Keeping time : the history and theory of preservation in America / William J. Murtagh.

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Murtagh, William J.

Title & Author:

Keeping time : the history and theory of preservation in America / William J. Murtagh.

Publication:

Description:

237 pages : illustrations ; 27 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 218-225) and index.
Introduction -- 1. The Language of Preservation -- 2. The Preservation Movement and the Private Citizen Before World War II -- 3. The Preservation Movement and the National Trust for Historic Preservation -- 4. Government and the Preservation Movement -- 5. Government and the Preservation Movement Since World War II -- 6. The Historic Room and House Museum -- 7. Outdoor Museums -- 8. Historic Districts -- 9. Rehabilitation and Adaptive Use -- 10. Landscape Preservation -- 11. Rural and Small Town Preservation -- 12. Archaeology -- 13. Preservation in Practice -- Epilogue: And What of the Future? -- Appendix A: Selected Federal Legislation -- Appendix B: The National Register's Criteria for Evaluation -- Appendix C: The Secretary of the Interior's Standards for Rehabilitation and Guidelines for Rehabilitating Historic Buildings -- Chronology -- Glossary -- Bibliography -- Index.
Also issued online.

Summary:

A comprehensive look at the movement to preserve America's historic buildings and neighborhoods.

Resources:
Table of contents

ISBN:

1555620515
9781555620516

Subject:

Historic preservation United States.
Historic buildings Conservation and restoration United States.
Architecture Conservation and restoration United States.
Historic preservation United States History.
Historic buildings Conservation and restoration United States History.
Architecture Conservation and restoration United States History.
műemlékvédelem Egyesült Államok
Monuments historiques Conservation et restauration États-Unis Histoire.
Architecture Conservation et restauration États-Unis Histoire.
Préservation historique États-Unis.
Monuments historiques Conservation et restauration États-Unis.
Architecture Conservation et restauration États-Unis.
Préservation historique États-Unis Histoire.
Architecture Conservation and restoration.
Historic buildings Conservation and restoration.
Historic preservation.
Architektur
Konservierung
Denkmalpflege
United States.
USA

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History.
Autographs (Provenance)

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Location: Library main 26388
Call No.: ID:88-B12423
Status: Available

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