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National Center for Preservation Technology and Training

Preservation Matters: Disasters- Cultural Resources and Wildland Fire Chemicals

Type: Article

This document serves as an introduction to the ways in which chemicals used in wildland fire suppression can affect heritage properties. Much of the information provided here comes from the NCPTT study on fire chemicals and cultural resources. Included in this study were three building materials and four fire chemicals.

Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore

D.H. Day Log Cabin

Type: Place

In November 1920, D.H. Day donated 32 acres of land on Glen Arbor Bay to the state for use as a state park. Day built a one room large log cabin 1923-24 on the park campgrounds as a space for events. It has a front and back porch. Today it is used for educational programs and other special events.

Salem Maritime National Historic Site

Custom House

Type: Place

Since 1649, there has been a Custom House in Salem, Massachusetts collecting taxes on imported cargos first for the British Government during the Colonial period, then for the American Government after the establishment of the U. S. Customs Service in 1789.

Sitka National Historical Park

Wudzixeedi Gooch “Multiplying Wolf” house screen

Type: Place

California National Historic Trail

Jim Beckwourth Cabin Museum

Type: Place

Jim Beckwourth, the African-American mountain man, scion of British nobility, great medicine and warrior chief in the Crow Indian Nation, US Army scout and courier, and discoverer of Beckwourth Pass and trail, settled here on his road for 7 years. He created several things we still have: Beckwourth Pass and Trail, located by Trails West markers, this cabin, and a national best seller biography, The Life and Adventures of James P. Beckwourth, 1856.

Ulysses S Grant National Historic Site

Ulysses S. Grant's Last Visit to St. Louis

Type: Article

Ulysses S. Grant visited St. Louis 15 times between the end of the Civil War and his death in 1885. His last visit occurred in 1883, when he addressed business matters and attended a Memorial Day service hosted by the Grand Army of the Republic at Jefferson Barracks on May 30.

Mount Rainier National Park

Box Canyon

Type: Place

Box Canyon is an impressive slot canyon along Stevens Canyon Road carved by the Muddy Fork of the Cowlitz River. A popular stop when touring the park by vehicle, Box Canyon includes a comfort station and picnic area.

Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore

Katie Shepard Hotel

Type: Place

This large, one-and-a-half-story, shingle-style house was constructed in 1895 or 1896 for Mrs. William Shepard and her daughter Katherine, who was popularly known on the island as "Miss Katie." The house was allegedly designed in the style of the Shepards' residence in New Orleans. A detached kitchen and dining room was located behind the house. After the Cottage Row dining room closed around 1900, Katie Shepard converted her cottage into a summer hotel.

Mount Rainier National Park

Paradise Inn

Type: Place

If you enjoy historic architecture, a good meal or place to relax than the Paradise Inn is the place for you! Built in 1917, the Paradise Inn is open generally from May through September and features a large dining room and gift shop.

Rock Creek Park

Peirce Mill

Type: Place

The most successful water-powered gristmill along Rock Creek, Peirce Mill ran commercially from the 1820s until 1897. Restored in the 1930s, 1970s, and the first decade of the 21st century, the mill today serves as an educational site connecting visitors to Rock Creek Park's rich heritage.

Grand Canyon National Park

South Kaibab Trail

Type: Place

This well-maintained dirt trail offering wonderful expansive views. This is a great trail for short day hiking trips into the canyon of half a day or less. During winter months foot traction and hiking poles are advised when trail surfaces are icy. There is no public parking at the South Kaibab Trailhead. Please park at the Visitor Center, then take the Kaibab (Orange) Route shuttle bus to the trailhead. It is a 9-minute ride from the Visitor Center to the Trailhead.

National Mall and Memorial Parks

Japanese American Memorial to Patriotism During World War II

Type: Place

Honoring Japanese Americans who were sent to incarceration camps during World War II, the memorial features a zen garden-like design and a powerful sculpture of cranes entangled in barbed wire.

Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve

Liberty Theatre

Type: Place

Fort Vancouver National Historic Site

The Great American Outdoors Act Revitalizes Barracks Building

Type: Article

In 2020, Congress passed the most significant conservation legislation enacted since the environmental movement of the 1960s and 70s: The Great American Outdoors Act (GAOA). This was great news for Fort Vancouver NHS, which secured $15.2 million of that funding to renovate Building 993, one of Vancouver Barracks’ three large double infantry barracks buildings.

Yellowstone National Park

Yellowstone Tribal Heritage Center

Type: Place

Fort Vancouver National Historic Site

Partnerships for a Public Service Campus

Type: Article

The goal of Fort Vancouver National Historic Site’s 2012 Master Plan is to create a public service campus for the local community and for visitors. To accomplish this, Fort Vancouver NHS partnered with local agencies and organizations to find creative ways to adapt and reuse barracks buildings.

Lewis & Clark National Historic Trail

Mead Museum

Type: Place

The Mead Cultural Education Center, located in Yankton, South Dakota, was constructed in 1909 by Dr. Leonard C. Mead. Originally serving as part of the women’s ward for the Dakota Hospital for the Insane, the building was in use until the 1980s. Today, however, it houses the Dakota Territorial Museum and is upkept by the Yankton County Historical Society.

Independence National Historical Park

“The London Coffee House” During the Colonial Era – 1830

Type: Article

In 1830, lithographer William Breton created a colonial-era street scene of the London Coffee House, a center of social and economic activity in early Philadelphia. Breton’s depiction includes an auction of five enslaved African people and an African American woman walking by with a basket on her head.

Hampton National Historic Site

Ann's story at Hampton

Type: Article

Ann is with our friend's group Historic Hampton Inc (HHI). She has played a role in supporting and helping Hampton for decades! It all started when her friend invited her to a meeting. She told us all about her experience with Hampton, click to learn more!

Arkansas: Little Rock Central High School

Type: Place

At Little Rock Central High School National Historic Site in Arkansas, exhibits tell the story of those times, and interactive oral history stations give you a chance to hear the people who were there tell the story in their own words.

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