
The final course in the CMC work-
shop series is an advanced workshop
NCPTT’s National Cemetery
Training Initiative educates cem-
etery professionals about histori-
cally-sensitive methods of ceme-
tery conservation. To accomplish
this, NCPTT has reached out to
allied professionals and new au-
diences.
open only to those people who have
participated in the three-day CMC work-
shop. In 2005, NCPTT did the ground
research and planned to hold a five-day
Advanced CMC workshop during the
2006 NCPTT Summer Institute.
NCPTT’s National Cemetery Train-
ing Initiative educates cemetery pro-
fessionals about historically-sensitive
methods of cemetery conservation. To
accomplish this, NCPTT has reached
out to allied professionals and new audi-
ences. In 2005, NCPTT presented two

NCPTT researchers built an apparatus that measures friction across a treated
terrazzo slab. A weight, which is connected to a block with thread, is sus-
pended from the side of the table. Researchers measure the smallest amount
of weight needed to make the block move.
Materials Research
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@ www.ncptt.nps.gov
major lectures to cemetery professionals.
The first was a presentation on “Cemetery
Preservation” at the Monument Builders
of North America annual conference. This
presentation, held in January in Memphis,
Tenn., drew a crowd of around 150 profes-
sional monument builders. The second
presentation was at the Mid-America
Monument Builders Association meeting
in July in Wichita, Kansas. This presenta-
tion on “Cemetery Conservation Basics”
drew a crowd of approximately 125 monu-
ment dealers and builders.
Durability of Traditional and Modified
Limewash for Use on Historic Buildings
in the Cane River Creole National His-
torical Park
NCPTT, Cane River Creole National
Park (CARI), and Quality Finish, Inc. part-
nered to test the durability of traditional
and modified limewashes for use on the
park’s historic brick and wooden struc-
tures. The study, started in 2004 and con-
tinuing through 2005, looked at ten lime
wash recipes made with three different
types of lime. Researchers applied lime
washes to handmade brick or wood sam-
ples, and evaluated performance based on
standardized abrasion, adhesion and artifi-
cial weathering tests. Results of this study
are available through NCPTT and may
be used in the selection of limewashes for
the Cane River Creole National Historical
Park. The study has been expanded and
new results will be forthcoming in 2006.
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Investigating Vitrification to Treat Tra-
ditional Terrazzo Floors
In partnership with the U.S. General
Services Administration (GSA), NCPTT
completed a study of vitrification as a
possible treatment for historic terrazzo
floors. The purpose of this study is to aid
GSA in establishing a policy for terrazzo
care by providing scientific evidence with
which to evaluate the vitrification process.
Researchers completed a wide variety of
chemical and physical tests to investigate
surface changes, strength changes, liquid
water and water vapor transport, and ap-
pearance changes of the different surface
treatments.
The Center’s researchers have shown
that compared to standard wax, vitri-
fication allows for somewhat greater
moisture transport through the terrazzo,
that color saturation increases, and that
surface chemistry changes permanently
only for the top microlayer. Vitrification
increases terrazzo’s resistance to surface
impact. We also have determined that
The Center’s researchers have
shown that compared to stan-
dard wax, vitrification allows
for somewhat greater moisture
transport through the terrazzo,
that color saturation increases,
and that surface chemistry
changes permanently only for
the top microlayer.
vitrification by default produces a highly
glossy surface that may not be character-
istic of historic terrazzo floors (though
glossiness can be modified during the ap-
plication process with matting agents).
NCPTT is in the last stages of editing
the final report, expected out by mid-
2006. The final results of this work were
submitted for presentation at the Associa-
tion for Preservation Technology Annual
Conference in Atlanta, GA, Sept. 13-16,
2006.
Newly-Developed Stone Consolidant:
Alkoxygermanes
NCPTT partnered with Northwest-
ern State University of Louisiana (NSU)
to test the potential of several alkoxyger-
mane compounds to perform as stone
 consolidants. Working with a grant from
Materials Research
the Louisiana Board of Regents, NCPTT
researchers have successfully made a gel
consolidant. The staff applied the gel to
limestone samples and tested the per-
formance relative to untreated stone and
stone treated with traditional consolidants.
The experimental consolidant does have
some strengthening effect. However, the
effect was marginal and requires further
study and development.
Additionally, Cole Stevens, an NCPTT
undergraduate intern, has begun work to-
gether with faculty in the biology depart-
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ment at Northwestern State University to
@ www.ncptt.nps.gov investigate the possible biocidal effects of
these compounds. Several tests have been
devised to examine this biocidal capability
and research will begin in 2006.

