Detail View: Graduate Thesis Collection: Wood Block Restoration at the Central of Georgia Roundhouse Railway Museum: A Case Study and Comparison

Title: 
Wood Block Restoration at the Central of Georgia Roundhouse Railway Museum: A Case Study and Comparison
Creator: 
Hersch, William P.
Subject: 
Thesis (M.F.A.) -- Historic Preservation
Subject: 
Savannah College of Art and Design -- Department of Historic Preservation
Rights: 
Copyright is retained by the authors or artists of items in this collection, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law.
Abstract: 
This thesis is comprised of a case study of the wood block floor restoration at the Georgia State Railroad Museum (formerly the Central of Georgia Railway Roundhouse Museum) in Savannah, Georgia. This case study presents a brief history of the complex, an as-built assessment, and a detail of the restoration process of the flooring system. The document also seeks to provide recommendations concerning protocol to be used during the maintenance of the flooring system. In addition, another example of historic wood block was examined and compared to the subject flooring system in order to exhibit another historic use of the material.
Publisher: 
Savannah, Georgia : Savannah College of Art and Design
Date: 
2011-06
Format: 
PDF : 65 p. : ill