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 "The strength of a nation is derived from the integrity of its homes." - Confucius Occasionally, when working on historic buildings one can find parts of the building completely missing from a period of historical significance. According to the Secretary of Interior’s Standards for the Treatment of Historic Properties, “Reconstruction is defined as the act or process of depicting, by means of new construction, the form, features, and detailing of a non-surviving site, landscape, building, structure, or object for the purpose of replicating its appearance at a specific period of time and in its historic location.” The need for historic reconstruction can follow many types of occurrences. For example, many churches have lost steeples or parts of steeples due to fire, hurricanes, tornadoes, and other acts of nature. In the case of Frank Lloyd Wright’s The Westcott House, a previous owner had severely altered the landscaping by filling in the reflecting pool and removing the planter walls. In reconstruction, measures should be taken to preserve the surrounding historical materials that have survived and to incorporate this material into the new construction as much as possible. |
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