Theses (Historic Preservation)
Theses from 2005
Quantitative Analysis and Treatment of Pennsylvania Blue Marble at the Philadelphia Merchants' Exchange, Felicia L. McBratney
Financial Incentives for Historic Preservation: An International View, Rebecca L. McCleary
The Washington Memorial Chapel: Historic Structure Report and Condition Assessment, Shelley A. Perdue
Performance Analysis of Composite Repair of Sandstone, Scott M. Pons
The Proprietary House as a Case Study in Historic Preservation and Social Change, Norma Rosado
Historic Preservation: First Amendment Considerations, Andie Ross
An Examination and Analysis of Fuga's Scalinata Delle Undici Fontane and Prospettiva, Lisa M. Sardegna
The Lazaretto : The Cultural Significance and Preservation Plan in the Burra Charter, Rebecca H. Sell
The Philadelphia Girls' Rowing Club: An Incremental Historic Structure Report, Anna Stillner
The Rehabilitation of the John H. McClatchy Building: A Study of the Financial Impact of Preservation Incentives, Stephen B. Ujifusa
Cement Modified Earthen Mortar - An Investigation of Soil-Cement Performance Characteristics at Three Southwestern National Monuments, William A. Zinn
Theses from 2004
Adding to Meyerson: A Theoretical Approach to Designing Additions to Buildings of the Recent Past, Gustavo Javier Carrera
The Marine Garden at Villa Vizcaya Miami, Florida : A Management and Interpretation Analysis, Jorge M. Danta
Guiding Additions to Historic Properties: A Study of Design Guidelines for Additions in Sixty-Five American Cities, Stacey Donahoe
An Evaluation of Mechanical Pinning Treatments for the Repair of Marble at the Second Bank of the United States, John R. Glavan
A Proposal for Preserving and Restoring the Streetscape of Jewelers’ Row, Hsin-Yi Ho
Origins and Architecture of Great House Plantation, John R. Howard
Longwood: A Building Investigation and Intervention Proposal for the Cox House, Kennett Square, Pennsylvania, Roy J. Ingraffia Jr.
A Decade of New Developments: State-Funded Grant Programs and Assistance to Historic Religious Properties in the 1990's, Linda M. Mackey
The Synagogue at Eastern State Penitentiary: History and Interpretation, Laura A. Mass
Harriet Tubman: A Special Resource Study of an American Icon, Erin M. McGinn
New Hope, Pennsylvania and Lambertville, New Jersey: Two Approaches to Cultural Tourism, Sarah K. Montgomery
Shaping and Defining the Public Experience at the President Lincoln and Soldiers' Home National Monument: Site Conservation, Presentation and Preservation, David C. Overholt
Reading Historic Sites : Interpretive Strategies at Literary House-Museums, Han A. Salzmann
Study of the Repair Mortars for the Ayyubid City Wall of Cairo, Amanda B. Thomas
The University of Pennsylvania Museum of Anthropology and Archaeology: A Landscape Study, Kari Van Buren
History and Characterization of Mortars in Spanish New World Fortifications: A Case Study on El Castillo de San Cristóbal, San Juan, Puerto Rico, Jeremy C. Wells
Theses from 2003
Neolithic Plasters of the Near East: Catal Hoyuk Building 5, a Case Study, Burcum Hanzade Arkun
A Performance Analysis of Repair Mortars for the Ayyubid Wall of Cairo, Jennifer Elizabeth Cappeto
Standardization of Terra Cotta Anchorage: An Analysis of Shop Drawings from the Northwestern Terra Cotta Company and the O. W. Ketcham Terra Cotta Works, Amanda M. Didden
Preservation for the People: Seventy Years of American Youth Hostels, Elisabeth Dubin
Saving Our Grace: A Regional Study of Sacred Places in West Philadelphia, Lauren J. Hegarty
The Preservation of Pennsylvania German Cultural Landscapes: The Case Study of Bowers, Pennsylvania, Cory R. Kegerise
