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    Sailing Into the Unknown: Applying the National Historic Preservation Act to the SS United States' Final Voyage
    (2025) Rekowski, Elizabeth; Kern, Susan; Stachura, Frederick
    The National Historic Preservation Act was passed in 1966. It has since been amended several times and additional guidance has been published to assist federal agencies and the public in the preservation of America’s historic resources. Despite the continued expansion of the Act to include additional resource types and resource circumstance, there remain instances of first impression that do not fit into the official guidance. This paper seeks to apply the existing preservation legislation, regulations, and guidance to the SS United States. The ship has been listed in the National Register since 1999, and she was listed while docked in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. In February 2025, the United States departed Philadelphia for Mobile, Alabama to begin the process of being converted into an artificial reef. The plan is to sink the ship in Gulf waters off the coast of Florida. The move raises several questions regarding her status in the National Register. First, does the relocation of the ship from Philadelphia mean the ship should be delisted? Second, if the ship remains in the National Register, which state historic preservation office has jurisdiction? Will it be Pennsylvania because that is the office on the National Register nomination form, or will it be Florida because that is the jurisdiction in which she will reside? Third, the SS United States was listed as a floating historic vessel, but she will no longer be floating when she is a reef, does this change in her classification or impact her place in the National Register?
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    Live! From Prince George's County: Exploring the History of Music and Place
    (2024-12-18) Arcidiacono, Amanda; Hall, Caitlin; Engel, Celia; Rekowski, Elizabeth; Kauffman, Ericka; Gill, Katherine; Wilkerson, Rachel; Lanza, Rebecca; Duncan, Wanjiru; Crescendo Preservation HISP 650: Historic Preservation Studio Workshop; Kern, Susan; Bissett, Rachel
    The history of live music in Prince George’s County is inextricably linked to place—landscapes, communities, and structures have all influenced, and been influenced by, music. Crescendo Preservation, a team of nine graduate students in the University of Maryland, College Park, Historic Preservation program enrolled in the Historic Preservation Studio Workshop (HISP650), completed this project in response to a Request for Proposals from the Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission (M-NCPPC). The Partnership for Action Learning in Sustainability (PALS) hosted and funded the project as part of the M-NCPPC series, “The Sounds of Prince George’s County.” The team researched live music venue history from 1910- 2010 in Prince George’s County, identifying over one hundred sites that encapsulate the county's rich history of live music. A multitude of famous musicians, varied genres, and clientele made each venue unique. Twenty-seven key sites were determined to be particularly significant to the history and development of live music in the county. Some of these sites require further evaluation for historic designation in the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) and the Maryland Inventory of Historic Properties (MIHP). The compilation of this research revealed additional contextual information on larger themes, such as cultural history and contributions to live music, strong emphasis on craft through activities like entrepreneurship and grassroots efforts, as well as a complicated history of the relationship between live music and the law.