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5 <br /> Physical Assessment, page 5 <br /> The historic document file from Preservation Chapel Hill was copied and has been included on the <br /> web site. The contact is Cassandra Bennett (919.942.7818; Cassandra @preservationChapelHill.org) <br /> Eric Field is the Town of Chapel Hill Community Sustainability Planner II who is responsible for <br /> coordination of historic issues (919-969-5077; efeld @townof chapel hill.org). <br /> Peter Sandbeck is the Orange County Cultural Resources Supervisor and secretary to the Orange <br /> County Historic Board (919-245-2517; psandbeck @orangecountync.gov). <br /> Needed Maintenance <br /> There are specific maintenance issues that need further study or attention: <br /> Moisture Damage. Moisture damage is evident at the roof line. This damage appears more evident at <br /> the locations where the gutters and downspouts meet. Determination of the specific cause of this <br /> moisture should be undertaken immediately. <br /> Once moisture damage is noted, the damage typically increases and an increasing rate. Failure to <br /> correct this problem in the very near future could leave the entire structure vulnerable to serious <br /> damage and structural damage. Although the slate roof appears to be in excellent condition, failure to <br /> repair the moisture problem could lead to a very expensive need to repair and/or replace sections of the <br /> slate roof. <br /> First the exact cause of the moisture needs to be determined and repaired. Once that is done, the brick <br /> mortar and wood trim should be repaired. <br /> The 1938 design called for copper lined boxed gutters. Traditionally, even the best designed and <br /> constructed boxed gutters, can cause long term maintenance and repair issues. Once they begin to fail <br /> they continue to fails at an increasing rate. At several locations, the mortar has deteriorated due to <br /> exposure to moisture. The wood fascia and detailing at the eaves shows some substantial ongoing <br /> wood rot and damage with holes in the eaves and pieces of the wood trim that have fallen off. On the <br /> south east, second floor room, the interior plaster wall shows substantial damage from moisture. <br /> Reference is made to the Technical Preservation Briefs, National Park Service, U.S. Department of <br /> Interior Brief no. 2: Repointina Mortar Joints in Historic Masonry Buildings by Robert C. Mack, FAIA, <br /> and John P. Speweik (httg://www.nps, ov/tps/how-to-preserve/briefs/2-repoint-mortar-ioints.htm); Brief <br /> no. 47: Maintainina the Exterior of Small and Medium Size Historic Buildings by Sharon C. Park, FAIA <br /> (http://www.nps.gov/tps/how-to-preserve/briefs/47-maintaining-exteriors.htm). <br /> Cupola. The drawings would indicate that the cupola has been replaced three times since 1938. The <br /> architectural drawings call for replacing the cupola in 1963 and again in 1989. The documents show <br /> that the cupola was replaced in 1990. <br />