Use of Awnings on Historic Buildings: Repair, Replacement and New Design

This Preservation Brief provides historical background information about diverse awning applications in the United States. It provides suggestions on how historic awnings can best be maintained, repaired, and preserved and recommends the varying circumstances in which replacement or new awning design may be appropriate for historic buildings.

Architects, contractors, property managers, and others involved in the preservation of historic awnings and buildings would find this brief useful.