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Building Simple Window Bucks for ICF
If you are tackling an ICF build, picking the right style of bucks for your window and door openings can be pretty complicated. While there’s a huge variety of options and certainly some that are preferred by whichever ICF Manufacturer you’ve chosen, these simple bucks have worked well for us in the past. The main…
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Curve Station, Almena, Kansas
The Curve Station is located at the intersection of Highway K-383 and Bryant Road immediately east of the community of Almena, in Norton County. In 1994, this building was documented for the Historic American Buildings Survey. Originally built in 1937, the Curve Station was modeled after the Conoco Service Station in Norton, Kansas which had…
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Rockfish Service Station, Waynesboro, VA
Ten miles north of Waynesboro on Virginia Route 865 sites Rockfish Service Station. In 1970, this building was documented for the Historic American Buildings Survey of the Office of Archeology and Historic Preservation, National Park Service in Cooperation with the Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission and the University of Virginia. The building was measured and drawn…
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Collecting Historic Station Designs
Collecting and preserving the designs of stations that may no longer stand (or may have never been built) is very important to me. I’ve started a collection of these designs with additional PDF files available for free download. When I can find floorplans, I will list those at well but for right now I’m starting…