Theses (Historic Preservation)

 
This collection contains theses from the Graduate Program in Historic Preservation.

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Theses from 2000

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Cultural Landscape Study of Fort Davis National Historic Site, Texas, David Keith Myers

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Scripting History: Creating an Introductory Videotape Presentation for Visitors to an Historic House Museum: Cliveden, Philip Michael Nord

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The Introduction of a Contemporary Building into a Historic Fabric, Gregory John Saldaña

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Cultural Resource Management Using Computer Applications: A Case Study from Kotyiti, New Mexico, Nicholas L. Stapp

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Documentation, Analysis, and Interpretation of the Interior Finishes of Frank Lloyd Wright's Heller House, Zana Cecelia Wolf

Theses from 1999

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An Assessment of Terra Cotta Replacement and Recommendations for the Belmont Pumping Station, East Fairmount Park, Philadelphia, Kelly R. Atwood

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Experimentation in Concrete: John J. Earley at Meridian Hill Park, Washington, DC : History, Technology, and Characterization of Exposed Aggregate Concrete, Lori Renée Aument

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An Assessment of the Effects of Hydrofluoric Acid Based Cleaner on Unglazed Architectural Terracotta, Heather Conahan

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What to Do with the Barn?: Financial Aspects in the Re-Use of Ancillary Buildings at Three Non-Profit Historic Sites as Non-Interpretive, Revenue Generating Entities: A Look into Historic Bartram's Gardens, Lyndhurst, and Shelburne Farms, Nicholas Moses Corrette

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Characterization and Analysis of the Caliche Walls of the Great House, Casa Grande Ruins National Monument, Coolidge, Arizona, Elisa Maria Del Bono

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An Investigation into the Effects of an Herbicide on Historic Masonry Materials, Catherine Camille Dewey

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Amusement Parks as Landscapes of Popular Culture: An Analysis of Willow Grove Park and the Wildwoods, Joanna Mary Doherty

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The Existing Condition of Rehabilitation Investment Tax Credit Buildings in Selected Municipalities of New Jersey, Michael Scott Doyle

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Documentation and Architectural Analysis of Little Manor Plantation House, William Luby Ferguson

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Design and Evaluation of Acrylic-Based Grouts for Earthen Plasters, Kecia Lee Fong

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Soluble Salts in Porous Materials: Evaluating Effectiveness of Their Removal, Joshua Freedland

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The Evolution of Fettersville and the Role of Its Sacred Places: A Camden, New Jersey Neighborhood, Allison Marena Garwood

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Deterioration of Gneiss Due to Limewash at Eastern State Penitentiary, Elizabeth Lael Anthony Johansen

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A Cultural Resource Management Plan for Ephrata Cloister Historic Site, Jharna Joshi

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An Assessment of Some Practical Issues Related to Selective Chemical Paint Removal in Architectural Conservation, Ronald James Patrick Koenig

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An Analysis of the Architectural Character and Social Status of One-Room Deep, Two Story, Gable Roof Houses of the Delaware Valley, Kurt Galbreath Leasure

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A Case Study of Philadelphia's Preservation Policy: The Square Block of Chestnut, Walnut, Front and Second Streets, Meghan MacWilliams

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Philadelphia at the Beginning of the Twentieth Century: Incorporating the Automobile into an Urban House Type, Margaret Jane Newman

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A Study of the Weathering of Volcanic Tuffs in a Tropical Environment, Including the Evaluation of a Consolidant, Maria Christina P. Paterno

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One-Room Deep Domestic Architecture of Cumberland and Salem Counties, New Jersey, Matthew Edward Pisarski

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An Evaluation of the Physical Effects of Sandblasting on Architectural Brick, Ana Maria Sanchez

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Characterization of Earthen Architectural Surface Finishes from Kiva Q, Cliff Palace, Mesa Verde National Park Colorado, Mary E. Slater

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Are Easements an Effective Preservation Incentive?: An Evaluation of Façade Easement Program Management in Non-Profit Organizations, Erin Michelle Tobin

Theses from 1998

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Design and Evaluation of Hydraulic Lime Grouts for In Situ Reattachment of Lime Plaster to Earthen Walls, Angelyn Bass

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Affordable Housing in Historic Districts, Julia Josephine Jackman Blackett

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The Preservation and Adaptation of a Financial Architectural Heritage, William Brenner