The Corbit-Sharp House at Odessa, Delaware: Finishes Analysis and Interpretation of Four Interior Rooms, Catherine Ruth Matsen
GIS as a Tool to Assess Heritage Risk: A Case Study in Frijoles Canyon, Bandelier National Monument, Sophia C. Middlebrook
Typology and Blight in Philadelphia: Housing Typology Trends and the Neighborhood Transformation Initiative, Al Brandt Parker
Preserving Historic Character and Materials: An Analysis of Rehabilitation Projects of Habitat for Humanity, Rachel Royer
Memorial Hall: An Historic Philadelphia Exhibition Space: A Paint Analysis of the Great Hall, Jessica H. Senker
Historic Preservation in Taiwan: The Restoration of Tainan Da Tianhou Gong, Chen-Shan Ellen Wang
Theses from 2002
Heritage Areas: A Comparison of Three Models, Jennifer Lee Baldwin
The Performance of History and Design in Paul Cret's Rittenhouse Square, Eric Anders Baratta
Evaluation of Adhesive Binders for the Preservation of In-Situ Aboriginal Surface Finishes at Mesa Verde National Park, Rebecca J. Carr
National Historic Landmark Designation as a Strategic Asset: Three Case Studies, Patricia Ann Connolly
St. Louis I Cemetery, New Orleans: Transitional Composite Metalwork (19th C), Stephen O'Ryan Curtis
The Interpretation of Ruins at Sites of Memory, Kate Daly
The Evaluation of Protective Coatings and Their Effect on Salt Formation on Brick Substrate, Sherry Nichole DeFreece
The Civic Gothic Legacy: Parliament Buildings of Ottawa, London and Budapest, Rosanne Dubé
Merion Friends Meeting House: Documentation & Site Analysis, David Mark Facenda
Time After Time: An Evaluation of Diachronic Interpretation in Traditional Historic House Museums, Kirstin Freeman Gamble
A Celebration of Moral Force: The Catholic Total Abstinence Union of America Centennial Fountain, Daria A. Gasparini
The Common Wood Floor: Interpretation and Treatment of Wood Plank Flooring in Historic Buildings, Andrew D. Gustine
The Duality of Historic Stained Glass: A Conservator's Approach, Elizabeth W. Haydon
The U.S. Naval Home: An Examination of Its Significance, Its Closure, and the Problems Surrounding Its Reuse, Jennifer Lynn Hirsch
Broadening the Availability of the Federal Rehabilitation Tax Credit for the Main Street Building Owner, Eric James Kuczarski
Pine Forge Iron Plantation: History, Building Chronology, and Recommendations for Preservation, Melissa Pilar LaValley
Frijoles Canyon, the Preservation of a Resource, Lauren Meyer
A Study to Improve Desalination Methodologies for the Ayyubid City Wall, Cairo, Judi Ji won Moon
Modeling of Tomb Decay at St. Louis Cemetery No. 1: The Role of Material Properties and the Environment, Judith Alleyne Peters
A Comparative Analysis of Two Urban Historic Military Base Redevelopment Projects: The Presidio of San Francisco and Boston's Charlestown Navy Yard, Megan Laurel Sorensen
Theses from 2001
Rose Hill: An Historic Structures Report, Donna Marie Andrews
Red Hall Revisited: An Architectural Study of the Main Building in Taiwan's Earliest Public High School, Yun-Shang Chiou
Performance Evaluation of Traditional and Modified Distemper Paints, Mary M. Culver
The Evolution of Serpentine Stone as a Building Material in Southeastern Pennsylvania: 1727-1931, Jane Elizabeth Dorchester
An Architectural Analysis and Earthen Finish : Characterization of Cavate M-100, Frijoles Canyon, Bandelier National Monument, Los Alamos, NM, Kathleen Anne Forrest
The Impact of Special Events on Historic House Museums, Lindsay Skads Hannah
Architectural Salvage: Saving or Stealing?, Carol Henkels
The Effectiveness of State Tax Incentives for Historic Preservation, James Spencer Higgins
