Where is the History in Historic Districts—Some Concluding Thoughts
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11665490 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Patrick W O'Bannon (A Past President of NCPH, is senior manager of the History/Architecture Division at Gray & Pape, Inc., a cultural resources consulting firm. He has more than thirty years experience in cultural resources management and historic preservation, and has prepared numerous historic district nominations.), Patrick W O’Bannon (Heritage Preservation, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2010 |
| Volume | 32 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 69-75 |
| Publication date | 2010-01-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Public Historian (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0272-3433 • E-ISSN: 1533-8576 |
| Publisher | University of California Press (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1525/tph.2010.32.4.69 |
| OpenAlex | W2065754157 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
This paper offers concluding statements on the papers presented as part of the working group “Where is the History in Historic Districts,” presented at the 2009 NCPH Annual Conference in Providence, Rhode Island. The working group addressed important questions regarding whose history is presented in historic districts and whether architecture is privileged over history in the delineation and designation of districts. Districts are bureaucratic constructs. They must preserve tangible, physical remainders of the past, but the history that those artifacts present may be as restrictive or as inclusive as promoters, government officials, residents, and public historians choose
Archaeology · Bureaucracy · Genealogy · Geography · Government (linguistics · Political science · Politics · Public history · Cultural Heritage Management and Preservation · History · Law · Public Administration · Architecture
| Citations per year | 0.13 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2018 - 2018 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |