Giving Preservation a History

In this volume, some of the leading figures in the field have been brought together to write on the roots of the historic preservation movement in the United States, ranging from New York to Santa Fe, Charleston to Chicago. Giving Preservation a History explores the long history of historic preservation: how preservation movements have taken a leading role in shaping American urban space and development; how historic preservation battles have reflected broader social forces; and what the changing nature of historic preservation means for efforts to preserve national, urban, and local heritage. The second edition adds several new essays addressing key developing areas in the field by major new voices. The new essays represent the broadening range of scholarship on historic preservation generated since the publication of the first edition, taking better account of the role of cultural diversity and difference within the field while exploring the connections between preservation and allied concerns such as environmental sustainability, LGBTQ and nonwhite identity, and economic development.

Randall Mason is Associate Professor of City and Regional Planning, former chair of the Graduate Program in Historic Preservation, and Senior Fellow of PennPraxis at the University of Pennsylvania's School of Design. Max Page is Professor of Architecture and History and Director of the Historic Preservation Program at the University of Massachusetts in Amherst.

Acknowledgements Preface to the Second Edition Randall Mason and Max Page PART 1: CHAPTERS FROM FIRST EDITION Chapter 1: Rethinking the Roots of the Historic Preservation Movement Max Page and Randall Mason Chapter 2: Roots in Boston, Branches in Planning and Parks Michael Holleran Chapter 3: "A Spirit That Fires the Imagination:" Historic Preservation and Cultural Regeneration in Virginia And New England, 1850-1950 James M. Lindgren Chapter 4: Historic Preservation, Public Memory, and The Making of Modern New York City Randall Mason Chapter 5: Marketing the Past: Historic Preservation in Providence, Rhode Island Briann Greenfield Chapter 6: Place Over Time: Restoration and Revivalism in Santa Fe Chris Wilson Chapter 7: Chicago's Mecca Flat Blues Daniel Bluestone PART 2: NEW CHAPTERS FOR THE SECOND EDITION Chapter 8: "Charleston Is Largely A Matter Of Feeling": Personal Politics, Preservation, and Power Stephanie E. Yuhl Chapter 9: Combatting Decline: Preservation and Community Development in Pittsburgh and Cincinnati Stephanie Webster-Ryberg Chapter 10: The Dunbar High School Dilemma: Architecture, Power, and African American Cultural Heritage Amber N. Wiley Chapter 11: "Exciting Alternatives To Demolition:" The Shifting Meanings of Preservation in New York's Soho Aaron Shkuda Chapter 12: Taking Action: An Overview of LGBTQ Preservation Initiatives Gail Dubrow Chapter 13: Historic Preservation Was Never Static John H. Sprinkle, Jr. PART 3: BY WAY OF CONCLUDING THE SECOND EDITION Chapter 14: Moving Forward: Futures for a Preservation Movement Ned Kaufman Chapter 15: Epilogue: Not Your Grandmother's Preservation Movement Max Page