NCPTT Lab Capabilities A limewash sample is undergoing a falling

With recent lab acquisitions and
upgrades, NCPTT is fast developing
wide-ranging lab capabilities. NCPTT’s
Environmental Exposure Chamber (EEC)
underwent an extensive upgrade. This
instrument is used to measure pollution
on materials. NCPTT researchers can also
measure weathering effects of ultraviolet
light and moisture with its Q-Panel QUV
artificial weatherometer. New to the labs
is a VersaTester three-point bend tester
to test brick, mortar and other building
materials. NCPTT also has the capacity
to carry out ASTM tests, like the adhe-
sion test of surface treatments and friction
tests.
With recent lab acqui-
sitions and upgrades,
NCPTT is fast develop-
ing wide-ranging lab
capabilities.
sand abrasion test.
The Center’s analytical equipment is
similarly varied, providing capabilities to
take micrographs of surfaces with a com-
puter-assisted microscope, to analyze the
surface morphology in depth using a laser
profilometer, to quantitatively evaluate
the color characteristics of samples with
a portable colorimeter, and to measure
glossiness with a handheld glossme-
ter. NCPTT’s analytical lab can analyze
samples for various ion content with our
Dionex Ion Chromatograph. A Perkin-
Elmer Fourier-Transform Infrared Spec-
trometer with its attachments enables
researchers to look at a sample’s surface
chemical makeup.

NCPTT Researchers prepare brick samples a for artificial weathering.

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Heritage Education — Louisiana
In 2005, NCPTT’s Heritage Education program hosted over 200 students for
scavenger hunts designed to instill appreciation for cemeteries as a cultural
resource.
The tools of heritage
Workshops on Historic Houses of Worship Prove Popular
with Heritage Education Teachers
In 2005 Heritage Education
provided more than $80,000 in
Mini Grants to 18 K-12 teachers
in Louisiana for the develop-
ment of curriculum-based her-
itage education activities using
169 local cultural and historic
sites as content.
Teachers in Houma, Louisiana,
participate in a Heritage Edu-
cation Workshop focused on
historic churches.
I
n fiscal year 2005 NCPTT’s Heritage
Education continued to work at meet-
ing the needs of classroom teachers
who must not only cover curriculum
standards and benchmarks, but must also
consider high-stakes testing. Classroom
teachers, preservation specialists and edu-
cation specialists are consulted to ensure
that the program meets preservation ethics
and provides professional development for
teachers in innovative and evolving educa-
tional theory and techniques.
Workshops
NCPTT’s Heritage Education program
used the theme of Historic Churches and
Sacred Places for its 2005 summer work-
shops for teachers. Workshops were held
across Louisiana, including the cities of
Houma, Minden and Breaux Bridge. As
with 2004’s workshops on teaching with
cemeteries, each workshop attracted near-
capacity crowds. Heritage Education is
already receiving requests from partici-
pants to hold similar workshops in their
hometowns in 2006.
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Cemetery Scavenger Hunts
Growing out of the 2004 workshop theme
of historic cemeteries, Heritage Educa-
tion hosted several groups of students
for presentations and tours at the historic
American Cemetery in Natchitoches, La.
Students from the Natchitoches Parish
Library’s Teen Reading Program, NSU El-
ementary Lab School, the Natchitoches
Education Center, Cane River Children
Services and a group of students from
Marshall, Texas, were all given a brief pre-
sentation on the significance and history of
cemeteries at NCPTT.
The groups went for a scavenger hunt
in a cemetery. At the cemetery, the par-
ticipants were given a list of over 30 items
to locate. The students not only learned
about the importance of the cemetery’s
history and monuments, but they also es-
tablished a new found interest and respect
for cemeteries.
Mini Grants
In 2005 the Heritage Education pro-
gram provided more than $80,000 in Mini
Grants to 18 K-12 teachers in Louisiana
for the development of curriculum-based
heritage education activities using over
100 local cultural and historic sites as con-
tent. An awards ceremony was held that
honored new grant recipients as well as
past grant winners as part of the National
Trust for Historic Preservation’s “Preser-
vation Month.”
Nancy Hawkins from the Louisiana
Division of Archaeology conducted a
morning workshop for Mini Grant recipi-
ents to discuss grant policies and proce-
dures. The Division of Archaeology in the
Office of Cultural Development under the
State Historic Preservation Office again
administered the grants.
Diversity Internship
For the third consecutive year,
NCPTT’s Heritage Education program
was chosen to host an intern through the
National Park Service’s Cultural Resourc-
es Diversity Internship Program. Only
10-20 preservation-oriented organizations
from across the nation are chosen to serve
as hosts for interns.
In 2005, the program hosted Brit-
tany Murphy, a student from Louisiana.
Murphy worked with Heritage Education
over the summer developing workshops
for teachers.

