New Guidance on Historic Acoustical Panel Ceilings and Residential and Hotel Conversions
Acoustical panel ceilings (commonly referred to as "ACT ceilings," as in ACT or acoustical ceiling tiles), a type of suspended ceiling with lay-in panels, can be important character-defining features of historic buildings. First developed in the 1930s, they became common features in offices, hospitals, schools, institutional buildings, commercial and retail spaces, and other buildings beginning in the 1950s and 60s and remain widely used today.
The National Park Service has issued new guidance that provides information about evaluating the significance of historic acoustical panel ceilings and on retaining them as part of residential and hotel conversion projects when they are character-defining features, taking into account feasibility, practicality, and other issues.
Please access this guidance here: Historic Acoustical Panel Ceilings and Residential and Hotel Conversions - Historic Preservation Tax Incentives (U.S. National Park Service)
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| Acoustical panel ceilings (commonly referred to as "ACT ceilings," as in ACT or acoustical ceiling tiles), a type of suspended ceiling with lay-in panels, can be important character-defining features of historic buildings. First developed in the 1930s, they became common features in offices, hospitals, schools, institutional buildings, commercial and retail spaces, and other buildings beginning in the 1950s and 60s and remain widely used today. |
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Robert Burns, AIA
Historic Resources Committee Advisory Group
Richmond, VA
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