ABSTRACT

In this volume, some of the leading figures in the field have been brought together to write on the roots of the historic preservation movement in the United States, ranging from New York to Santa Fe, Charleston to Chicago. Giving Preservation a History explores the long history of historic preservation: how preservation movements have taken a leading role in shaping American urban space and development; how historic preservation battles have reflected broader social forces; and what the changing nature of historic preservation means for efforts to preserve national, urban, and local heritage.

The second edition adds several new essays addressing key developing areas in the field by major new voices. The new essays represent the broadening range of scholarship on historic preservation generated since the publication of the first edition, taking better account of the role of cultural diversity and difference within the field while exploring the connections between preservation and allied concerns such as environmental sustainability, LGBTQ and nonwhite identity, and economic development.

part I|196 pages

Chapters from the First Edition

chapter 3|23 pages

“A Spirit That Fires the Imagination”

Historic Preservation and Cultural Regeneration in Virginia and New England, 1850-1950

chapter 5|22 pages

Marketing the Past

Historic Preservation in Providence, Rhode Island

chapter 6|22 pages

Place over Time

Restoration and Revivalism in Santa Fe 1

chapter 7|52 pages

Chicago's Mecca Flat Blues

part II|192 pages

New Chapters for the Second Edition

chapter 8|27 pages

“Charleston Is Largely a Matter of Feeling”

Personal Politics, Preservation, and Power 1

chapter 9|21 pages

Combatting Decline

Preservation and Community Development in Pittsburgh and Cincinnati 1

chapter 10|53 pages

The Dunbar High School Dilemma

Architecture, Power, and African American Cultural Heritage

chapter 11|23 pages

“Exciting Alternatives to Demolition”

The Shifting Meanings of Preservation in New York's SoHo

chapter 12|41 pages

Taking Action

An Overview of LGBTQ Preservation Initiatives

part III|30 pages

By Way of Concluding the Second Edition

chapter 14|17 pages

Moving Forward

Futures for a Preservation Movement

chapter 15|10 pages

Epilogue

Not Your Grandmother's Preservation Movement 1