Historic preservation and the Americans with Disabilities Act : the problem of handicapped entry to historic buildings PDF
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fmKm mil MHSmU TWBSKmBUm&SBBnaHSttS JHi lllilslill •.''..:: HMi H 11 Ml 1181111 Hwflmm m KmKHmiL. m I m I wKm UNIVERSITY^ PENNSYLVANIA LIBRARIES - HISTORIC PRESERVATION ANDTHE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIESACT: THE PROBLEMOF HANDICAPPEDENTRYTO HISTORIC BUILDINGS Kristin Marie Milley ATHESIS in HistoricPreservation PresentedtotheFacultiesoftheUniversityofPennsylvania in Partial FulfillmentoftheRequirementsfortheDegreeof MASTEROF SCIENCE 2000 O — / •^-_VJC_>sI>x tervisor Reader DavidG. DeLong,Ph.D. Samuel Y. Harris ProfessorofArchitecture AdjunctProfessorofArchitecture Ma,Ua^ G/aduateGroupChair 'Matero AssociateProfessorofArchitecture UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA LIBRARIES ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Whilethewritingofthisthesishasprimarily beenasolitary effort,thereare many people whohavegenerouslycontributedto itscompletion. Iwould liketothankDavidDe Long, myadvisor, fortheguidanceandcounselheprovided methroughoutthethesis process. Additionally,thanksareextendedtoSharon ParkoftheNational ParkService and SamuelHarrisoftheUniversityofPennsylvaniafortheirtimeandwillingnessto share informationand insightregardinghistoric propertiesandtheAmericanswith DisabilitiesAct. Specialthanksto WestfieldArchitects fortheirgenerousprovisionof photosanddrawingsofLucythe Elephant inMargate,N.J. And, finally, I would liketo recognizethe supportandpatienceofDonMilleynotonlyduringmythesis, butmy entiregraduate schoolcareer. 5 CONTENTS ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ii ILLUSTRATIONS v INTRODUCTION 1 Methodology 4 CHAPTER 1 - SecretaryofInterior's Standards forTreatmentofHistoric Properties 6 CHAPTER2 -TheAmericanswithDisabilitiesAct 1 History 16 Title II 20 TitleIII 21 TheAmericanswithDisabilitiesActAccessibilityGuidelines(ADAAG) 27 CHAPTER3 -AnalysisofExisting Solutions 38 Ramps 39 GradeChange 42 Windowto DoorAlteration 44 LoweringanExistingDoor 45 Folding Ramp 47 , Lifts 48 Additional Solutions 52 CHAPTER4 - Design Methodology 54 Experiential vs. Functional Buildings 54 Architectural Significance 55 iii
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