The Efficacy of a Control Period Approach in Historic Preservation, John Brayton Hinchman
The Evolution of Quaker Meeting Houses in North America 1670-2000, Seth Beeson Hinshaw
Moving Historic Structures: The Washington Street Urban Renewal Project, Diane Alyssa Jackier
St. Alphonsus Church, New Orleans, Louisiana: Documentation, Analysis and Interpretation of Interior Finishes, Dorothy Stewart Krotzer
Conservation Studies for the Ayyubid City Wall, Cairo, Melissa McCormack
Sea View Hospital: The Identification of Potential Models for the Rehabilitation and Reuse of Abandoned Large Scale Hospital Complexes in New York, Heather Lynn McGrath
Memorial Hall: The Efficacy of Geographic Information System Software in Conservation and Maintenance, Christine Marie Miller
Creation and Destruction: Mitchell/Giurgola's Liberty Bell Pavilion, Bradley David Roeder
Preservation and Urban Religious Institutions: Opportunities and Strategies for the Preservation of the Nineteenth Street Baptist Church, Molly Anne Sheehan
Intervention in the Continuum: An Adaptive Use Plan for the PSFS Building on Washington Square, Lynette Ann Stuhlmacher
Moving Off the Mesa: A Typological Analysis of Housing at Acoma Pueblo, New Mexico, Catherine deJarnette Vieth
A Comparison of Fresh and Weathered Marble from the Tweed Courthouse, Robert Lamb Ware
An Investigation of Sandstone Consolidation Method for the Northern Gopura of the Phimai Sanctuary, a Khmer Monument in Thailand, Nuanlak Watsantachad
Theses from 2000
Point Betsie: The Future of the Great Lakes Lighthouse, Mary Sarah Alfson
Study of deterioration mechanisms and protective treatments for the Egyptian limestone of the Ayyubid city wall of Cairo, Elsa Bourguignon
Study of Deterioration Mechanisms and Protective Treatments for the Egyptian Limestone of the Ayyubid City Wall of Cairo, Elsa Sophie Odile Bourguignon
An Interpretation of the Captain Frederick Pabst Mansion: The Response Based Approach, Cheryl Elaine Brookshear
South Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, 1880-1920: Industrialization, Immigration and the Development of a Religious Landscape, Woodward Christian Carson
Preservation Success and Demolition Disaster: A Comparison of Alden Park and the Mayfair House, Julianne Lauren Dunn
Avoiding the Theme Park: A Study of the Architecture of Augustus Edison Constantine, and the Need for Preservation Policy Reform in Charleston, South Carolina for the Twenty First Century, Lissa D'Aquisto Felzer
A Study of Composite Action in Materials After Treatment, Sarah Elizabeth Gray
Venturi, Scott Brown and Associates: An Analysis of the Architects' Approach to Additions for Historic Buildings, Amanda Theresa Hall
Historic Districts & Traditional Neighborhood Design: A Comparison of Mechanisms in the Neighboring Residential Communities of Beaufort and Port Royal, South Carolina, Kristopher Balding King
An Investigation of Electrochemical Techniques Designed to Mitigate the Corrosion of Steel in Historic Reinforced Concrete Structures: Frank Lloyd Wright's Freeman House, Hollywood, CA, Terry Scott Kreilick
Documentation of the History and Physical Evolution of Hermitage Farm, Centreville, Maryland, Debra Elizabeth Lavoie
The Origins of the Preservation Movement in the Spanish Antilles, Rosina C. Negrón Menicucci
Issues Surrounding Threatened National Historic Landmark Districts with Cape May, New Jersey, Abbott Farm, New Jersey, and Locke, California as Case Study Districts, Suzanne Elizabeth Merriam
Historic Preservation and the Americans with Disabilities Act: The Problem of Handicapped Entry to Historic Buildings, Kristin Marie Milley