This Debris Matters: Preserving Fire-Damaged Historic Buildings

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dc.contributor.authorUtt, Emily
dc.contributor.programMA in Historic Preservationen_US
dc.date.accessioned2016-03-31T16:22:31Z
dc.date.available2016-03-31T16:22:31Z
dc.date.issued2013
dc.description.abstractHistoric buildings are damaged every year by fire. Without proper intervention many of these buildings are demolished or altered without understanding the property’s significance. This thesis research addresses the question: can a historic building damaged by fire retain its significance and integrity? Specifically it asks: can a historic building damaged by fire retain its significance and integrity as defined by the National Register of Historic Places? To address this question, this thesis research examines how different preservation standards are applied to preservation, rehabilitation, restoration, and reconstruction activities. It also examines the close interaction required for these activities by a number of stakeholders including property owners, architects, engineers, fire professionals, insurance companies, and historic preservation professionals. This treatise is organized in two general parts. The first part examines how significance, identity, and integrity are understood by preservation professionals, as specifically related to fire damaged buildings. It also examines firefighting, fire investigation, and insurance, and their role in preserving a building’s significance, identity, and integrity. The second part consists of four case studies to place the hypothesis in real world context. This analysis shows that a building can retain significance and integrity after being damaged by fire. This thesis research shows the importance of integrity of association and feeling in post-fire preservation. These two aspects of integrity can sometimes outweigh other aspects of integrity after a catastrophic event. This research also shows the importance of a building’s identity. A building with historic significance but little identity sometimes has little chance of being preserved. However, a building with immense identity but little historic significance will be preserved because the community becomes a partner in preservation.en_US
dc.format.extent129 p.en_US
dc.genrethesesen_US
dc.identifierdoi:10.13016/M2K155
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11603/2630
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.relation.isAvailableAtGoucher College, Baltimore, MD
dc.rightsThis work may be protected under Title 17 of the U.S. Copyright Law. To obtain information or permission to publish or reproduce, please contact the Goucher Special Collections & Archives at 410-337-6347 or email archives@goucher.edu.
dc.subjectDevereaux Mansionen_US
dc.subjectdisaster recoveryen_US
dc.subjectfire investigationen_US
dc.subjectfire preventionen_US
dc.subjectidentityen_US
dc.subjectintegrityen_US
dc.subjectinsuranceen_US
dc.subjectKearns Mansionen_US
dc.subjectpost-fire historic preservationen_US
dc.subjectProvo Tabernacleen_US
dc.subjectsignificanceen_US
dc.subjectWindsor Castleen_US
dc.subject.lcshHistoric preservation -- Theses
dc.subject.lcshHistoric buildings -- Fires and fire prevention -- United States
dc.subject.lcshHistoric buildings -- Conservation and restoration -- United States
dc.subject.lcshHistoric buildings -- United States -- Evaluation
dc.titleThis Debris Matters: Preserving Fire-Damaged Historic Buildingsen_US
dc.typeTexten_US

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