Historic Preservation
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HISP 711-Final Master's Project 2010
Freedoms Lost and Gained: entwining prison history into the future of Lorton Arts Foundation -
The Lorton Workhouse Museum is part of a 55-acre adaptively reused colonial revival reformatory complex in Virginia that once served the District of Columbia. While most of the site, including do
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Stabilization versus Restoration: a dilemma at Bannerman's Island -
In 2004, Bannerman’s Island opened to the public for the first time since its castle-like arsenals were built in the early 1900’s. The remains of the arsenals, built by military surpl
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Located in northeastern Baltimore City, Clifton Park is one of the few remaining vestiges of the 19th century historic landscape in Baltimore. It has a significant and varied history spanning 200
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Since its establishment in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia 75 years ago, the Shenandoah National Park has been home to an abundance of wildlife and plant life as well as a haven for hikers a
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Preserving the traditional Kom house - Fall 2010
The Kom, one of the migrating Bantu groups that followed raiding by Muslim jihadists on sub Saharan Africa in the late seventeenth century, moved southwards and established sporadic settlements,
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Hidden Lives: the interpretation of the slave quarter sites at Mount Vernon - Spring 2010
The restoration and protection of historic places related to minority groups should be an integral part of historic preservation. The subject, however, is contentious, presenting a topic that is
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The Utilization of Local Historic Rehabilitation Tax Credits in Maryland: a case study - Spring 2010
Over the past 25 years, it has become increasingly popular for property owners to take advantage of commercial, residential, agricultural and industrial historic tax incentives. While the use of
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Owners of historic houses who want to improve their home s energy efficiency face conflicting information regarding the best practices for single-pane windows. Federal agencies and window replace
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Back to the basics : an investigation into preservation trades education - Spring 2010
There is a growing shortage of workers trained in the preservation crafts (e.g. timber framing, masonry, plastering, etc.). This final project examines the state of the preservation trades educat
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The importance of being relevant: understanding the complex connections between museum and community - Spring 2010
Like many of America’s house museums, Mount Clare, the 18th-century Baltimore plantation home of Charles Carroll, struggles to maintain relevance, sustain its mission and remain financially
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Dirt Cheap: The Gardendale Experiment and Rammed Earth Home Construction in the United States - Spring 2010
This work addresses an understudied and little appreciated construction type—rammed earth—and argues that understanding its history helps us better evaluate the relationship between o
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Rediscovering the forest : the effective use of historic contexts in preservation planning - Spring 2010
The National Park Service regards the use of historic contexts as a foundation for the preservation planning process, yet there appears to be a disconnect between the creation of historic context
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A midwestern cultural landscape : strategies to conserve the rural sense of place - Spring 2010
Common historic preservation issues in the United States differ greatly between urban and rural contexts, a difference not always acknowledged in prevailing scholarship. While recent discourse re
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Arlington House, located within Arlington National Cemetery and now managed by the National Park Service, was built in a three phase, sixteen-year construction sequence (1802-1818), and is consid
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