window to a world of research
Print and Online Product Catalogs Provide Quality Research at No Cost
The NCPTT online product cata-
log provides a decade of preser-
vation technology research in a
convenient downloadable for-
mat. The online product catalog
grew out of NCPTT’s first print
catalog, which was distributed
in July.
T
he information technology compo-
nent of NCPTT is comprised of
four elements: information manage-
ment of grants and projects, the Internet
program, in-office computer systems, and
publication distribution.
In 2005, exciting new enhancements
have been made to all four components
to achieve the Center’s principal goal of
fostering development of, access to, and
dissemination of preservation-related in-
formation. Access to information via elec-
tronic means is strongly promoted.
Grants and Projects
September marked the second year NCPTT
utilized its in-house custom built on-line
grants system. NCPTT’s Web Developer,
Sean Clifford, revamped the PTT grants
system into an SQL database-driven web
based application that is more powerful
and easier to use than its predecessor.
The IT department has made great
strides in recent years to be less reliant on
commercial software to manage its PTT
grants program. With the current system in
place, NCPTT now has a totally automated
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Information Technology
system that allows users flexibility in pro-
ducing their grant applications as well as
easing the task of managing the grants
program for the staff.
Internet Program
NCPTT’s Internet program encompasses
all projects that are Internet-based and
that enhance NCPTT as a leader in the
electronic dissemination of information.
A major focus of the program has been
the continuing development of NCPTT’s
website to deliver preservation informa-
tion and NCPTT products to the preser-
vation community.
FY2005 saw a facelift in the website’s
appearance. Among the new additions to
the NCPTT website were the reorganiza-
tion of the site’s knowledge center, more
clearly defined labels, a scrolling news
link, and a new on-line catalog for delivery
of NCPTT’s grant publications and news-
letters. In anticipation of greater traffic on
NCPTT’s website in the coming years the
site has been moved to a new high-speed
server that contains a vast array of new
and improved web tools.
In-office Computer Systems
In an effort to protect NCPTT data
and systems from intruders a firewall was
installed. IT staff continue to upgrade soft-
ware on all workstations and servers. A di-
saster recovery plan has been written and
implemented in the event a catastrophic
event destroys NCPTT’s data. A plan is
currently being developed to address a ca-
tastrophe to the workstations and servers.
Additionally, NCPTT’s workstations
were equipped with UPS backup systems
to combat power outages and rogue surg-
es. The measures taken during FY2005
have made NCPTT’s data and equipment
more insulated from attacks and disasters.
Publication Distribution
One of the major functions of the NCPTT
website is to provide a central location to
search for preservation publications. In
FY 2005 a total of 235 publications were
mailed to the public by NCPTT informa-
tion technology staff.
 PTT Grants Awarded in 2005
Jefferson Community College (& Dry Stone Conservancy) Fort Ticonderoga Association
Breaking the Virtual Barrier; a Model Program for Preservation Trades Education & Acoustic Emission and Vibration Correlation; $39,975
Training Utilizing Satellite & Simulcast Distance Learning Technologies; $36,442
Victoria Mansion
The Mariner’s Museum Recent Research and Technical Innovations in Brownstone Conservation; $11,362
An Evaluation of Supercritical Drying and PEG/Freeze-Drying of Waterlogged
Archaeological Wood; $31,158 University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Evaluation of Remote Sensing Tools for Estimation of Interior Wyoming Basin
Montana Preservation Alliance Cultural Landscape Attributes Using Archived Satellite Imagery and Off the Shelf
Creating a Digital Archive for Cultural Landscapes: Recordation of Montana’s Software; $36,875
Tongue River Valley; $40,000
University of Cincinnati
Association for Preservation Technology International Testing the Regional Reliability of Spectral Signatures of Archaeological Phenomena;
Development and Dissemination of a Grading Protocol for Lumber in Historic $40,000
Structures; $32,813
San Juan County Historical Society
Catalina Island Conservancy Shenandoah-Dives Mill Historic Structure Assessment, HAER and HALS Workshop;
Merging Aerial Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) and Satellite Multispectral Data to $8,284
Inventory Archaeological Sites; $39,990
National Park Service, Midwest Archaeological Center
University of Arizona Identification of Unmarked Graves; $30,200
Removal of Arsenic and Mercury Contamination in Museums Using a Natural Envi-
ronmentally Benign Chemical; $39,578 National Park Service, Pacific West Regional Office
Technical Assistance and Training in the Identification, Documentation, Investigation,
Louisiana State University Analysis, and Treatment of a Cultural Resource Site, Pohnpei; $40,000
Disaster Science and Heritage Resources: Modeling and Mapping the Risks to Critical
(Heritage) Infrastructure in New Orleans; $39,806 Total: $466,483

