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Reconstructing Historic Landmarks

Fabrication, Negotiation, and the Past

Reconstructing Historic Landmarks

Fabrication, Negotiation, and the Past

ByWayde Brown
Edition 1st Edition
First Published 2018
eBook Published 3 September 2018
Pub. location London
Imprint Routledge
DOIhttps://doi.org/10.4324/9781315626505
Pages 226 pages
eBook ISBN 9781317235231
SubjectsBuilt Environment, Humanities, Museum and Heritage Studies
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Brown, W. (2018). Reconstructing Historic Landmarks. London: Routledge, https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315626505
ABOUT THIS BOOK

Historic reconstructions have been a consistent part of the historic preservation and heritage conservation movements in the United States and Canada. Indeed, reconstruction has been the primary tool at the most influential historic sites, for example: the Governor's Palace and the Capitol at Colonial Williamsburg, USA, and in Canada, the Fortress of Louisbourg. Dozens of other reconstructions have appeared during the past century in North America, undertaken by individuals, communities, states, and provinces, and by national agencies responsible for cultural heritage. Despite this prevalence, historic reconstructions have received little scholarly attention and the question of what motivated the proponents of these projects remains largely unexamined.

This book explores that question through detailed studies of ten historic reconstructions located throughout Canada and the United States, ranging from 1908 to 2011. Drawing upon diverse archival sources and site investigations, the proponents of each site are given voice to address their need to remake these landmarks, be it to sustain, to challenge, or even subvert a historical narrative, or – with reference to contemporary heritage studies – to reclaim these spaces.

Reconstructing Historic Landmarks provides a fascinating insight into these shifting concepts of history in North America and will be of considerable interest both to students and scholars of historic preservation and indeed to heritage professionals involved in reconstructions themselves.

TABLE OF CONTENTS
chapter 1|16 pages
Historic reconstructions
History, theory, and practice
ByWayde Brown
View abstract
chapter 2|80 pages
Looking back
Europe and the civilized frame
ByWayde Brown
View abstract
chapter 3|70 pages
Making nations
Two histories and a landscape
ByWayde Brown
View abstract
chapter 4|35 pages
Taking stories, reclaiming stories
ByWayde Brown
View abstract
chapter 5|8 pages
Forward, to the past
ByWayde Brown
View abstract

Historic reconstructions have been a consistent part of the historic preservation and heritage conservation movements in the United States and Canada. Indeed, reconstruction has been the primary tool at the most influential historic sites, for example: the Governor's Palace and the Capitol at Colonial Williamsburg, USA, and in Canada, the Fortress of Louisbourg. Dozens of other reconstructions have appeared during the past century in North America, undertaken by individuals, communities, states, and provinces, and by national agencies responsible for cultural heritage. Despite this prevalence, historic reconstructions have received little scholarly attention and the question of what motivated the proponents of these projects remains largely unexamined.

This book explores that question through detailed studies of ten historic reconstructions located throughout Canada and the United States, ranging from 1908 to 2011. Drawing upon diverse archival sources and site investigations, the proponents of each site are given voice to address their need to remake these landmarks, be it to sustain, to challenge, or even subvert a historical narrative, or – with reference to contemporary heritage studies – to reclaim these spaces.

Reconstructing Historic Landmarks provides a fascinating insight into these shifting concepts of history in North America and will be of considerable interest both to students and scholars of historic preservation and indeed to heritage professionals involved in reconstructions themselves.

TABLE OF CONTENTS
chapter 1|16 pages
Historic reconstructions
History, theory, and practice
ByWayde Brown
View abstract
chapter 2|80 pages
Looking back
Europe and the civilized frame
ByWayde Brown
View abstract
chapter 3|70 pages
Making nations
Two histories and a landscape
ByWayde Brown
View abstract
chapter 4|35 pages
Taking stories, reclaiming stories
ByWayde Brown
View abstract
chapter 5|8 pages
Forward, to the past
ByWayde Brown
View abstract
CONTENTS
ABOUT THIS BOOK

Historic reconstructions have been a consistent part of the historic preservation and heritage conservation movements in the United States and Canada. Indeed, reconstruction has been the primary tool at the most influential historic sites, for example: the Governor's Palace and the Capitol at Colonial Williamsburg, USA, and in Canada, the Fortress of Louisbourg. Dozens of other reconstructions have appeared during the past century in North America, undertaken by individuals, communities, states, and provinces, and by national agencies responsible for cultural heritage. Despite this prevalence, historic reconstructions have received little scholarly attention and the question of what motivated the proponents of these projects remains largely unexamined.

This book explores that question through detailed studies of ten historic reconstructions located throughout Canada and the United States, ranging from 1908 to 2011. Drawing upon diverse archival sources and site investigations, the proponents of each site are given voice to address their need to remake these landmarks, be it to sustain, to challenge, or even subvert a historical narrative, or – with reference to contemporary heritage studies – to reclaim these spaces.

Reconstructing Historic Landmarks provides a fascinating insight into these shifting concepts of history in North America and will be of considerable interest both to students and scholars of historic preservation and indeed to heritage professionals involved in reconstructions themselves.

