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Here's a window rehab clinic arranged by members of the Rehabber's Club in St. Louis. The photo on the right shows the knotted end of the sash cord being fitted into the existing slot in the window's bottom sash. The other end of the cord runs through a pulley set high in the window jamb and down through the sash weight pocket where it's tied to a weight equal to half the sash's weight. Another weight/pulley/cord ensemble on the other side completes the package. The stripping and painting's already been done,* so once the weight pocket covers and stops are back in place the window will be good as new! For step-by-step guide to weatherstripping your windows, take a page from This Old House!
Helpful Links
MISSOURI-SPECIFIC SITES
- African Missouri
- Archaeological Survey of Missouri
- Center for Archaeological Research, Southwest Missouri State University
- Landmarks Association of St. Louis
- Missouri Alliance for Historic Preservation (Missouri Preservation)
- Missouri Archaeological Society
- Missouri Arts Council
- Missouri Century Farm Program
- Missouri Historic Preservation Tax Credit Program
- Missouri Department of Natural Resources' Division of State Parks: State Parks and Historic Sites
- Missouri Division of Tourism
- Missouri Historical Society (nonprofit historical society specializing in St. Louis area, for statewide coverage see State Historical Society of Missouri)
- Missouri Humanities Council
- Missouri State Archives
- Missouri State Library
- Missouri's Historic Courthouses
- Missouri's Historic Mills
- Morgan County Historical Society in the historic Martin Hotel
- RehabbersClub - monthly meetings and e-mail listserve for folks rehabbing buildings in the city of St. Louis
- Route 66 in Missouri
- St. Louis Mercantile Library
- State Historical Society of Missouri
- Vernacular Architecture in Rural and Small Town Missouri - great introduction to vernacular architecture in communities small and large!
- Voluntary Clean Up Program for Brownfields and Financial Incentives
- Western Historical Manuscript Collection – Columbia
- Western Historical Manuscript Collection – Kansas City
- Western Historical Manuscript Collection – Rolla
- Western Historical Manuscript Collection – St. Louis
FEDERAL SITES
- Advisory Council on Historic Preservation
- American Battlefield Protection Program
- American Folklife Center
- American Memory
- Federal Historic Preservation Laws: the Official Compilation of U.S. Cultural Heritage Statutes, 2006 Edition
- Historic American Buildings Survey / Historic American Engineering Record (HABS/HAER) Collections at the Library of Congress
- Historic American Buildings Survey / Historic American Engineering Record (HABS/HAER) Collections at the National Park Service
- Library of Congress
- National Archives and Records Administration
- National Building Museum
- National Park Service
- National Park Service, Archeology and Ethnology Program
- National Park Service, Midwest Archeological Center
- National Park Service, National Center for Preservation Technology and Training
- National Park Service's Preservation Briefs -- the place to start with any question about preserving/rehabbing your historic building
- National Register of Historic Places
- Secretary's Standards for Rehabiliation
- NEW Guidance on the Secretary's Standards and windows, interiors, new additions and related construction, energy efficiency, new materials and code requirements
SITES ON A NATIONAL SCALE
- American Association for State and Local History
- American Cultural Resource Association (ACRA)
- American Historical Association
- American Institute of Architects
- American Planning Association
- Association for Preservation Technology International
- American Society of Landscape Architects
- Friends of Terracotta
- Heritage Preservation
- League of Historic American Theatres
- Lewis and Clark Trail Heritage Foundation
- Main Street Program
- National Alliance of Preservation Commissions
- National Preservation Institute
- National Trust for Historic Preservation
- Partners for Sacred Places
- Preservation Magazine
- Save America's Treasures
- Save Outdoor Sculpture (SOS!)
- Society for American Archaeology
- Society of Architectural Historians
- Society for Commercial Archeology
- Society for Historical Archaeology
- Society for Industrial Archeology
YOUR OLD HOUSE
SMART GROWTH, GREEN BUILDING and ENERGY EFFICIENCY
- Assessing the Energy Conservation Benefits of Historic Preservation
- "Buildings that breathe: green construction is coming of age," E: The Environmental Magazine (January/February 2007)
- Victoria T. Jacobson, "Is Historic Preservation Green?" AIA Convention 2007
- Donovan D. Rypkema, "Economics, Sustainability, and Historic Preservation"
- Donovan D. Rypkema, "Why Historic Preservation is Smart Growth"
- Donovan D. Rypkema, "The Economic Power of Preservation"
- Donovan Rypkema, The (Economic) Value of National Register Listing
- Donovan Rypkema, The Economic Effect of National Register Listing
- Richard Moe, "Sustainable Stewardship: Historic Preservation’s Essential Role in Fighting Climate Change," Oregon, 2008
- "Weatherstripping Windows" from This Old House
HEALTH AND SAFETY
- Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services: Bureau of Lead Licensing
- National Park Service: Reducing Lead-Paint Hazards in Historic Housing
- HUD Technical Guidelines for the Evaluation and Control of Lead-Based Paint Hazards in Housing
- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency: Lead Paint Safety Field Guide
- EPA: Lead-Based Paint Pre-Renovation Education Rule
- EPA: Reducing Lead Hazards when Remodeling Your Home
- EPA: Lead Poisoning and Your Child
- EPA: Protect Your Family from Lead in Your Home
- EPA: Lead in Your Home: A Parent's Reference Guide
- EPA: Testing Your Home for Lead in Paint, Dust and Soil
SOCIAL STUDIES TEACHERS and RESEARCHERS
- Origins of Missouri Counties (from the Missouri State Archives)
- Missouri Heritage Project (from the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education)
- Archaeology Quest for Missouri students in grades 5-12
- Historical Census Data (from the University of Virginia)
- 1850 Federal Census - Missouri
- Timeline of African American History in Missouri (from Missouri State Archives)
- Before Dred and Harriet Scott: Freedom Suits in Missouri: Lesson Plan (from Missouri State Archives)
- St. Louis Circuit Court Historical Records Project: Freedom Suits and suits related to Lewis and Clark (from Missouri State Archives and Washington University)
- History of Freedom Suits in Missouri
- St. Louis Probate Records, 1802-1900 (from Missouri State Archives)
- United States Colored Troops in Missouri: Lesson Plan (from Missouri State Archives)
- Database of Servitude and Emancipation Records in Illinois (1722-1863) (from Illinois State Archives)
- Illinois Statewide Marriage Index (1763-1900) (from Illinois State Archives)
- National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom Program (from the National Park Service)
- Underground Railroad Activity in Hannibal
- North American Slave Narratives (word searchable collections from the University of North Carolina)
- First-Person Narratives of the American South (word searchable collections from the University of North Carolina)
- The Church in the Southern Black Community (word searchable collections from the University of North Carolina)
- American Memory (word searchable collections from the Library of Congress)
- Making of America (word searchable books and articles from the University of Michigan)
- Making of America (word searchable books and articles from Cornell University)
- Africans in America (from PBS)
- Patrick Henry: "Orator of Liberty"? (from PBS)
- Underground Railroad Theme Study (from the National Park Service)
- Underground Railroad Interactive Journey (from National Geographic)
please consult "Missouri-Specific Sites" (above) for other relevant sites
