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How Tourism Has Shaped the Preservation of Three Historic Mining Towns: Virginia Cotu
(2003)
This thesis examines the effect of three different types of tourism on the preservation of the built environment of three mining towns- Virginia City, Nevada, Black Hawk, Colorado, and Breckenridge, Colorado. The hypothesis ...
San Diego's Asian Pacific Thematic Historic District: Defining the Goals in Revitalization of an Ethnic Historic District
(2002)
This thesis examines the problems, processes, stated goals and potential revitalization of an ethnic historic district located in downtown San Diego undergoing significant redevelopment. Historic preservation history and ...
An analysis of protection for historic interiors
(2006)
This thesis examines three methods of protection for historic interiors: listing in
the National Register of Historic Places, preservation easements, and local landmark
designations. Each form of protection has strengths ...
An Analytical Study for Preserving U.S. Army Barracks Constructed between 1880 and 1940
(2000)
This thesis studies the development of the U.S. Army barracks as a major type of building constructed on military reservations from 1880 through 1940. It includes an analytical study of those structures built between 1880 ...
Building Carpentry into Nevada's Secondary Curriculum, One Nail at a Time
(2014)
In order to practice historic preservation, one must possess the skills and the know-how to do so. This thesis research examines the possibility of implementing the building skill of carpentry into secondary education in ...
The Use of Railroad Economic Theory in the Design of a Highway: The Pulaski Skyway in the State of New Jersey
(1999)
The Pulaski Skyway in northern New Jersey is a striking and attractive example of the early modem "superhighway' in the United States. Its construction was critical to the reinforcement of regional industrial growth and ...
Standards of Restoration in Museums that Use Architecture in their Interpretive Programs
(2002)
This thesis examines standards of restoration in museums and historic sites that use historic architecture in their interpretive programs. While no longer on the vanguard of historic preservation, much of the public's first ...
Renewing Boston's Catholic Churches : understanding their reuse by other religious denominations and the ramifications for historical significance and integrity
(2009)
Faced with a shortage of priests, a financial crisis, and the changing worshipping patterns of its parishioners, the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston determined to undergo a parish reconfiguration in 2004. The result ...
New Mexico Military Institute: Development of the Campus Plan and Architectural Syle 1890-1930
(2001)
This thesis studies the New Mexico Military Institute (NMMI) campus located in Roswell, New Mexico. It compares NMMI's curriculum, campus plan, and architectural style to the United States Military Academy, the Virginia ...
Planning for the Successful Adaptive Use of American National Guard Armories
(2004)
The premise of this thesis is that the American National Guard armory, a unique building type, is worthy of preservation based on its historical and architectural significance. Furthermore, remaining historic armories in ...