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Revitalizing the Beachfront of Cape May, Shu-Chen Chiu

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High Arch Bridge: A Cost Benefit Analysis of Preservation Techniques as Applied to a Vernacular Concrete Structure, Ann Marie DiLucia

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Edward Burnett: An Agricultural Designer on Gentleman's Estates, Taya Shoshana Dixon

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Composite Repair of Sandstone, James Weldon Dossett

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Stonetown Hamlet: Neotraditional Planning in an Historic District, Katherine Ann Eggers

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Hydraulic Lime Mortars, Peter Thomas Ellison

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Use Plan and Restoration Guidelines for the Swiss Factory Lodge at Montgomery Place Annandale-on-Hudson, NY, Margaret Elizabeth Gaertner

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The MacFarlan House: A Survey of an Okie-Designed Work in Progress, Rebecca Angeline Geist

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Bethesda Terrace: Conditions Assessment and Evaluation of Previous Stone Conservation Treatments, Christopher John Gembinski

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The Effects of Wood Ash Additive on the Structural Properties of Lime Plaster, Mark Mendel Goodman

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Central Changes in Domestic Heating: Lingering Traditions and New Technology in Philadelphia, 1690-1890, Mathew E. Grubel

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Eden Hall: A Cultural Historic Landscape, Benjamin Knute Haavik

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Making History: Reconstructing Historic Structures in the National Park System, Michael James Kelleher

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A Characterization and Analysis of the Floor Plasters from the Acropolis at Copan, Honduras, Lorraine McVey

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The Italian Market: A Neighborhood Commercial Core, Simone Elizabeth Monteleone

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Structural Failures of Single Wall Construction in a Western Mining Town: Bodie, California, Andrea Sue Morrison

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Protection and Environmental Control of the Plastered Mudbrick Walls at Çatalhöyük, Elizabeth Moss

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The First Bank of the United States, Reevaluating Success: A Conservation Conditions Assessment Survey and Analysis of Previous Treatments, Guy R. Munsch

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Historic Resources for Rent: Cornog's Bottom Farmstead and the Residence Rental Program at Ridley Creek State Park, Monica Ann Pawlowski

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Cultural Landscape Preservation Issues: Tsankawi Mesa, Bandelier National Monument, Shaun Provencher

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The Impulse to Preserve: A Theory of Historic Preservation, Debora de Moraes Rodrigues

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Cultural Intersections and Historic Preservation: A Study of Las Vegas, New Mexico, Eileen Vanessa Rojas

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A Promotional Plan for Fairmount Park: An Expansion of the Role and Revenue Sources for the Proposed Fairmount Park Conservancy, Courtney Cockrell Stephenson

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The Period Rooms at Ryerss Museum: A History and Photographic Analysis, Laura Keim Stutman

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Plan for the Stabilization and Removal of Wall Paintings at Çatalhöyük, Catherine E. Turton

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Finishes Analysis in the Saloon, Fonthill, Marianne Bernice Walsh

Theses from 1997

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Conservation of Cultural Identity Through the Care of Monuments: Guidelines for the Lednice-Valtice Monument Zone, Veronica E. Aplenc

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Preservation of Historic Interiors: Retaining Fixtures in Significant Buildings, Xavier Robert Ávila

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The Evolution of the Nineteenth-Century American Dining Room: From Sitting Room to Separate Room, Leslie Susan Berman

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Models of Success: An Examination of Three Philadelphia Historic House Museums, N. Elizabeth Farthing Bitterman

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To Document and Persuade: The American Preservation Movement and Its Use of Motion Pictures, 1952-1995, Michael Raymond Cabana

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The Woodlands: Documentation of an American Interior, Catherine Ann Carosino

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House Museums, Who's Minding the Site?: A Study of the Attributes of Professional Historic Site Directors, Julia Elizabeth Coombs

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A Preservation Analysis of and Recommendations for WPA-Built Outbuildings in the Wissahickon Valley, Katherine E. Cowing

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Understanding the Big Box: Negotiating with a Large Scale National Retailer to Protect Main Street, Lenette Michele Curtis

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Roles of Historic Theatres in Urban Revitalization: The Detroit Theatre District and Philadelphia's Avenue of the Arts, Johnette Ella Davies

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Bellaire Manor, Neeta Jitendra Desai

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A Comparative Study of Thomas Jefferson's Renders at Poplar Forest, University of Virginia, and Barboursville, Kristin Meredith Fetzer

