WITH SOFT-WOVEN SPANISH NAMES: ASSESSING HISTORIC PRESERVATION PROGRAMS IN TEXAS BORDER TOWNS

dc.contributor.advisorPage Berg, Shary
dc.contributor.advisorTangum, Richard
dc.contributor.advisorBradley, Betsy
dc.contributor.authorUribe, Echo
dc.contributor.programMA in Historic Preservationen_US
dc.date.accessioned2016-03-31T16:26:21Z
dc.date.available2016-03-31T16:26:21Z
dc.date.issued2016
dc.description.abstractThe rural characteristics of communities along Los Caminos del Rio Heritage Corridor present barriers to the implementation and support of common historic preservation strategies developed for urban environments. An examination of historic preservation activities in four South Texas border towns with historic districts reveals a range of accomplishments although they have similar characteristics—low population, mostly Latino; high poverty; and between 72 and 83 percent farmland. Despite competition for financial resources from other priorities—funding police and fire departments, street maintenance, waste collection, and parks and recreation—even economically disadvantaged communities conduct effective preservation programs beyond identifying historic resources. Towns with a combined infrastructure of county and municipal preservation commissions working alongside private preservation societies are most productive. Collaboration with conservation and parks supporters also benefits historic preservation. Programs empowering local preservationists, such as implementing a universitysponsored, preservation extension service that provides expertise and educational programs, are recommended over sole reliance on transitory outside experts. Research reveals that the most successful local preservation programs utilize outside funding to catalyze local historic preservation initiatives. Outside funding sources include state and federal grants and private donations, sometimes coupled with matching funds generated by sales tax revenue or permit fees. Soliciting and managing these funds requires local leaders who apply for grants, seek donations, and lobby for preservation programs. Among the most effective of these leaders are city managers and local and county economic development corporations because they promote public-private partnerships and provide financial support and expertise for a variety of projects from commissioning preservation plans to purchasing and restoring historic buildings.en_US
dc.format.extent115 p.en_US
dc.genrethesesen_US
dc.identifierdoi:10.13016/M2DB3Z
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11603/2639
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.relation.isAvailableAtGoucher College, Baltimore, MD
dc.rightsTo view a complete copy of this thesis please contact Goucher College Special Collections & Archives at archives@goucher.edu or (410) 337-6075.
dc.subjectcultural patrimony of the borderlandsen_US
dc.subjectNational Park Service diversity goalsen_US
dc.subjectLatino history and heritageen_US
dc.subjectLos Caminos del Rio Heritage Corridoren_US
dc.subjectHidalgo (Hidalgo County)en_US
dc.subjectRio Grande City (Starr County)en_US
dc.subjectRoma (Starr County)en_US
dc.subjectSan Ygnacio (Zapata County)en_US
dc.subjectpreservation challenges and solutions for rural communities and small townsen_US
dc.subjectHistoric preservationen_US
dc.subjecthistoric districtsen_US
dc.subjectNational Register of Historic Placesen_US
dc.subject.lcshHistoric preservation -- Theses
dc.subject.lcshCultural property -- Texas -- Borderlands
dc.subject.lcshHistoric districts -- Texas -- Preservation
dc.titleWITH SOFT-WOVEN SPANISH NAMES: ASSESSING HISTORIC PRESERVATION PROGRAMS IN TEXAS BORDER TOWNSen_US
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