Context of Preservation Problems and Threats 


"... the United States is losing important parts of its cultural
heritage at an alarming rate" (U.S. Congress, 1986).


Whether willful or accidental, the destruction of an historic
building means the loss of a nonrenewable and irreplaceable
cultural resource.

<bfile12>   Terminology
<bfile15>   Assessments of Preservation Today
<bfile17>   Resource Management Needs
<afile11>   Introduction
<afile17>   Summary of Introduction