Using scrape versus anti
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scrape theories, a preservation plan is written for the
Patterson
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McDermott Cabin. These applications of these theories in current day
preservation practices are debated, wherein scrape theory is to rehabilitate a
building
regardless of its state, and anti
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scrape theory is a maintenance only approach. Instead
of a spectrum of scrape versus anti
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scrape, these theories should be viewed rather as a
timeline: starting with anti
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scrape theory (maintenance) and transition
ing to scrape
(rehabilitation) as the building deteriorates. Both theories are applicable to the
Patterson
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McDermott Cabin, but the structure mostly falls into scrape territory. The
cabin serves as an example of what can happen to a building once anti
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scrape theory
and maintenance are no longer a priority.
