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Mrs. Miller said that the ARB’s guidelines were developed with assistance from Brian Mitchell of the Landmarks Division of the Virginia Commission for Historic Preservation; the guidelines of the Federal Advisory Council of the U. S. Department of the Interior; a joint publication of the National Park Service and the Department of the Interior entitled The Secretary of the Interior’s Standards for Rehabilitation and Guidelines for Rehabilitating Historic Buildings; and guidelines developed by other historic districts elsewhere, including Nantucket, Rhode Island (??????).
“We are here to try to help, and to try to supply sources,” Mrs. Willis continued. “We are building a resource file of carpenters, house-restorers, color specialists, restoration and reconstruction experts who will serve as consultants - free of charge to the property owners.
“The town council has authorized us to purchase several reference books on restoration which will be donated to the county library,” Mrs. Willis added. “We are also working on a source file, to be updated monthly, which the librarian will be able to direct people to. It will include sources for everything from light fixtures to major architectural renovations.”
The ARB’s guidelines, adopted on May 13, 1986, provide that:
“1. Reconstruction ... to restore a building or structure to prior condition and detail, is by right.
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