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Historic Furnishings Report: Building 14, Burton Jewelry Store, Harpers Ferry National Historical Park, West Virginia
Harpers Ferry National Historical Park was established by Congress in 1944 to be 'a public memorial commemorating historical events at or near Harpers Ferry' (Public Law 386). Although earliest efforts focused on restoring and interpreting buildings within the park to the 1859-65 period, the 'Interpretive Prospectus,' approved in 1980, states that 'the period of historic restoration has been extended to encompass the entire nineteenth century.' Building 14 was originally located on the east side of High Street, immediately south of building 15. Because of its poor condition, the National Park Service dismantled building 14 in 1956 and stored it at Harpers Ferry NHP while funds were being appropriated for its restoration and reconstruction. The 'Interpretive Prospectus' recommends that 'the Burton jewelry store should receive future study to determine the suitability of replacing the building in its former location and furnishing it.' In 1990, Williamsport Preservation Training Center reconstructed building 14 on its original foundation.
Historic Furnishings Report: Building 14, Burton Jewelry Store, Harpers Ferry National Historical Park, West Virginia
Harpers Ferry National Historical Park was established by Congress in 1944 to be 'a public memorial commemorating historical events at or near Harpers Ferry' (Public Law 386). Although earliest efforts focused on restoring and interpreting buildings within the park to the 1859-65 period, the 'Interpretive Prospectus,' approved in 1980, states that 'the period of historic restoration has been extended to encompass the entire nineteenth century.' Building 14 was originally located on the east side of High Street, immediately south of building 15. Because of its poor condition, the National Park Service dismantled building 14 in 1956 and stored it at Harpers Ferry NHP while funds were being appropriated for its restoration and reconstruction. The 'Interpretive Prospectus' recommends that 'the Burton jewelry store should receive future study to determine the suitability of replacing the building in its former location and furnishing it.' In 1990, Williamsport Preservation Training Center reconstructed building 14 on its original foundation.
Historic Furnishings Report: Building 14, Burton Jewelry Store, Harpers Ferry National Historical Park, West Virginia
C. A. Petravage (author)
1991
135 pages
Report
No indication
English
Education, Law, & Humanities , Recreation , Historic preservation , Furniture , Commercial buildings , Interior decorating , History , Archaeology , Inventory , National parks , Cultural centers , West Virginia , Harpers Ferry National Historical Park , Harpers Ferry(West Virginia) , Burton jewelry store