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Subject: RE: Concrete-Asbestos Shingles
Date: Thu, 28 Oct 1999 13:59:37 -0500
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Here are a few bibliographic citations that may be worth checking out:

"Corrugated asbestos cement sheets for roofing and siding,"  Engineering and
Contracting, 44 (September 15, 1915), 214.

"Asbestos shingles for farm barns," Building Age, 38 (November 1916), 77-78.

Bonbrake, L. S. "Laying slate, asbestos and asphalt shingles," Building Age,
42 (September 1920), 39-42; (October 1920), 63-65; (November 1920), 59-62;
(December 1920), 57-60.

Skerrett, R. G.  "Asbestos in architecture,"  Scientific American, 123
(December 4, 1920), 572+

Winters, S. R. "Asbestos in America," Scientific American, 123 (October 2,
1920), 325.

Cole, R.,  "Manufacturer creates new market for his [asbestos shingle]
product when regular market flattens," Printers Ink, 115 (June 23, 1921),
17-20.

"Asbestos building material has many good properties," Popular Mechanics, 36
(November 1921), 735.

Carruthers, A. C., "Asbestos-the conservation product,"  Safety Engineering,
46 (October 1923), 174-178.

"Common sense methods for laying rigid asbestos shingles," Building Age, 51
(September 1929), 84-86.

Hawkins, J. H., "Asbestos siding:  application methods for long life,"
American Builder, 62 (September 1940), 46-49.

Hawkins, J. H., "Asbestos siding featured in full value homes:  Garling
homes for Ford workers in Dearborn," American Builder, 62 (October 1940),
62-64.

Hawkins, J. H., "Asbestos siding profits:  how and why to modernize old
homes," American Builder, 63 (June 1941), 78-79+

Bowles, O. "Asbestos:  its uses and history," Rock Products, 50 (July 1947),
94.

"Industrial material used in home construction:  corrugated asbestos
sheets," American Builder, 69 (May 1947), 118-119.

"Asbestos-cement siding and roofing shingles," American Builder, 72 (October
1950), 84-87.

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David
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Subject:    Concrete-Asbestos Shingles

I am trying to get a fix on when concrete-asbestos shingles (the kind
commonly used as a secondary siding) were introduced, and how long they were
popular.  The question arises in the context of a working-class, teens and
twenties, neighborhood where lots of this stuff was applied over original
wood siding.  The area has good integrity otherwise, and the current
residents are seeking National Register Historic District status. To
overcome objections to this secondary siding, they hope to show that its use
is more than fifty years old and hence has some historic significance in its
own right.  A few photos show the material in place on individual houses
soon after WWII, but no panoramic views have been found from that era.

In the limited time I've had to help these folks I've come up with a single
bibliographical reference to the material, dating to 1916 (THE ARCHITECT vol
12, no 2), which appears to refer to an interior use.  Many references in NR
noms are casual and dismissive, attributing it to every decade from the 30s
to the 70s and citing it as a justification for non-contributing status.

Any leads, articles, or references would be appreciated.  I'm putting this
up on several lists, so please excuse cross-postings.

David W. Skilton
Preservation Planner/CLG Coordinator
Oregon State Historic Preservation Office
1115 Commercial Street NE  Suite 2
Salem OR 97301-1012
(503) 378-4168 x260, fax (503) 378-6447
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