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Bothell board hears presentation on Secretary of the Interior’s standards for treating historic properties
Summary
Adam Alsberg, the city’s historic preservation consultant, presented Jan. 14 to the Bothell Landmark Preservation Board on the Secretary of the Interior’s Standards, describing four treatments (preservation, restoration, reconstruction, rehabilitation), the 10 rehabilitation standards, and financing tools including the federal 20% rehabilitation tax credit.
Adam Alsberg, the city’s historic preservation consultant, told the Bothell Landmark Preservation Board on Jan. 14 that the Secretary of the Interior’s Standards for the Treatment of Historic Properties provide the framework the board will use to evaluate forthcoming certificate-of-approval applications.
Alsberg, identified himself as “senior architectural historian and a licensed architect with Willamette Cultural Resources Associates,” and said the standards are grouped into four treatments: preservation, restoration, reconstruction and rehabilitation. “There are 4 standards for the treatment of historic properties, preservation, restoration, reconstruction, and rehabilitation,” Alsberg said, framing rehabilitation as the most commonly applied approach for projects the board reviews.
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