Stabilization Problems at Harpers Ferry and the C&O Canal, Saint John's Protestant Episcopal Church (Bldg. 48a)
Gordon V. 1961. Stabilization Problems at Harpers Ferry and the C&O Canal, Saint John's Protestant Episcopal Church (Bldg. 48a). Historic Structure Report. U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service. Southwest Archeological Center, Globe, Arizona
Harpers Ferry National Historical Park preserves historic resources and commemorates the historic events that occurred at and around Harpers Ferry, West Virginia. The park consists of portions of the Lower Town, the former Storer College campus, landscapes associated with the national historical park’s Civil War significance, and lands preserving the historic viewshed down the Potomac River. This report concerns the stabilization of ruins at Harpers Ferry and structures on the C&O Canal. These proposals are based on the assumption that the remains of Saint John's Protestant Episcopal Church (bldg. 48A), are to be maintained as a ruin, in as near its present condition as is feasible. The proposals are made in full agreement with the belief that any restoration would be out of keeping with both the history and present character of the building, and that the structure is much more attractive as a ruin than it would be if restored to its original plain and boxy appearance.
- Type
- Published Report
- Authors
- Gordon, Vivian
- Date of Issue
- 1961-01
- Publisher
- U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service
- Units
- HAFE , NCR
- Keywords
- C & O Canal, C&O Canal, canal, Civil War, Free Church, ruin, Saint John's Protestant Episcopal Church, stabilization
- Subjects
- CRIS-HS: 003894: Lower Town; Public Walk Stone Steps , CRIS-HS: 000592: Lower Town; St. John's Protestant Episcopal Ruins
Series
See also
- Historic Building Report, Part I, Building No. 48A, St. John's Protestant Episcopal Church.
- Historic Structures Report, Parts I-II: Armorer's Dwelling House (Bldg. 48)