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BUILDING FACADES ON EAST PLAZA <br />BEEN COVERED UP OVER THE YEARS <br />RESTORED TO THE ORIGINAL FACADE <br />�g . . - <br />Buildings <br />Buildings have a tendency to be modified <br />and modernized over time as a way of <br />"keeping up with the times" and through <br />maintaining building by replacing <br />deteriorated materials. Replacement <br />materials were not always compatible <br />with the original design andl altered the <br />original appearance. <br />A building is considered to have a <br />"period of significance" which is its most <br />important time period or its longest time <br />period. <br />Additions and alterations to previously <br />modified buildings should be viewed as a <br />product of their time. Early additions and <br />modifications may be historically <br />significant or part of the "period of <br />significance" for the building. These <br />additions should be retained. <br />Recent alterations that do not contribute <br />to the period of significance should be <br />removed and the original appearance <br />restored. <br />The following standards are <br />recommended: <br />® As renovations to historic buildings <br />take place, consider returning a <br />building to its original appearance <br />whenever possible. This will enhance <br />the building and the surrounding <br />dlistrict. <br />• As renovation takes place, refer to old <br />photographs if available. If clear <br />evidence of previous details exists,, <br />use these clues to return the building <br />or detail to its original appearance. If <br />no photos are available, construct a <br />new simplified design based on the <br />Building Characteristics, Building <br />Design Standards for the City of Paris, Texas, 21 <br />