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| Contents |
Why historic preservation matters : making the case for historic preservation -- Real estate is the name of the game : why preservationists need to know and understand real estate -- Working with endangered properties : how Preservation North Carolina works with property -- Creative alternatives to acquisition : using others' money and time to do your work -- Going to the mat for a property : When purchase is the only alternative -- The architectural animal shelter : Marketing endangered properties -- Closing the deal while protecting the property : the delicate balance between the ideal and the achievable -- Doing the right thing and staying true to the building : finding a balance between purity and flexibility -- The functional nonprofit preservation organization : the need for a strong staff and a supportive board -- A case study : Armstrong Apartments in Gastonia : weaving targeted numerous tools and partners and keeping faith -- When success is elusive : dealing with disasters and near-misses -- Protection without ownership : using easements to protect properties that are not for sale -- How to deal with institutions : leveraging your knowledge and contacts to save institutional buildings -- Complex and challenging projects : Crafting a market for unusual properties -- Building relocation : victory or defeat? : Moving structures may or may not be good preservation -- Museums and stewardship properties : what to do with truly special places -- Partnerships for preservation : Partnering can make larger projects possible -- The people of preservation : preservationists as social capital. |
| General note | Includes index. |
| LCCN | 2007030212 |
| ISBN | 9780807858684 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 0807858684 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