TABLE OF CONTENTS
chapter 1|16 pages
Historic reconstructions
History, theory, and practice
ByWayde Brown
View abstract
chapter 2|80 pages
Looking back
Europe and the civilized frame
ByWayde Brown
View abstract
chapter 3|70 pages
Making nations
Two histories and a landscape
ByWayde Brown
View abstract
chapter 4|35 pages
Taking stories, reclaiming stories
ByWayde Brown
View abstract
chapter 5|8 pages
Forward, to the past
ByWayde Brown
View abstract

Historic reconstructions have been a consistent part of the historic preservation and heritage conservation movements in the United States and Canada. Indeed, reconstruction has been the primary tool at the most influential historic sites, for example: the Governor's Palace and the Capitol at Colonial Williamsburg, USA, and in Canada, the Fortress of Louisbourg. Dozens of other reconstructions have appeared during the past century in North America, undertaken by individuals, communities, states, and provinces, and by national agencies responsible for cultural heritage. Despite this prevalence, historic reconstructions have received little scholarly attention and the question of what motivated the proponents of these projects remains largely unexamined.

This book explores that question through detailed studies of ten historic reconstructions located throughout Canada and the United States, ranging from 1908 to 2011. Drawing upon diverse archival sources and site investigations, the proponents of each site are given voice to address their need to remake these landmarks, be it to sustain, to challenge, or even subvert a historical narrative, or – with reference to contemporary heritage studies – to reclaim these spaces.

Reconstructing Historic Landmarks provides a fascinating insight into these shifting concepts of history in North America and will be of considerable interest both to students and scholars of historic preservation and indeed to heritage professionals involved in reconstructions themselves.

TABLE OF CONTENTS
chapter 1|16 pages
Historic reconstructions
History, theory, and practice
ByWayde Brown
View abstract
chapter 2|80 pages
Looking back
Europe and the civilized frame
ByWayde Brown
View abstract
chapter 3|70 pages
Making nations
Two histories and a landscape
ByWayde Brown
View abstract
chapter 4|35 pages
Taking stories, reclaiming stories
ByWayde Brown
View abstract
chapter 5|8 pages
Forward, to the past
ByWayde Brown
View abstract
ABOUT THIS BOOK
ABOUT THIS BOOK

Historic reconstructions have been a consistent part of the historic preservation and heritage conservation movements in the United States and Canada. Indeed, reconstruction has been the primary tool at the most influential historic sites, for example: the Governor's Palace and the Capitol at Colonial Williamsburg, USA, and in Canada, the Fortress of Louisbourg. Dozens of other reconstructions have appeared during the past century in North America, undertaken by individuals, communities, states, and provinces, and by national agencies responsible for cultural heritage. Despite this prevalence, historic reconstructions have received little scholarly attention and the question of what motivated the proponents of these projects remains largely unexamined.

This book explores that question through detailed studies of ten historic reconstructions located throughout Canada and the United States, ranging from 1908 to 2011. Drawing upon diverse archival sources and site investigations, the proponents of each site are given voice to address their need to remake these landmarks, be it to sustain, to challenge, or even subvert a historical narrative, or – with reference to contemporary heritage studies – to reclaim these spaces.

Reconstructing Historic Landmarks provides a fascinating insight into these shifting concepts of history in North America and will be of considerable interest both to students and scholars of historic preservation and indeed to heritage professionals involved in reconstructions themselves.

TABLE OF CONTENTS
chapter 1|16 pages
Historic reconstructions
History, theory, and practice
ByWayde Brown
View abstract
chapter 2|80 pages
Looking back
Europe and the civilized frame
ByWayde Brown
View abstract
chapter 3|70 pages
Making nations
Two histories and a landscape
ByWayde Brown
View abstract
chapter 4|35 pages
Taking stories, reclaiming stories
ByWayde Brown
View abstract
chapter 5|8 pages
Forward, to the past
ByWayde Brown
View abstract

Historic reconstructions have been a consistent part of the historic preservation and heritage conservation movements in the United States and Canada. Indeed, reconstruction has been the primary tool at the most influential historic sites, for example: the Governor's Palace and the Capitol at Colonial Williamsburg, USA, and in Canada, the Fortress of Louisbourg. Dozens of other reconstructions have appeared during the past century in North America, undertaken by individuals, communities, states, and provinces, and by national agencies responsible for cultural heritage. Despite this prevalence, historic reconstructions have received little scholarly attention and the question of what motivated the proponents of these projects remains largely unexamined.

This book explores that question through detailed studies of ten historic reconstructions located throughout Canada and the United States, ranging from 1908 to 2011. Drawing upon diverse archival sources and site investigations, the proponents of each site are given voice to address their need to remake these landmarks, be it to sustain, to challenge, or even subvert a historical narrative, or – with reference to contemporary heritage studies – to reclaim these spaces.

Reconstructing Historic Landmarks provides a fascinating insight into these shifting concepts of history in North America and will be of considerable interest both to students and scholars of historic preservation and indeed to heritage professionals involved in reconstructions themselves.

TABLE OF CONTENTS
chapter 1|16 pages
Historic reconstructions
History, theory, and practice
ByWayde Brown
View abstract
chapter 2|80 pages
Looking back
Europe and the civilized frame
ByWayde Brown
View abstract
chapter 3|70 pages
Making nations
Two histories and a landscape
ByWayde Brown
View abstract
chapter 4|35 pages
Taking stories, reclaiming stories
ByWayde Brown
View abstract
chapter 5|8 pages
Forward, to the past
ByWayde Brown
View abstract
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