Stewards of memory : the past, present, and future of historic preservation at George Washington's Mount Vernon / edited by Carol Borchert Cadou ; with Luke J. Pecoraro and Thomas A. Reinhart.
Publisher:
University of Virginia Press,
Copyright Date:
2018
Description:
xxxvii, 244 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 21 x 18 cm
New history in old buildings : architectural research and public history in the Chesapeake / Carl R. Lounsbury -- "Distinguished by the name of the new room" : reinvestigation and reinterpretation of George Washington's grandest space / Thomas A. Reinhart and Susan P. Schoelwer -- "We have done very little investigation there; there is a great deal yet to do" : the archaeology of George Washington's Mount Vernon / Luke J. Pecoraro -- Mount Vernon's historic building information management system : digital strategies for preservation in the twenty-first century / Robert L. Fink, Thomas A. Reinhart, and Alyson Steele -- Stepping up and saving places : case studies in whole place preservation / George W. McDaniel -- The dangers of preserving while popular : the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association's image of Mount Vernon versus contemporary architecture / Lydia Mattice Brandt -- Saving Mount Vernon, in black and white : toward an alternative history of historic preservation / Scott E. Casper -- Mount Vernon and America's historic house museums : old roles and new responsibilities in the preservation of place / Carter L. Hudgins.
Summary:
"This book focuses on historic preservation issues at George Washington's Mount Vernon"-- Provided by publisher.
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.