Historic Preservation

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HISP 700 - Final Master's Project 2008

Sotterly: The Search for Access - Fall 2008

The incorporation of the needs of the disabled into the uses of historic properties is not a new concept, but it is an ever-evolving one. As the public understanding of disabilities becomes greater, p
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Values-centered preservation theory and the preservation planning of African-American historic resources in Prince George's County, Maryland - Spring 2008

This paper examines values-centered preservation theory as articulated in Randall Mason's article Theoretical and Practical Arguments for Values-Centered Preservation, and considers its usefulness
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A Historic Perspective for Environmental Sustainability Principles in American Architecture - Spring 2008

Environmental sustainability has become one of the most visible considerations for today's built environment. Over the past thirty years, there has been an increasing focus on developing and imple
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Reintegrating Public History and Environmental Education: Preservation and Interpretation of an Architectural Ruin at Java Plantation, Edgewater, Mary - Spring 2008

The mansion ruin at Java Plantation in Edgewater, Maryland, has deteriorated significantly since its abandonment as a dwelling in 1923. Located on a hilltop overlooking the Rhode River, a Chesapeake B
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Preservation Strategy for the New Philadelphia Town Site - Spring 2008

This project proposes preservation plans for the historic town site of New Philadelphia, Illinois, the first known town platted and registered by an African American before the Civil War. Frank McWort
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Keeping the Charm of Peking: Promoting Preservation through the Beijing Olympics - Spring 2008

To many people in China, the 2008 Summer Olympics means much more than just an international sports event. Tens of thousands of urban construction projects are underway in this three-thousand-yea
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Historic Schools in Washington, DC: Preserving a Rich Heritage - Spring 2008

Struggles for racial equality in Washington, D.C. and elsewhere have often taken place in the public school arena, even after school segregation was abolished. Public schools anchored their communitie
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Preserving the Imagined Past: Reconstructions and the National Park Service - Spring 2008

The National Park Service (NPS) has been a consistent leader in cultural resource management and historic preservation for almost 100 years. Along with historic structures, the NPS is responsible for
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Points of Intersection: Historic Preservation in Kent County, Maryland, and Planning for the Captain John Smith Chesapeake National Historic Trail - Spring 2008

Points of Intersection: Historic Preservation in Kent County, Maryland, and Planning for the Captain John Smith Chesapeake National Historic Trail
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The World Heritage Convention's Impact on Local Communities: Can We Utilize the U.S. Historic Preservation Approach for the World Heritage Program? - Spring 2008

Many countries try to obtain sustainable community development by participating in the World Heritage Convention, particularly when they discovered that the World Heritage Program is a useful tool for
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It's Not Ugly, It's the Recent Past: Looking Beyond the Aesthetics of Modern Architecture Within Historic Preservation - Spring 2008

Preservationists constantly face new challenges in their pursuit to preserve America's built heritage. Among those challenges is the recent past, which has been gaining a great deal of interest ov
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