Funding for the project shall be through the Georgia Department of Community Affairs with funds from the U. S. Department of Interior. Development project work shall be carried out in conformance with the Secretary of Interior’s Standards for Archaeology and Historic Preservation which can be found at The Secretary of the Interior’s Standards for the Treatment of Historic Properties – Technical Preservation Services (U.S. National Park Service) (nps.gov). Development project work shall conform more specifically with the Secretary of Interior’s Standards for Rehabilitation, which can be found at The Secretary of the Interior’s Standards for the Treatment of Historic Properties: Rehabilitation as a Treatment and Standards for Rehabilitation (U.S. National Park Service) (nps.gov). Scope of the Work to be performed Foundation, structural, exterior siding, windows, plaster, flooring, interior trim Foundation work to include: Replacing rotted wooden foundation boards to alleviate settlement at east and west entries. Flooring work to include: Remove and replace rotted floor and subfloor at east and west entries Structural masonry wall work to include: Remove and replace rotted inset wood blocking/headers above wall openings in the south clock tower. Add additional wood framing to stabilize the east gable. This will take place behind the sheathing in the attic. Install additional masonry veneer anchors to east roof gable to secure the masonry veneer sheathing. Exterior Siding work to include: Clean/remove efflorescence from exterior brick. The efflorescence is concentrated around the windows. Replace broken vents in the south clock tower. All work will conform with the Secretary of the Interior’s Standards for Archeology and Historic Preservation and Preservation Brief 47: Maintaining the Exterior of Small and Medium Size Historic Buildings. Windows work to include: Stabilize and repair rotted window framing, sashes, and sills, if possible. For windows deteriorated beyond repair, remove rotted window framing, sashes, sills and replace with in-kind material that matches the appearance, size, and proportions of the existing windows. Replace glass in select windows Estimated that 10 windows in the building need new glass and new sills. Estimated that 33 windows just need repairs to the frame and sill, but do not need to replace any wood or glass Apply new sealant to all windows and repaint all windows. All work will conform with the Secretary of Interior’s Standards for Archeology and Historic Preservation and Preservation Brief 9: Repair of Historic Wooden Windows.
