Historic Preservation Student Projects
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This archive contains a collection of projects generated by students in the Graduate Program in Historic Preservation within the School of Architecture, Planning, and Preservation. These research papers represent a wide variety of topics within the field of historic preservation incorporating subjects as diverse as heritage trails, sustainability practices and industrial and archaeological sites preservation.
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Item Changing Landscapes: Farmsteads & Resort Towns(2019) Baum, Sara; Davenport, Grace; Duan, Amy; Graham, Josette; Jockel, Kathleen; Martin, Veronica; Schlossenberg, Tamara; Tariq, Hassan; Nasta, Paula JarrettIn the Fall semester of 2019, the University of Maryland Historic Preservation Studio class worked with the Maryland National Capital Park and Planning Commission (M-NCPPC) in Prince George’s County through the Partnership for Action Learning in Sustainability (PALS) program. The purpose of the partnership was to create a heritage trail linking the communities of Aquasco, Eagle Harbor, and Cedar Haven in southern Prince George’s County.Item A RESTORATION PLAN FOR THE JAMES BRICE HOUSE ATTIC(2019-12) Graham, Josette; Pogue, Dennis J.; Linebaugh, Donald W.The James Brice House is a National Register-listed property located within the historic district of Annapolis, Maryland. Despite its architectural significance, numerous components of the house have been largely altered, and the structure is currently undergoing an extensive restoration. The attic is one of the areas that has been dramatically changed, and it is where some, if not all, of James Brice’s enslaved workers were housed. Too often the histories of enslaved workers are overlooked and their living spaces poorly preserved, as is the case here. The aim of this project is to create a restoration plan for the attic to rectify this problem and create a historically accurate interpretation of both the occupants and their living space at the James Brice House.Item D.C.’S DYKARIES: PHASE ONE – D.C.’s LAST DYKE BAR (1971-2016)(2019-05) Ginter, TyThis project focuses on Phase One, a lesbian bar open from 1971 to 2016, which, before it closed, became the longest continuously operating lesbian bar in the United States. This project seeks to answer the question: Why did the “The Phase” stay open for 45 years while other lesbian bars, clubs, and bookstores open in the city during the same time period fail? This ethnographic-centered project looks at intangible and tangible cultural heritage, theories of space and violence, and previously defined LGBTQ history in order to provide a framework in which to tell the history of Phase One and to understand its success. D.C.’S LAST DYKE BAR aims to document previously untold lesbian hxstory in the city, using oral histories and archival research to create a historic and graphic narrative of these spaces in order to preserve both the cultural and architectural heritage of lesbian space in Washington D.C..Item Understanding Millennials and Historic Preservation(2019-05-15) Schindler, Kelly; Pogue, DennisA 2017 study of millennials conducted by American Express and the National Trust for Historic Preservation shows that 97% of millennials “feel it’s important to preserve and conserve buildings, architecture, neighborhoods, and communities.” As the preservation movement seeks to replace an aging and financially dwindling supporter base, leaders in the field must consider ways to expand and change what defines a “preservationist” and how to capitalize on millennials’ high value for preservation while responding to the unique conditions that shape this generation. This project provides strategies for preservation professionals to engage millennials and make the preservation movement more inclusive and financially sustainable in the future.Item A Place to Start: A Toolkit for Documenting LGBTQ Heritage in Baltimore City (and Beyond)(2018-12) Boyle, Katherine; Ginter, Ty; Haley, Kelly Marie; Tai, Daniela; Schindler, Kelly; Schrantz, EmmaDuring the fall of 2018, the Historic Preservation Studio (HISP 650) graduate course at the University of Maryland, College Park, was tasked with creating a toolkit for LGBTQ heritage documentation in Baltimore City by Preservation Maryland.Item Baltimore Alley House Study(2017) Bondarenko, Iryna; Castro Cerdas, Juan; Gibson, Jamesha; Mehrotra, Ridhima; Narron, Jack; Olafusi, Abidemi; Pickens, Meagan; Seguin, Andrew; Shell, Nayo; Simmons, Holly; Vargas, HadassahThis report, prepared as part of a joint studio between graduate students in the Master of Community Planning and the Master of Historic Preservation programs at the University of Maryland, College Park, for the Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD), the Maryland Historical Trust (MHT), and the City of Baltimore Commission for Historical and Architectural Preservation (CHAP), seeks to answer the following questions: (1) What is an alley house? (2) How many alley houses exist in the City of Baltimore, and where are they located? (3) What is the best method for determining the fate of these buildings?Item The Rossborough Inn on the Campus of the University of Maryland(2017) Butler, Melissa; Westmont, V. Camille; Totten, Elizabeth; Pogue, Dennis J.This study of the Rossborough Inn was undertaken by graduate students in the University of Maryland Historic Preservation Program under the aegis of the university’s Office of Facilities Management. The goal of the project has been to trace the history and determine the significance of the Rossborough Inn and to use those findings in critically assessing options for its future role in the evolving campus. Each of three major campus projects that are currently in the planning stages have the potential to dramatically impact the Rossborough Inn and Gardens, either as significant threats to the integrity of the site or as exciting opportunities to return the historic structure to its earlier prominence. The proposed Purple Line light rail system is slated to be built directly north of the Rossborough Inn, with a stop positioned nearby. The Discovery District redevelopment scheme is envisioned as transforming the character of the Route 1 corridor, to include erecting a satellite museum of the Phillips Art