Finishes Study: Lindenwald, Martin Van Buren National Historic Site
Fader ML and Gilmore AM. 1980. Finishes Study: Lindenwald, Martin Van Buren National Historic Site. Historic Structure Report. U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service. North Atlantic Historic Preservation Center
The finishes study for Lindenwald is divided into two parts - wallpaper and paint. Paint is the general term used to describe varnish, stain, whitewash and calcimine, as well as standard oil and water-based paint finishes. The wallpaper study contains a description of the procedures followed for the study, an outline identifying all of the wallpapers and fireboards found at Lindenwald, with a listing of historical references relating to the wallpapers and recommendations for the conservation and reproduction of the wallpapers and fireboards. The study also includes worksheets for the c. 1850 and other early wallpapers from Lindenwald. The worksheets contain 3" x 5" black and white photographs of the wallpapers and their technical documentation. The National Historic Site preserves the Lindenwald estate and thirty-six room mansion of Martin Van Buren, the eighth President of the United States. Van Buren purchased the estate during his presidency in 1839, and it became his home and farm from his leaving office in 1841 until his death in 1862.
- Type
- Published Report
- Authors
- Fader, Marsha; Gilmore, Andrea
- Date of Issue
- 1980
- Publisher
- U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service
- Units
- MAVA , NER
- Keywords
- chromochronology, Martin Van Buren, paint analysis, paint study, president, surface analysis, wallpaper analysis, wallpaper study