Historic Structures Report, Part II, Architectural Data: Independence Hall, Restoration of Roof Balustrade
Dysert G. 1964. Historic Structures Report, Part II, Architectural Data: Independence Hall, Restoration of Roof Balustrade. Historic Structure Report. U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service
Independence National Historical Park preserves sites associated with the American Revolution and the nation's founding history in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. This report is an attempt to trace the complicated evolution of the Independence Hall roof balustrade. The problem of recreating the appearance of this important element is compounded by the frequent repairs, alterations, and complete replacements of the balustrade. The report concludes that it would be most desirable to reconstruct the original roof balustrade, but the architectural details of that feature are not known at the present time. Therefore it is recommended a reconstruction of the 1828 balustrade (see attached drawings).
- Type
- Published Report
- Authors
- Dysert, Gary
- Date of Issue
- 1964-01
- Publisher
- U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service
- Units
- INDE , NER
- Keywords
- American Revolution, balustrade, Independence Hall, reconstruction
- Subjects
- CRIS-HS: 000775: Independence Hall