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Historic preservation

Scope note

Use for actions taken to promote the protection and continued use of the built environment for cultural, aesthetic, or historic reasons. For actions taken specifically to return an object, site, or structure to a state of historical correctness, use "restoration (process)." For actions taken generally to prevent further changes or deterioration in objects, sites, or structures, use "preservation." For actions taken to return an already deteriorated structure to sound condition, use "rehabilitating."

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

300054166

Broader Terms used

preservation

Created

13yrs ago

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