Historic building restoration expert, Les Fossel, took Lincoln Home residents and their guests on a virtual tour of venerable Lincoln County buildings via slide show.

Gathered in the Lincoln Home library the tour participants ignored the late February snow underfoot beyond the door, relaxed, and visited buildings often familiar, and sometimes new to them. The collection of slides, many in black and white, provided a peek at building exteriors with which many of the group were familiar. Fascinating to most of the audience were the photographs of interior details usually unseen except by owners and restorers.

Fossel pointed out construction details, "shadow images" that give clues to the original woodwork details when finish woodwork is replaced with more modern trim, exterior design and painting that mimic more expensive finish - wood painted to look like windows, for example.

Sensitive to the need for historic buildings to remain viable as living and working places, Fossel often spoke of building enhancements as part of the "continuum in the community of buildings."

At the conclusion of his presentation Fossel answered questions about Lincoln County's historic buildings and with his knowledge and experience, spoke specifically about the home of one member of the audience.