Investigate environmental
Meet the preservation
needs of houses of wor-
effects of air pollution on
cultural resources, 2
Grant Proposals
ship and cemeteries, 8
Categorized by
3% NCPTT Research
12% Priority
Protect cultural
resources against 65 submissions
vandalism, loot-
ing and terror-
ism, 2
3%

Monitor and eval- 48% Other technologies, 31

uate preservation 11%
treatments, 7

13%
Document and preserve
threatened cultural land-
scapes, 13
3%
Conserve architectural materials of the
recent past, 2

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PTT Grants: Seeking New Solutions for Old Problems

PTT Grants Requests and Awards 1997-2005

In 2005, NCPTT funded 14 PTTGrants totaling $466,483. The proposals were peer reviewed and selected by a panel
consisting of NPS staff, a PTTBoard representative and Grants administrator. This graph shows the total dollar
amounts of proposals submitted and grants funded for fiscal years 1997-2005.

Distribution of Applications By State

The most recent PTTGrants Call for Proposals drew 65 requests totaling over $2 million. Proposals were received
from 25 states and the District of Columbia. This map graphically depicts the geographical distribution of grant pro-
posals received for the PTTGrants program.

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Preservation Assistance Programs
Horace Henry Foxall, Jr.
Program Manager, U.S. Corps of Engineers
National Center for Preservation
James Walter Garrison
Technology and Training Staff State Historic Preservation Officer, Arizona
Kirk A. Cordell Executive Director
Roy Eugene Graham, FAIA
Director, College Programs in Historic Preservation
Kevin Ammons Administrative Officer
School of Architecture, University of Florida
Mary Bistodeau Receptionist Norman Koonce, FAIA
National Co-Chairman
Tye Botting NCPTT/NSU Joint Faculty
The Campaign for the American Center of Architecture
Jason Church Materials Conservator
Suzanne Lewis, Vice Chair
Sean Clifford Web Developer Superintendent, Yellowstone National Park
Secretary of Interior’s Designee to PTT Board
Lance Ellis I.T. Administrator
Patricia O’Donnell, FASLA
Andy Ferrell Chief, Architecture and Engineering
Principal, Heritage Landscapes
Jeff Guin Marketing Manager
Rob Pahl, AIA
Sarah Jackson Materials Research Assistant
President, Pahl, Pahl, Pahl Architects/Planners
David W. Morgan Chief, Archeology and Collections
Frank Preusser, Ph.D.
Frank Preusser and Associates, Inc.
Mary Ellen Servello Executive Secretary
Robert Silman, PE, Chair
Mary F. Striegel Chief, Materials Research
Robert Silman and Associates, P.C.
NCPTT Interns Suzanne Louise Turner, FASLA
Anna Breaux Information Technology Intern Professor Emerita of Landscape Architecture
Jennifer Renfrow Information Technology Intern Louisiana State University
Cole Stevens Materials Research Intern
Norman Weiss, FAPT
Professor, Columbia University
NCPTT Notes
Issue 45
Spring 2006
NCPTT Executive Director
Kirk A. Cordell
Editor
Jeff Guin
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