April 18, 1979
Page 4—SUSQUEHANNA TIMES
THEATRE sd I am the omniarch of things unreal
Downtown Columbia And sovereign of that shadow-realm where dwell
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Of high authority. All woe and weal
Which man ascribes to heaven and hell
Is in my power to give and none may tell
What future miracles I may reveal.
The wonders manifold of land and air;
All man’s achievement and accomplishment—
This have I granted as a bounty lent.
But, lest he wax too wise, let him beware;
For in my keeping forces dire are pent,
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Submitted by the Marietta Restoration Associates
“The Interpretive Restoration’
Most people don’t want to
live in a museum. However,
part of the charm and value
of old houses lies in their
craftsmanship and unique-
ness—two qualities usually
missing in today’s houses.
This article deals with the
old house owner’s problem
of creating a home that is
livable and suits his tastes
but at the same time, does
not destroy the craftsman-
ship and flavor of an historic
period.
An “‘interpretive restora-
tion’ is one that captures
this flavor, but is not an
exact recreation of the way
the original owners had
decorated.
Reversible Work
In today’s throwaway
culture of instant this and
instant that, any solid old
building that has survived
for SO or more years is
deserving of attention.
What moral right do we
have to destroy the crafts-
manship of a past genera-
tion? What will our children
understand of craftsman-
ship and history if all old
buildings are replaced with
new pre-fab structure?
The problem at hand
then, for the old house
owner is to preserve archi-
tectural features that could
not be replaced but still
interject his own personal
taste into his home.
There are many ways to
alter the appearance of your
house so that it suits your
own taste but still remains
faithful to the character of
the structure. The two key
questions to keep in mind
are:
1. Are my alterations
reversible should some
future owner want a more
authentic house?
2. Are my decorating
ideas, if not authentic, in
harmony with the structural
details of the house?
Changing paint and wall-
paper is a good example of a
reversible cosmetic change.
With wallpaper, for in-
stance, you can capture a
period flavor without being
specifically -authentic. In"
fact, there are many inter-
pretive Early American
wallpapers on the market |
even though wallpaper was
not readily available in the
U.S. before 1840. The
designs for this reproduc-
tion wallpaper comes from
China, and fabrics from that
era and so they blend with
the architecture and will be
in the spirit of that period.
If you own a Victorian
house, you don’t have to go
in for the dark, cluttered
look of your grandmother’s
parlor even though that may
be an authentic appearance.
Without removing such
craftsmanship as stained
glass windows, etched glass
and lovely woodwork, you
can. make the Victorian
house more livable by
eliminating authentic heavy"
draperies thus allowing light
to pour in. Also, you can-
keep the clutter to a
minimum with a few
appropriate pieces of furni-
ture and lots of greenery.
Understanding the Style
of Your House
You will need to do some
research about the period of
yor house if you want to do
‘an Interpretive Restora-
tion’. You will probably
need to know more than the
general differences between
*“‘Colonial’’ and ‘‘Victorian”’
becuase there were many
other varied ‘‘Substyles’’,
(future articles will deal with
some of these.)
Try to focus on a style
saround ‘the time your house
was built. This will give your
design cohesiveness.
For instance, a Colonial
saltbox would have a rustic
early american flavor; a
Greek Revival would have a
classically oriented interior;
a Queen Anne Victorian, an
‘‘aesthetic-movement’’ in-
terior; a Classic American
Farmhouse would be based
on the ‘‘Catalog Style’’ etc.
In summary then—
1. Find out what style or
styles your house is closest
to.
2. Research the period.
3. Pick the elements of the
period you like and build
your theme around them.
4. Have fun with cosmetic
features.
S. Don’t destroy architec-
tural features.
6. Go slow! You are bound
to change your mind as you
learn more. Hasty work is
usually regretted later on.
“Over the Back Fence”
Radiation danger over now is over now
by Max Smith,
County Agent
Now that the nuclear
fallout problem at Three
Mile Island is over we can
get back to normal. I'd like
to assure local folks that
the soil and water is still fit |
for human and livestock |
consumption. According to!
all monitoring counts we
did not have enough radio-
active fallout to endanger
the 1979 cropping season.
I realize that folks in the
northwestern part of the
county may still be
concerned but time has
‘allowed further decay of
any small amount of
fallout. We hope that folks
will make their spring
plantings as usual.
I'm aware that some of
our local products may not
be fully accepted in other
parts of the East, but there
is not any foundation for
these items not being safe
to use. Continued monitor-
ing of soil, feeding mater-
ials, milk and water has not
uncovered any reason for
not returning to normal
living.
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