Wright Brothers National Memorial Visitor Center Historic Structure Report
National Park Service - Cultural Resources, Southeast Region. 2002. Wright Brothers National Memorial Visitor Center Historic Structure Report. Historic Structure Report. Atlanta, Georgia
The Wright Brothers National Memorial Visitor Center is of national significance under National Historic Landmark (NHL) Criteria 1 and 4. The property falls under NHL Theme III (Expressing Cultural Values), Subtheme 5 (Architecture, Landscape Architecture, and Urban Design). The property is less than 50 years old but qualifies under Criteria Exception 8 because of its national significance. Because of the copious documentation contained in Sarah Allaback's book Mission 66 Visitor Centers (NPS, 2000) and in the NHL registration form, limited contextual research was conducted as part of this Historic Structure Report (HSR). Those narratives have been freely incorporated into the present report. Archival material relating to the construction and later treatment of the historic building was examined. Most of the relevant documentation can be found at Outer Banks Group headquarters at Ft. Raleigh, but there is also significant documentation, including historic photographs, at the Wright Brothers Visitor Center. Working in cooperation with Hartrampf Engineers, Jack H. Pyburn, A.I.A., thoroughly investigated the building during the course of a feature inventory and a condition assessment, which were conducted in 1999- 2000. In November 2000, John Scott, architectural conservator with the Northeast Cultural Resource Center, conducted a study of the historic painted and varnished finishes, which included retrieval of samples and matching of original colors.
- Type
- Published Report
- Authors
- National Park Service - Cultural Resources, Southeast Region
- Date of Issue
- 2002
- Units
- HIST , WRBR
- Keywords
- Chronology of Development and Use, Construction Time Line, Cultural Resources, Developmental History, ehistory, Graphic Documentation, historical background, History, Management, physical description, Requirements for Treatment, Requirements for Use, Sources of Information, Treatment and Use, Ultimate Treatment and Use
- Subjects
- CRIS-HS: 091645: Wright Brothers National Memorial Visitor Center