Gallery. The potential sites for the new building for the School of Public Policy are located directly south and/or west of the Rossborough Inn. From circa 1803, when a local entrepreneur named Richard Ross constructed the Rossborough Inn, the building hosted a variety of influential leaders of the day. By the 1830s the Rossborough Inn had been converted as a private residence on the “Rossburg” tenant farm; in 1858 it was sold by the Calvert family to the newly established Maryland Agricultural College. Over the next three decades the building was pressed into a variety of uses: as a residential rental property, then as the residence for the college president, and finally as the college laundry. When the Hatch Act was passed by Congress in 1887, the Rossborough Inn was selected to be the home for the Maryland State Agricultural Experiment Station. After serving in that capacity for almost 50 years, in 1938-39 the vacant structure was restored under the direction of the Works Progress Administration. The Rossborough Inn operated as a tea room and house museum until it was turned into the University of Maryland Faculty Club in 1954. After another half-century serving as a focal point of dining and special event activities on campus, the Rossborough Inn was converted once again, this time as administrative office space. The decades of the 1930s-1940s were a pivotal period for the University of Maryland. The Rossborough Inn played a crucial role in helping President Harry “Curly” Byrd promote his vision of transforming the university from its agricultural roots to a major academic institution. Over 15 new buildings were erected, following popular Colonial Revival architectural designs. Along with restoring the Rossborough Inn to evoke its historic past, the nearby Dairy building was dressed in Colonial Revival finery, and by 1941 the gardens and landscape surrounding the buildings were configured to provide a new formal pedestrian entry to campus. One of the primary statements of significance for the Rossborough Inn is its pre-eminent place within the ceremonial campus entrance. The ensemble composed of the inn building, Turner Hall (formerly the Dairy), and the surrounding area, remains largely intact and deserves to be recognized and preserved as a significant designed historic landscape. We believe that there are opportunities to preserve and enhance the Rossborough Inn and the historic landscape as prominent features of the university, while respecting the character and the contributions of the oldest building on the campus.Item "Mixed Use" in Peabody Heights: Using Original Development Principles to Resurrect a Baltimore Neighborhood(2017) Hayes, Daniel FC; Pogue, DennisOnce strong, vibrant, primarily-residential neighborhoods, often interspersed with institutional, commercial, and industrial functions, many inner-city areas have been negatively transformed since WWII though substantive loss of urban fabric and change-of-use. These factors have had detrimental effects on the communities, including vacancy, reduction in the mix of uses and population, and the loss of property values and high-quality buildings, contributing to a depression in neighborhood morale, economics, and æsthetics. This is not an uncommon situation in urban communities throughout the nation. The PEABODY HEIGHTS section of Baltimore, Maryland, is an apt example of these urban conditions. This paper investigates these conditions and proposes recommendations for their amelioration that grow out of the area’s original development principles.Item Rebuilding Baltimore, from Urban Renewal to Project C.O.R.E.: Neighborhood Revitalization, Historic Preservation, and the Lessons of the Past(2017) Rohn, Kacy; Pogue, Dennis J.This paper explores the evolution of neighborhood revitalization and historic preservation in the City of Baltimore, and assesses the extent to which these practices reflect lessons learned from failed policies of the past. A long history of urban interventions in Baltimore has repeatedly disrupted the city landscape and calcified spatial inequality. Planners today acknowledge this history and have purportedly adapted the planning process to avoid repeating these mistakes. This study examined three modern neighborhood revitalization programs: the Sandtown-Winchester Neighborhood Transformation Initiative (c.1990), Oliver neighborhood revitalization (c.2004), and Project C.O.R.E. (2016), and determined that these changes have not been fully embraced in practice. Given the continued need to adapt planning practices to promote equity in neighborhoods harmed by previous interventions, this study concludes with recommendations for ways that preservationists can be better advocates for historic neighborhoods and their residents in the neighborhood revitalization process.Item From Engagement to Empowerment: How Preservation Professionals Can Incorporate Participatory Methods in Disaster Recovery to Better Serve Socially Vulnerable Groups(2017) Gibson, Jamesha; Wells, JeremyRecently, the Historic Preservation Field celebrated the 50th anniversary of the National Historic Preservation Act. At this time, leading preservation entities such as the Advisory Council for Historic Preservation (ACHP) and the National Trust for Historic Preservation (NTHP) reflected upon the future of the Historic Preservation field. Two themes, people-centered preservation and integrating preservation into disaster mitigation planning and recovery, emerged. While both themes are essential for advancing the Historic Preservation field toward a dynamic future, they have differing priorities. This mismatch in priorities can prove detrimental to the effectiveness of the Historic Preservation field going forward, particularly as it pertains to vulnerable populations following a disaster. Therefore, the purpose of this policy analysis is to describe how the current Section 106 process, used by professional historic preservationists in post-disaster contexts, does not accommodate opportunities for historic preservation professionals to build the capacity of vulnerable populations to better leverage the Section 106 process. In addition, the purpose of this policy analysis is to discover how historic preservation professionals can expand their roles from regulators to facilitators in the Section 106 process by adopting participatory methods.