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Making Buildings Fit

Virginia Faust, AICPN.C. Department of Commerce

Division of Community Assistance

With funding provided by the

Appalachian Regional Commission

Rediscover Existing Commercial Buildings

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Summary, Rediscover Existing Summary, Rediscover Existing BuildingsBuildings

• Remove false facades and aluminum awnings.

• Use historically appropriate paint schemes; don’t paint unpainted brick.

• Reopen bricked-up windows and doors.• Wherever possible, place parking at the

side or rear of the building, and have pedestrian seating outdoors or open areas with landscaping.

• Follow the Secretary of the Interior “Standards for Rehabilitation.”

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