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Biodeterioration of Stone: An Evaluation of Possible Treatments and Their Effects with Special Reference to Marble Statuary at Cliveden, Germantown, Pennsylvania, Karen Jean Fix

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Analysis and Interpretation of the Interior Painted Finishes of the Mathews-Lockwood Mansion, Susanna C. Fourie

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Exterior Stuccoes as an Interpretive and Conservation Asset: The Aiken-Rhett House, Charleston, SC, James Christopher Frey

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A Case Study for the Preservation of a Usonian House by Frank Lloyd Wright, Catherine Jill Goldberg

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The Fairmount Water Works: Can This National Historic Landmark Be Restored with Help from a Municipally Supported Nonprofit Organization?, Elizabeth C. Harvey

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How the Other Nine-Tenths Lived: Interpreting the Working Class Experience in Philadelphia, 1870-1900, Allison Elizabeth Kelsey

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The Swiss Room: A Comparative Analysis, Judith Frances Kennedy

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Historic Structures in the Redevelopment Process Market Street East, Philadelphia, Lisa Marie Kolakowsky

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Adaptive Use Proposal for the Headquarters of the Historical Society of Schuylkill Valley, Amy Michelle Loewentstein

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Characterization and Conditions Assessment of the Sacristy Window Mission San José y San Miguel de Aguayo San Antonio, Texas, Katherine Ann McDowell

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The Lockwood-Mathews Mansion: Seasonal Dress as an Interpretive Tool, Stephanie Phillips

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The Bulkheads Along the Bay: Rehabilitating San Francisco's Historic Waterfront Resources, Kellie Anne Phipps

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Frank Lloyd Wright's Hanna House: Recommendations for a Seismic Strengthening Program, Carolyn Ruddell Samuels

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The Identification and Conservation of the Interior Architectural Plastics at Dragon Rock (Vol. 1), Christeen Yoriko Taniguchi

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The Identification and Conservation of the Interior Architectural Plastics at Dragon Rock (Vol. 2), Christeen Yoriko Taniguchi

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Cemetery Landscapes of Philadelphia, René L. C. Torres

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Commerce, Ceremony, Community: Philadelphia's Convention Hall in Context, Sarah Elisabeth Zurier

Theses from 1996

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Nineteenth Century Arboretums in Southeastern Pennsylvania: An Examination of the Legacy of Natural History and Its Ramifications in the Preservation of the Historic Landscape, M. Elizabeth Appleby

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There's Treasures in Them Thar Hills...But Will They Be Saved?: Enhanced Historic Preservation in Fredericksburg, Texas, William Eric Breitkreutz

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From "Beach Front Palaces" to Preservation Dilemmas: The History and Historic Preservation of the Two Defining Structures of Asbury Park's Shorefront Landscape, Calista K. Clearly

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Characterization and Analysis of Prehistoric Earthen Plasters, Mortars, and Paints from Mug House, Mesa Verde National Park Colorado, Linnaea A. Dix

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A Program of Investigation and Laboratory Research of Acrylic-Modified Earthen Mortar Used at Three Prehistoric Puebloan Sites, Robert Lyle Hartzler

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Approaches to the Conservation of Salt Deteriorated Brick, James M. Hewat

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Belmont Mansion: A Conditions Survey of the Ornamental Plaster Ceilings of Rooms 101 and 205, Amy Cole Ives

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Characterization and Consolidation of Pennsylvania Blue Marble, with a Case Study of the Second Bank of the United States, Philadelphia, PA, Jocelyn Kimmel

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Analysis and Consolidation of Architectural Plasters from Çatalhöyük, Turkey, Evan Kopelson

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Heritage Education in the Postmodern Curriculum, Cathleen Ann Lambert

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Fixing Dreams: Preserving America's Folk Art Environments, Jay Laurence Platt

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Repair of Damaged Glazed Terra Cotta Surfaces: A Comparative Study of Remedial Coatings for Their Effectiveness on Areas of Glaze Loss in Temperate Maritime Weathering Conditions, Jessica Amy Sloop

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Religious Institutions and Faith-Based Community Development Corporations: A Link Between Affordable Housing and Historic Preservation in Inner City Neighborhoods, Andrea Joy Cochrane Strassner

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A Use Plan and Furnishing Recommendations for the Craven Hall Historical Society, Robin Jane Weidlich